My husband and I love this place and go a few timesthroughoutthe year. It's a definite must-see if you visit Phoenix. Make sure to buy online tickets ahead of time to skip the long line to get in. The aquarium has mermaids around March every year, and we went when there here. There's three mermaids, one in the huge tank in the middle of the aquarium near Starbucks. Then there's another in the big tank downstairs next to the jellyfish tanks, and the third is also right next to the jellyfishtanks where you can take a oicture with. They'reso nice, and its adorable to see all the kids light up and chat with the mermaid before they take pictures. You get a scan card so you can buy the pictures and can also buy the digital file too. They have so much stuff going on all the time. I included a picture of the sign they had of some events. There's also an ice cream sandwich food truck out front. Today, they had a sale for plants and flowers that attract butterflies and bees, with a really nice man giving everyone help and answering questions about the plants. He also gave us a book and pamphlet with a lot of information on native species and how they help house and feed wildlife like Butterflies and bees. I included a picture of the front so you can go to the website at the bottom for all this info. It is very important to plant native species and help out wildlife as best we can. I can't wait to go with the list to a local nursery and grab a couple of plants for the backyard! Definitely check out Odysea's website for all upcoming special events and bundles for other things in the same location. It's like a huge two story courtyard, and there's also the Butterfly exhibit, an alien experience, and other things like Lazer tag. There's several food places like Johnny Rockets where you get free fries or drink when you buy something and present your ticket stub for the day. There's an ice cream shop upstairs and a coffee shop too. There is also a big gift shop with all kinds of stuff to buy. The aquarium also has one that you pass through when you exit the aquarium. There's a fish and sips event that happens periodically where adults are allowed in the aquarium after hours, and there's little bar stands throughout the aquarium with wine and liquors. That's is very fun to do if you get the chance. Side note there's a Medieval Time on the other side of the freeway that opened up a couple years ago now so its really nice and new and worth the price.