# Clearwater Marine Aquarium: Marine Hospital, Rescued Dolphins & Turtle Sanctuary > Place to go for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Open daily 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; Extended holiday hours until 6:00 PM during Christmas–New… - Dates: Tue, Dec 1 – Sun, Feb 28 - Where: Clearwater Marine Aquarium, 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater, FL 33767 - Ages: All ages; fully stroller accessible across multi-level hospital facilities; educational touch habitats for kids - Price: Adults (13–64) $35.95; Children (3–12) $26.95; Seniors (65+) $33.95; Children 2 and under Free - Schedule: Open daily 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; Extended holiday hours until 6:00 PM during Christmas–New Year break; Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day - Organizer: Clearwater Marine Aquarium - Official page: https://www.cmaquarium.org/tickets/ - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/tampa/activities/clearwater-marine-aquarium-marine-hospital-rescued-dolphins-and-turtle--listing-b6af182c2c1d9eae295a50e4 ## About Unlike conventional entertainment parks, Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) operates as a working non-profit marine rescue, rehabilitation, and release hospital. Located overlooking Clearwater Bay, CMA provides a permanent sanctuary for marine animals that cannot survive in the wild due to injury or illness, including rescued bottlenose dolphins, rough-toothed dolphins, green sea turtles, and river otters. Families can look through massive 40-foot floor-to-ceiling acrylic underwater windows into the 1.5-million-gallon dolphin habitat, watch real-time surgical and medical care through the animal hospital observation windows, interact with stingrays in touch tanks, and attend informative animal keeper talks. Kids can explore rescued otter tunnels and participate in interactive marine science exhibits. The hospital provides full elevator accessibility for strollers, water refill stations, and optional scenic eco-boat tours around the bay. ## Similar picks in Tampa - [Night at the Aquarium (Kids' Drop-Off Night) at Clearwater Marine Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/tampa/activities/night-at-the-aquarium-kids-drop-off-night-at-clearwater-marine-aquariu--listing-e320493c51075207ee924ba2) — Mon, Nov 23 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Clearwater Marine Aquarium · Ages 5–10 · Paid · checked Oct 16. 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