Florida Aquarium

The Florida Aquarium is a 501 non-profit organization, publicly operated institution located in downtown Tampa, Florida, United States. It is a large scale, 250,000-square-foot aquarium and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Photo: Zeng8r, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opening hours:
Friday—Wednesday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Public aquarium
Description: public aquarium in the United States
Address: 701 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tampa Bay History Center and Tampa Union Station.

Tampa Bay History Center

Museum

Photo: Christopher Hollis, Public domain.

Tampa Bay History Center is a history museum in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is a Smithsonian Affiliate and has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 2015. Tampa Bay History Center is situated 1,800 feet west of Florida Aquarium.

Tampa Union Station

Railway station

Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5.

Tampa Union Station is an Amtrak train station in Tampa, Florida. The station is located at 601 North Nebraska Avenue. Built in 1912, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as Union Railroad Station The station building was closed in 1984 and reopened in 1998 after restoration. Tampa Union Station is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Florida Aquarium.

Hillsborough County Center

Government office

Photo: Chiefmiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hillsborough County Center is a government office, which is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Florida Aquarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Channel District and Harbour Island.

Channel District

Locality

Photo: Divinek, CC BY 3.0.

Channel District is a residential neighborhood in the City of Tampa that includes an entertainment complex, just east of Downtown Tampa, Florida. It also houses a Sony Giant Screen theater.

Harbour Island

Suburb

Photo: James E. Scholz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Harbour Island is an island neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida and the sub-district within Downtown Tampa. The ZIP Code serving the area is 33602.

Tampa

Photo: Christopher Hollis, Public domain.

The city of Tampa is the county seat of Hillsborough County and the largest city on Florida's West Coast.

Florida Aquarium

Categories: zoo, nonprofit organization, museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude

27.94404° or 27° 56′ 39″ north

Longitude

-82.44486° or 82° 26′ 42″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

76VVWHV4+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1043784499

OpenStreetMap feature

building=museum

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=aquarium

GeoNames ID

6941978

Wikidata ID

Q3074266

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Florida Aquarium” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Florida Aquarium”
Egyptian Arabic: “فلوريدا اكواريوم”
French: “Aquarium de Floride”
French: “Florida Aquarium”
German: “Florida Aquarium”
Spanish: “Acuario de la Florida”

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