Description: Where do you take two, very active 2 1/2 year old boys? The Oklahoma Aquarium, of course. We arrived at the opening hour of 10am and found that we were not the only adults bringing the children to this adventure spot. The admission of $13.95 for adults and $9.95 for children 3-17 with kiddos under 2 being free, is money well spent. Of course you can buy a family annual membership for $85.00 if you plan to visit often.
The aquarium houses over 200 exibits including a casting pond outside. Some of the exhibits we found were the Coral Reef, Oklahoma fishes, Ozark Stream, Shark tank, and the Oceans room. The Oceans room was the highlight of the day for the boys. You buy shrimp pieces and a feeding pole for $3 and you get to feed a hungry pool of stingrays. With all the fighting over the food, watch out you may get wet. The flat fins of the rays cause quite a spray of water. Next to the feeding tank there is the touch tank where you can feel the differences of the stingrays and the small sharks. All the children, and adults, really enjoyed this exhibit. There is also a feeding area for the turtles. This didn't hold the boys' attention as well as the fast moving stingrays.
The Shark Adventure exhibit was my favorite. Its walk-through tunnel and dome allows you the feel and sound of being under water with some small and quite large sharks. I have to say it was pretty neat having a large 6-8 foot shark swimming so gracefully over my head.
Of course the tour ended with the well placed gift shop filled with stuffed eels and clown fish, and the all too popular t-shirt. We bought a few cheap toys for the boys and went on our merry way, knowing we enjoyed ourselves as much as the children.
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