Aquarium
Tarpon Springs Aquarium
🇺🇸 United States
🐠 Aquarium, United States 20 spp. present
The Tarpon Springs Aquarium and Animal Sanctuary is a privately owned aquarium located in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The Konger family opened this business on the sponge docks in 1990. It has since passed hands through the family and is now owned and operated by Grant Konger and Paige Konger-Henry. The brother and sister duo have moved the aquarium to a new location where they are constantly expanding and building new exhibits for animal acquisitions and rescues. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
28.155° N 82.763° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
Medium
Species present
20
speciesOpened
1990
Size
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Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- 1722 North Pinellas Avenue, Tarpon Springs, FL 34652
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
EN
African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
NT
Ball Python
Python regius
Before you go
Where is Tarpon Springs Aquarium?
United States
Tarpon Springs Aquarium is an aquarium in the United States, at 1722 North Pinellas Avenue, Tarpon Springs, FL 34652. Its coordinates are 28.155° N, 82.763° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 207 km away.
What animals can you see at Tarpon Springs Aquarium?
20 species
Citizen-science photos record 20 species at Tarpon Springs Aquarium, including Oriental Whipsnake, African Spurred Tortoise, American Alligator, Central Bearded Dragon and Water Dragon. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Tarpon Springs Aquarium in the wild?
Oriental Whipsnake: Cuc Phuong National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Tarpon Springs Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Oriental Whipsnake (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cuc Phuong National Park), American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve) and Central Bearded Dragon (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park).
When is Tarpon Springs Aquarium open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Tarpon Springs Aquarium is open Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Tarpon Springs Aquarium open?
Opened 1990
Tarpon Springs Aquarium, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1990, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 20 species are photographed there.
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Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website