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| - I recently had a chance to visit SeaQuest and I was pleasantly surprised in the quality of this little aquarium. I was there for a girl scout event which was before the aquarium opened to the public but once that was over we were free to explore on our own.
It's small. Do not expect to spend all day here. SeaQuest is definitely an hour to an hour and a half experience. I guess you could stretch this experience out longer by going back around to all of the exhibits a second or third time. I do like the hands on aspect of it, but it still makes me sad to think of how the animals must feel when a bunch of dirty hands are poking them. Besides for the sea life that you can touch, there are also birds (but meh).
The aquarium is broken up into different areas. There was the Egyptian Desert, Caribbean Cove, and the Shark Lagoon just to name a few of the more interesting ones. There is a giant desert tortoise that wanders around the aquarium (with an escort, of course). I noticed how clean the floors were and it looks like they repaint the walls frequently, however some of the tanks looked like they haven't cleaned in some time-- and that's kind of important, after all this is an aquarium. What's the point if you can't see the fish?
From my visit, I saw a small snack bar but it looked closed since there was no one there to sell anything. It didn't look like much more than a popcorn machine and bags of chips, so I would suggest to eat ahead of time or bring your own snacks. I do like the gift shop that they have up front by the entrance. They had a great display of educational toys and other sea related souvenirs for affordable prices. They have these off brand lego animals which were pretty cool.
Overall, I would say that this place is worth a look if you have small children who are interested in learning and seeing more about sea life-- however I cannot see this place being very enjoyable for adults without children. For me, I think that this place is a one and done.
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