Parking Garage at Clearwater Marine Aquarium — Attraction in Clearwater

I think the name having aquarium is a misnomer. This is quite an amazing education center. The staff is approachable and very informative. You can tell they like 'working' here. This 'aquarium' is a great rehab center for marine wildlife. I was happy at the knowledge and experience everyone could share. We saw PJ, Winter, Hope, Nicholas all dolphins ! saw some huge white pelicans, cute otters, sea turtles, had a nice snack bar on sight. It was fun to hear the staff talk about their new building. This 'aquarium' will be even more informative and able to rehab more wildlife for us all If you have time purchase a boat adventure. Great crew and fun. Learned alot on the trip from Taylor, Keep up...

BEWARE! $75 to park if you're not entering the aquarium. I parked here and ate dinner at Island Way Grill (total parked time was 2.5 hours). When I called to question the $75 fee the representative's attitude quickly became argumentative and I was told that's a private garage and I was not a guest of the aquarium; therefore the fee is $75. She also added that I shouldn't consider this a high fee because the beach is more expensive... even though I had parked at the beach earlier that day and paid $30 for 6 hours. If you're not visiting the aquarium; don't make the same mistake I did because they will price gouge you and then take pleasure insulting you for...

It is not like any other aquarium you have visited, in the sense that this is mostly a rehabilitation center for species who have been harmed.

However, their facilities are interesting enough and you can access interesting tours by paying 10 or 15 USD more per person. All the profits go to keep the aquarium going and guarantee their rescue services.

I don't find the place to be really kid friendly, but they do have a special place in level 3 that's meant for them to build crafty things. Overall, I think it's something most people...