OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale is a multi-level, state-of-the-art facility that holds more than two million gallons of water and is the largest aquarium in Arizona with 6,000 animals, 300 species, over 70 exhibits, and several highly interactive opportunities including the world’s only Russian Sturgeon touch exhibit, two Stingray touch exhibits and a tide touch pool. OdySea is also home to Voyager, a stadium-seating-style theatre with four 46-foot viewing windows featuring sharks, sea turtles, groupers and broad rays, and sea lions, making Voyager the world’s only “revolving aquarium experience.” Additional interactive activities include SeaTREK® underwater walking experience, Penguin and Sloth Interaction Programs where guests get up-close to some of the OdySea Aquarium’s adorable animals, Shark Behind-the-Scenes tours where visitors can see sharks swimming below from atop their exhibit, a chance to meet many walk-about Animal Ambassadors on the Aquarium floor and hourly Q & A sessions with OdySea’s Animal Care Specialists. OdySea Aquarium also boasts the “best bathroom in the country” as mirrors above the sinks are replaced with a view directly into the aquarium’s shark exhibit! As visitors wash their hands, a 9-foot Lemon shark (and a few of his friends) may casually swim by.
OdySea Aquarium is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and was also the first attraction – and aquarium – in Arizona to become a Certified Autism Center (CAC) by the International Board of Credentialing and Continued Education Standards (IBCCES). OdySea Aquarium is located at 9500 E. Via de Ventura in the Arizona Boardwalk entertainment destination and is open 365 days a year beginning at 9 a.m. For more information please call 480-291-8000 or visit www.odyseaaquarium.com
