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Often called "America's Riviera," Miami, Florida, is well known for its crystal clear waters, beaches and a lively and cosmopolitan. However, while many people on holiday in Miami, is likely to spend their days in Miami Beach and his nights at legendary nightclubs in Miami, there are a variety of family attractions that travelers that offer a memorable experience. Miami Seaquarium, for example, is often described as a smaller version of SeaWorld Orlando, and has attracted visitors their treasures, from its first opening in 1955.

Stretching in 15 acres of land, is the Miami Seaquarium on Virginia Key, in Biscayne Bay. This is a park full of marine life fully devoted its resources to the protection of aquatic creatures, while educating visitors about them at the same time. Although the Miami Seaquarium was devastated during Hurricane Wilma in 2005, has recovered successfully and now offers a wide variety of marine animal shows and exhibitions and learning services for visitors of all ages.

The Seaquarium is home to a number of marine mammals, but also in the houses also of sharks, fish, turtles, birds, reptiles and manatees. Among his most prized possessions are the dolphins, which participate in the daily program Flipper. Lagoon Flipper, known as the site of filming of the 1960s TV show "Flipper", believes that the dolphins do tricks to music. On the other , the Miami Seaquarium is also highly regarded for its water and Dolphin Exploration Program (WADE) allows visitors to touch and swim with the dolphins in the Flipper Lagoon for two hours with a one-on-one instructor.

The killer whale show is also a central part of the repertoire of Miami Seaquarium. In it, visitors be able to see the antics of the marine park's star attraction – the killer whale Lolita. Some controversy has surrounded the marine park as a result of the conditions under which Lolita remains, but the Seaquarium has successfully defended against charges of animal cruelty. To date, the Miami Seaquarium is also working on a number of issues conservation, especially in relation to the endangered manatee in Florida and rehabilitation of injured marine animals.

If you visit to Miami with the kids, the Seaquarium offers many opportunities for visitors to feed the marine animals that live there – an activity that most Children are sure to love! You can buy the small fish to feed the sounding sea lions, fish and even feed a large group of small sharks.

Tourists planning to visit Miami will be able to find a wide range of flights to Miami from the UK on a regular basis. Moreover, if you're staying in a hotel in Miami, the Miami Seaquarium is easy to spot – just take the Rickenbacker Causeway to the number Biscayne and you'll be there in no time!

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