OdySea Aquarium

OdySea Aquarium
OdySea Aquarium
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	OdySea Aquarium
	33°33′17″N 111°52′40″W / 33.55472°N 111.87778°W
Date opened	July 2016
Location	Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona, United States; Scottsdale address
Land area	200,000 square feet (19,000 m2)
No. of animals	6,000
No. of species	370
Total volume of tanks	2,000,000 US gallons (7,600,000 L; 1,700,000 imp gal)
Public transit access	Hayden/McClintock (RT 81) to N Pima Rd FS E Via De Ventura (Stop ID 14166); Walk 1.3km (0.8 mi) east
Website	www.odyseaaquarium.com

OdySea Aquarium in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a marine aquarium, and the largest aquarium in the Southwest United States.^[3] It holds more than 2,000,000 US gallons (7,600,000 L; 1,700,000 imp gal) of water and spans over 200,000 square feet (19,000 m²). There are over 6,000 animals and 370 different species in over 65 exhibits.^[1]

Attractions

OdySea Aquarium is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and meets the gold standards of animal care. Attractions include:^[4]

A multi-level facility
More than 65 exhibits
370 species
6,000 animals
A touch pool featuring the world's only Russian sturgeon touch exhibit
Two Stingray touch exhibits
A tide touch pool
Voyager, where guests take their seats in a stadium-seating style theatre with 46 ft. viewing windows in the world's only rotating aquarium
Restrooms with viewing windows into the shark habitat
Underwater walking
A "penguin interaction program"
"Shark behind the scenes" tours
walk-about animal ambassadors
Question and answer sessions