Key West Aquarium Admission
Key West, USA
- 1 to 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get up close with some of Key West’s most fascinating creatures at the renowned Key West Aquarium. Located in bustling Mallory Square, the Key West Aquarium is home to alligators, jellyfish, sharks and many other local marine animals. With this 1-day admission ticket, check out the touch tank’s beautiful sea stars, sea urchins, giant hermit crabs and horseshoe crabs. Guests can enjoy guided aquarium tours as well as interactive shark feedings. It's one of Key West's most popular attractions for people of all ages.
- Admission to the Key West Aquarium in Florida
- Observe some of the most intriguing sea creatures in habitats that mimic their natural environment
- Learn about eels, barracudas, sharks and other creatures of the sea
- Pet real sea life like sea stars and urchins in the interactive Touch Tank
What's Included
- Admission to Aquarium
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Operating hours
- 09/16/2026 - 09/20/2026
Wednesday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- 09/21/2026 - 11/22/2026
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- 11/23/2026 - 11/25/2026
Monday - Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- 11/27/2026 - 02/21/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- 02/22/2027 - 02/23/2027
Monday - Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- 02/25/2027 - 03/21/2027
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- 03/22/2027 - 03/27/2027
Monday - Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- 03/29/2027 - 03/31/2027
Monday - Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Departure Point
- Key West Aquarium, 1 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040-6634
What To Expect
The Key West Aquarium is one of the oldest aquariums in Florida and one of the most popular attractions for people of all ages when visiting the area. It’s also home to the very creatures than can be found in the waters of Key West — sharks, turtles, stingrays, a wide variety of fish and much more.
The aquarium is renowned for its interactivity. The popular Touch Tank is a way for guests to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures that can be found in Key West’s waters. Many of these marine animals — like conchs, sea stars, slate pencil sea urchins, serpent sea stars, sea cucumbers, giant hermit crabs and horseshoe crabs — can be seen when kayaking or snorkeling.
Hop on one of the four daily tours and watch (and participate in) a shark feeding, learning more about one of humankind’s most feared apex predators in the process. Then come face to face with a juvenile nurse shark and touch its tail. At the Atlantic Shores Exhibit, feed some of the larger animals while discussing the variety of marine life in the exhibit — tropical and game fish, sharks and sea turtles in a 50,000-gallon tank. Other aquarium exhibits feature alligators, stingrays, jellyfish and more.
The aquarium is renowned for its interactivity. The popular Touch Tank is a way for guests to get up close with some of the more familiar creatures that can be found in Key West’s waters. Many of these marine animals — like conchs, sea stars, slate pencil sea urchins, serpent sea stars, sea cucumbers, giant hermit crabs and horseshoe crabs — can be seen when kayaking or snorkeling.
Hop on one of the four daily tours and watch (and participate in) a shark feeding, learning more about one of humankind’s most feared apex predators in the process. Then come face to face with a juvenile nurse shark and touch its tail. At the Atlantic Shores Exhibit, feed some of the larger animals while discussing the variety of marine life in the exhibit — tropical and game fish, sharks and sea turtles in a 50,000-gallon tank. Other aquarium exhibits feature alligators, stingrays, jellyfish and more.
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Key West Aquarium
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
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Frequently Asked Questions (9)
Q:Where is the Key West Aquarium located?
A:The Key West Aquarium is located on the world-famous Mallory Square, home of the nightly Sunset Celebration. We are at the corner of Front St. and Whitehead St. in historic Old Town Key West. Our address is #1 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040
Feb 2021
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
3.6
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Regular price admissions in person were much less than paying the Viator price on the site. We utilized a credit and still over paid. Entire time spent was less than 45 minutes as the aquarium itself was very small.
Small but cute aquarium. The fish tanks, sea turtles, and sting rays were awesome! They even have a rescued sea turtle with a prosthetic “arm.” Definitely recommend stopping by.
We really enjoyed this! Shark feedings, guided tours and more! Also a great escape to the AC during a very hot and humid day. The staff was great, even offering free ponchos when a mid-afternoon pop-up storm occurred during the outdoor feeding demonstration. Not a large aquarium, but a quality one. Definitely worth the price of admission for a little education and break from the Duval crawl!
This a great experience. It was not a very large facility but a nice display of animals to view. The staff was very professional and helpful.
I was experiencing a heat exhaustion and the staff was very attentive. They provided me with a chair, water, and even an ice pop with electrolytes in it. I don’t know the two young ladies names that assist me but please give my kudos to the both of them🙏🏾🥰💯.
Such a great experience! We went early and it was the best! Not too busy or loud and the animals were very active. Great staff and just a sweet walk thru space.
This is a great place to bring friends and family to learn all about the amazing aquatic animals throughout Florida. The ticket offers 2-day admission, so you can go one day and go back there the next day.
Kids enjoyed seeing the turtles 🐢. They also enjoyed being able to touch some of the sea creatures.
This aquarium was small but clean. You didn’t get a strong yucky fish smell when entering. The funny part is there is a fish food truck right outside the entrance. I bet the mischievous ones get fed to them. The shark feeding experience didn’t disappoint.
Small, but nice aquarium l. The sting ray feeding by Matt was informative and fun. Nurse sharks were also i terestinf.
Enjoyable time exploring the various exhibits. A good experience for an hour and if you have children.
great exhibits of aquatic life. . interactive experience with some of the species of fish. . very informative videos and educational content regarding the species exhibited. great location right near mallory square
Stay for the presentations. Aquarium is small, but the presentations make the experience. It was a fun experience. I also enjoyed seeing all the old photos on the upper wall of the aquarium over the years.
The aquarium is nice, small, exhibits are pretty, seems well cared for. Outside exhibits were very limited and some under construction. Because of these factors the price was high. That said, it’s a non-profit dedicated to good work so I don’t mind supporting them.
The aquarium is small, but they do a good job with what they have. The staff were friendly and helpful. It wasn’t crowded when we were there so was easy to get a good view of presentation and ask questions. The presentations were 15-30 apart so you didn’t have to wait long. The morning presentations repeated again in afternoon, so since ticket is good all day (can leave and re-enter) you can catch a presentation later if needed. Only gave 4 stars because like most everything in Key West it is a little overly priced for the value in my opinion. However, I do recommend it especially on a rainy day since most presentations are indoors.
I have been to several aquariums. This is a very small. You can walk through less than 30 minutes. It’s a nice to visit if you’re under 10 years old. Teenage I wouldn’t recommend.
They canceled our date for our event and never gave us notice until we got there need a full refund please contact me asap diaz3458@gmail.com
The aquarium staff was amazing. The amount of knowledge was a sprinkle of humor was very impressive. It’s a small aquarium but packed with personality! I loved Spike and Lola!
I was not happy at all! I was expecting it to be bigger and hoping there was a gift shop and there was hardly anything to see and it smelled bad. And the turtle looked dead! The lady selling tickets had an attitude with me. Wish I never bought ticket's I hated it. I'm not happy.
Very small aquarium, only very few animals. You get through it very quickly as there isn't really much to see.
It was very small and wasn’t really worth the $20 admission fee. Hopefully they’ll add to it someday.
Well worth the price of admission. They do little shows with different animals all throughout the day. Wild sharks come up in their back porch area. Also, dogs welcome!! This is a must see place in Key West hands down.
The saff was friendly and super knowledgeable of all the sea creatures. I love the Earth watch center where it felt like we were looking into outer space .
The aquarium is small, but a fun place to visit and explore. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable.
The guide was very knowledgeable and gave excellent presentations. The aquarium is small but did have an interesting set of displays. The touch tank was great for little kids and the story about their turtle was most interesting.
Liked the nurse shark pool and how they eat. Good location with it being downtown. Very informative talks with good information
Great tour guide for this experience! She was so knowledgeable and had a very pleasant personality with a great sense of humor! Beautiful aquarium with so much to see! Highly recommended!
Response from Host, Feb 2024
We are so happy you had a great time with our CAST. We hope you'll visit us again when you visit one of our destinations.
Everyone was super nice and we had a great time!! They were all very knowledgable and made our experience there a 10/10! Definitely reccomend!
We got to hear the speech about the animals this time and it was great. Would recommend going to see the different fish.
I enjoyed the aquarium. It was time to feed the sharks but they weren't coming out from the water so that was a little disappointment.
I could not pull up the tickets in my email. Had to purchase at the door . Was not worth the money. Felt sorry for the animals, very small tanks!
Response from Host, Jun 2023
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We were sorry to read you did not enjoy your time in our aquarium. We offer a satisfaction guarantee located on the menu page of our website, trolley tours dot com, under the heading, tours the item is "our guarantee".
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