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or a comment. Welcome to this episode of our Phoenix Travel Guide by Hipfig
Travel Channel. Hey did you know there's a sea creature on display at the Odyssey
aquarium that can regrow its internal organs and another one that has the
ability to unscrew a lid from a jar? In this Odyssey aquarium travel guide for
visitors in Phoenix, Zrizona, you'll be amazed at the bizarre and beautiful
creatures at this awesome aquarium located in Scottsdale. We'll share our
own experiences and provide tips for your time at the Odyssey aquarium. Plan
your trip using this Odyssey aquarium travel guide by watching this travel
guide till the end. Please share your own experiences and tips after your visit
and questions in the comments section. The Odyssey aquarium is located at 500
500 via de Ventura Scottsdale Arizona. You can get to the
Odyssey aquarium in Scottsdale by Valley Metro public bus route 81. Exit bus
81 at Pima Road and Via de Ventura bus stop. Walk on Via de Ventura for another
mile. It will take about an hour from downtown Scottsdale and another hour and
a half if you are coming from downtown Phoenix area. You may consider taking a
ride share or taxi if you don't have a car. For information about Valley Metro
buses check out our episode phoenix public transport travel guide
we had a rental car so we drove to odyssey aquarium complex area from north
phoenix we took Arizona 101 loop going east
we took exit 43 for via de Ventura and took a left. You will see the Odyssey
aquarium complex on your left side after driving under the 101 overpass. You will
see signs for Odyssey aquarium complex on via de Ventura. We followed the signs
for the parking lot. Parking at the Odyssey complex is free
from the parking lot follow the signs to the main entrance which is past the
butterfly wonderland building. The Odyssey aquarium in Scottsdale is open
Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. all year
round. The last entry time is 60 minutes before closing. Ticket prices will vary
depending on the options you choose. You can purchase tickets online or when you
arrive at the ticket counter. Here's a money saving tip: buy online because they
usually have some discounts or buy a combo ticket with the butterfly
wonderland which can save some money too. The Odyssey aquarium also offers
military for active service members and seniors 65 and over with a valid ID. If
you're a member of a zoo or an aquarium it's worth bringing your membership card
as you may get a complimentary entrance. Once we enter the museum we went into
the Aqua Lobby where we had to look up to see the nine globe-shaped
aquariums. Each globe weighs a thousand pounds and has fish inside. The water in
the globe's represents raindrops in the water cycle. This is very unique and an
innovative entrance then one of the staff told us to visit the restroom
which was designated as America's best restroom. When we went into the restroom
there was a view window of the deep ocean tank. While we were washing our
hands we saw a giant shark swimming by Pretty awesome. The Aqua lobby entrance
and the experience in the bathroom set us with high expectations and Odyssey
Aquarium didn't disappoint. After our bathroom adventure we took the escalator
up to explore the second floor galleries we entered the rivers of the world area
which feature freshwater creatures in this section. There are over 19 exhibits
there is an interactive sturgeon touch pool at sturgeon Cove. You can touch the
Russian sturgeon which can grow up to 7 feet long and weigh as much as 250
pounds. Other exhibits that are of note are the
American paddlefish, American alligator gar, flathead catfish, parrots, a sloth, and
a very loud toucan. One of our favorite sections in this area was the
freshwater turtles frolicking all around and playing with each other
we really enjoyed looking at the unusual and huge fish and our favorite in this
section was the freshwater turtles swimming around we ended our time in the
freshwater section with the Asian small-clawed otters. Unfortunately they
were all napping during our visit. we continued to the sea Trek gallery area
in this gallery area there's a stingray touch exhibit and the sea Trek
experience. You pay extra for the sea Trek experience which can be purchased
online or at the ticket counter on the first floor or the discovery desk
next to the penguin section on the second level. We chose not to do the sea
Trek experience but we did watch others go into the tank which was interesting
to watch. In this area, you'll find a cafe and a kids play area called Kids Cove
and penguin Point. Penguin Point is a popular area especially for kids. The
Penguins are always fun to watch. There is a clear glass display which allows
you to see them in and out of the water There is also a penguin interaction
program for an extra fee. If you would like to participate you can pay at the
discovery desk. We continued down to the first level on the deep ocean escalator
this fully enclosed escalator within a transparent tunnel goes underneath the
big tank so on your ride down you can see giant rays and I mean giant and
sharks swimming all around you. At the bottom of the escalator we entered the
bizarre and beautiful gallery. This whole first floor was probably our favorite
section of the whole aquarium. Here we saw the Giant Pacific octopus
giant lobsters, crabs, and seahorses. If you venture further you'll enter the
deep ocean theater where there is a floor-to-ceiling viewing window to watch
all the sea creatures swimming around Odyssey aquarium really saved the best
for last my absolute favorite feature is the Odyssey Voyager ride. I was expecting
to sit in a movie but Odyssey has really kicked it up a notch. We took our seats
in the theater which has 46 feet of viewing windows then just as you're
expecting to see some movie the whole theater rotates for the world's only
revolving aquarium experience. As the theater revolves around you see
different sections of their giant tank. You can see sea turtles, broad Rays, sea
lions, and sharks. This was an excellent way to end our time at Odyssey aquarium
The Odyssey aquarium in Scottsdale is innovative and interesting and highly
recommended. It will take two or more hours depending on your interest
combine with butterfly Wonderland. Happy Travels
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