It is about $27 per person to go to this aquarium. But it is big and has lots to see. It does have boring parts whole halls of famous game fishermen and women and their gear, photos and awards, yawn. If you do not sport fish you will not care to see these 3 halls of stuff. But the animals are very cool. Tons of tanks and staff and things to see and do.
They do prattle on about Johnny Morris and all he has done for Bass pro and this Aquarium. I got lectured to from some docent Dr. Bob guy gushing about who Johnny Morris is and all does (he is still alive). Never met the man and never will. I do not care for Bass Pro. Fancy overpriced stuff will not make me fish and shoot better. Can't worship some guy, just wanted to see the beauty of the underwater world he had built. And it is.
It is handicapped accessible through out the place. Elevator and escalator and scooters if you need them. Plenty of bathrooms and eating cafes. It is still under construction but tons to see. Go during the week, hardly any kids and not crowded at all.
Very knowledgeable staff (marine and conservationist biologist) to answer the millions of questions I had about the filtration, tanks and waste management. There are birds, gators, snakes and fish. No labels on most of the small cages nor static displays and the computer pads are slow to refresh the info. Some of the gofer holes for kids were dirty inside but are padded well for cool things to do.
Love the benches and watching the jellyfish.
At the end of the tour you can go and feed and pet the stingray real minnows for $3 a tiny ketchup sample size. But it is fun to do. This was only the aquarium part we saw. There is a whole other part filled with stuffed animals and taxidermy stuff that we did not buy an extra ticket to. We only wanted to see the tanks. We did get to see beaver, bear and birds. There are live penguins but they are in the stuffed animals part of this exhibit. It is pricey but is much better than the aquarium in New Orleans. And after you can go and walk around the Bass Pro if you want to. We got there at 1 and walked at slow speed and left at 4:15. Lots to see, sit, photo opts and things to do. Could have spent all day feeding the stingrays.
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