Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Sarasota FL

No matter if you come here with your family, date or just by yourself you will love it here! Interactive part where you’re able to touch the stingrays and starfishes and sea cucumbers is the best, I was super excited exploring like I was 3 y.o. Back again!
Staff is so polite, patient and genuinely enjoying what they do! If you are close to St Armands circle make sure you find time to visit the Mote Marine Aquarium as well! You will definitely have fun!

Nice aquarium but not real big, I think the tickets were a little overpriced for the size of the aquarium. Also, we did not know when we bought the tickets online that it included the aquarium as well as the rehabilitation center. We did the rehabilitation center first and walked through everything at about 30 minutes and felt cheated until we realized that there was a whole other aquarium! The signs are a little confusing on that so we weren't real sure of what building was what.

I hate to spoil everybody’s party but this place does not live up to modern standards: not from a fish perspective and not from a human’s. Old, circa 1970 facility with murky waters throughout. Conversely, Florida aquarium in Tampa represents true excellence in this field.

Great marine biology research center and aquarium. 3 generations of our family love and have supported this lovely little aquarium.

We enjoyed over 2 hours here, staying till closing. Lots to see and tremendous amount to learn! Very educational! Our 8 year old couldn’t get enough. We will be frequenting from now on. Worth the drive from Tampa!

Very nice place, certainly worth the entrance fee. Really enjoyed watching the sea turtles and Manatee.

Make sure you hit all buildings, we missed the mammal and bird ones the first time. Cool 3D shark dive.

Sweet but small aquarium, with an interesting variety of exhibits and knowledgeable volunteers.

This is worth the visit and if you are active duty military you get a discount. I am retired military U. S. Air Force 30 years pilot C5A Galaxy transport but they turned me down for a discount. Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, that is me. I almost signed up for a membership however the rejection of military service from Mote Marine prompted me to just make this a one visit stop. Darn they could have done better on this military discount

I enjoy going to different aquariums because I always see something new and is the new and this visit was no exception Easton is a large selection of experiences and animals to see as well as a VR exhibit that's not to be missed.

Excellent place to take kids and family or anyone that likes wildlife. Super friendly staff and very knowledgeable. One of the birds in the avian sanctuary says "hello" to guest. So be on the look out for that one. Just a fun enjoyable time for all.

Can’t say just how cool this place is…both a display aquarium and a working rehabilitation facility. Great and informative displays covering species found in the Gulf of Mexico and doing great work caring for injured animals. Fish (including sharks), sea turtles, manatees and sea birds all on display and being cared for with an aim to release animals of they are capable to survive or to care for them permanently if not. These are the programs that an entry fee is gladly paid. Please consider supporting the Mote programs

My daughter loved seeing all the fish. I dropped a star due to some of the animals were not able to view due to renovations so we didn’t get the full experience

Positive family friendly aquarium separated into a few areas, fish and sharks, sea birds and anther area with otters, sea turtles, and manatees.

Loved every minute. The people who work there are very knowledgeable and friendly. My granddaughters loved it.

I was very impressed honestly thought it was better than the Florida aquarium. Very diverse with different areas.