Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas State Aquarium is a nonprofit facility dedicated to the conservation and preservation of Gulf of Mexico wildlife. Of its numerous fascinating exhibits, the most popular include Dolphin Bay, a 400,000-gallon tank that is home to four Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and Eagle Pass, which holds raptors that for various reasons cannot be released back into the wild.

Its most famous inmate is a bald eagle called Grace. The Floating Phantoms aquarium holds phantoms of the sea – jellyfish and sea nettles from the Gulf of Mexico – while Flower Gardens simulates a coral reef with a 40,000-gallon tank containing Atlantic tarpon, cownose stingrays, and green moray eels. This aquarium also hosts the "Diver in the Water" show.

2710 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78402-1097, Phone: 361-881-1200, Map

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