Conveniently located a short walk from the USS Lexington, this aquarium is more than just a cool refuge from the blazing Texas sun. The dolphin training show is the main attraction, but also enjoyable is watching the playful river otters and petting the stingrays and sharks in the touch pool.
Several tanks display a variety of ecosystems found in the Gulf of Mexico and coastal Texas, from coral reefs with sharks and barracuda swimming about to jetty systems populated by crabs and flounders to East Texas swamps and their alligators. Specialty tanks are dedicated to some of the most curious forms of sea life, such as octopuses, turtles, and sea horses. And in the touch pools you can...