New Tarpon Springs Aquarium relocates to bigger, wilder space where you can pet sharks and gators
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New Tarpon Springs Aquarium adds wild touches
and last updated 2021-05-28 09:43:47-04
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. â The new Tarpon Springs Aquarium is a bigger, wilder, wetter experience where kids can pet sharks and feed alligators.
Located just a few minutes away from its old (and much smaller) home at the Sponge Docks, the aquarium is interactive at almost every turn, starting with the huge stingray touch tank just inside the door. There s finally room for people to move! says Paige Konger Henry, aka Aquarium Girl, whose family has operated the Tarpon Springs Aquarium for decades.
Tarpon Springs is a charming town nestled along Florida's Gulf Coast, north of Tampa, that's known as the "Sponge Capital of the World" and features thriving Greek culture.