Florida Keys - Aquarium Encounters Tour - Amazing Aquarium - Marathon Florida Keys

Between me and you, there's an ocean between all of us. If I'm telling the truth, would I mind to sail away? Welcome back to the channel YouTubers. Today we're in the Florida Keys at one of the best aquariums in the Florida Keys and it's a must stop on your way to Key West. You're heading down from Miami. You're going to drive right past this place in Marathon, Florida. Do not miss this aquarium and check out this video. This aquarium has so many demonstrations throughout the day. As you can see from this part of the video, they're giving informational sharks. Great advice. Okay, this is something I've never seen in an aquarium. Giant isopods. This water is 39 degrees. They let you pick them up and touch them. It was amazing. Come on, pick it up. That water is like ice cream. One thing about this aquarium, it has great paths and there's a lot of room to get around. Whether you're in a wheelchair or need special access, they can accommodate you. The paths are amazing. The grounds are amazing and just beautiful. This is a really cool turtle exhibit. The turtles are free to swim anywhere. They look like they're having so much fun. Beautiful, beautiful exhibit on the swimming turtles. One of the most beautiful creatures in the ocean is the stingray. So majestic when swimming and you actually get to feed them, touch them, pet them. It's a great stingray exhibit. Don't miss it. Get some food. Feed these animals. They will love you. One thing else that's unique about this aquarium is you'll see natural wildlife just walking the grounds from chameleons to iguanas to herrings. It's so much to see and again, it'll be different each time you come for sure. Curious iguanas. And of course, you will see lots of fish. There are so many fish here. It's unbelievable in their tanks and again, that's why you come to the aquarium is to see some of the fish. And if you're even brave enough, you can see from this part of the video, you can actually scuba dive in these tanks. The shark tanks, the fish tanks, you know again, it's just amazing. It's really a hands-on aquarium and the staff recommends that you hold, touch, feel a lot of these animals, which is unique from a lot of aquariums you'll visit. One animal I just find unique in the aquarium are the turtles. They have a complete exhibit of land turtles that you actually get to feed and if you want to touch them. But they give demonstrations on how these turtles live, how long they live. It's a beautiful exhibit. These turtles are loving life at the aquarium and marathon. Make sure you don't miss it. These turtles seem to want the same piece of lettuce. Yum, yum. Now if you've ever been to Florida Keys, you know grouper is a staple on any seafood menu here. Look at these big boys. And here's one of the groupers that's out in a stream. This fish could go anywhere he wants. He stays here at the aquarium and they do demonstrations, feeding demonstrations. As you can see, this boy is massive. I think they said it's like 400 pounds. Crazy big. I just can't say enough how beautiful the grounds are here at the aquarium and marathon. A lot of this part of this aquarium is outdoors, which makes it just fantastic. They got a lot of shaded areas, so if you want to get out of heat, there's ways to get out of the heat here for sure. They also have a great alligator exhibit where you get to feed them. I mean, where else are you going to be able to do that? It's so hands-on here at the aquarium. It's just so nice. Alligators. You can distinguish these two species the easiest way by looking at their snout. It's going to distinguish males versus females. So in drastic cases, she will urinate on her nest in order to keep the temperature up. And yes, you can pet, hold an alligator if you choose. Pick up any of these animals as long as they stay underwater. This conch is starting to stick out where you can see those eyes sticking out too. Big snail. As you can see, the staff will encourage you to touch and pick up the critters. Awesome. Very hands-on at the aquarium encounters. I don't know what else I can say. The beauty of this place and the beauty of the animals here and the fish speaks for themselves. You can see the tanks. They're just beautiful. Everything is well maintained. I didn't see a piece of dirt walking around this part. It's just a must-do when you're in the Florida Keys for sure. Don't miss aquarium encounters. And like I said, they have many different demonstrations. Here they're feeding stingrays and the fish. You can go up to the top and look down and see how they feed these fish. It's a great tour. It seems like every corner you walk around there's something new and you can feed most of these animals. You know, they have fish food for sale. You know, so feed them at your will and it's just a great experience for all ages from old to young. Everybody will enjoy this aquarium. Now along with that, those tarpons are going to be a catch. I know this is one of the nuisance fish in Florida called the lionfish. They do eat a lot of other fish in the ocean. So, you know, a lot of people will go out and just kill these for sport. But just look at these animals. Majestic flowing fins. Just incredible creatures. I don't know how anybody could hurt one of these, but I do understand the benefits of removing them from the ocean. You can see how graceful they are swimming in the tanks. I could have sat here for hours just watching them swim by. And you know, another thing I've noticed, I've been to the aquarium up in Baltimore many times. They just have so many fish in these tanks. I just can't say enough. Make sure if you're driving through Marathon or the Florida Keys, you stop here. It's right on the main highway heading down to Key West. And it's just a must do when visiting the Florida Keys. Absolute stunning. And I just can't say enough about the staff. They are amazing. They are so willing to answer any questions you have. They love their jobs. You can tell. And you can talk to any of these marine biologists that work here. Fantastic. Thank you, Marathon. Thank you, Florida Keys. Please make sure you click the like and subscribe button so we can continue to bring you great videos, travel videos, so much stuff to show you on this channel. You do not want to miss it. Click the notification bell and stay tuned.