Aquarium in Minnesota, United States
Sea Life at Mall of America |
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Shark tunnel at the aquarium |
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44°51′15″N 93°14′32″W / 44.85417°N 93.24222°W / 44.85417; -93.24222 |
Date opened | 1996 |
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Location | Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |
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Land area | 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2) |
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No. of animals | 10,000+[1] |
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Volume of largest tank | 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L)[1] |
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Total volume of tanks | 1.3 million US gallons (4,900,000 L)[1] |
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Public transit access | Metro Transit MVTA Blue |
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Website | www.visitsealife.com/Minnesota |
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Sea Life at Mall of America (formally known as Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium) is a public aquarium located in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. The 1.3 million-US-gallon (4.9 ML) aquarium contains thousands of aquatic creatures, including sea turtles, sharks, sawfish, stingrays, jellyfish and seahorses. There are eleven exhibits featured at the aquarium.
The aquarium is highlighted by a 300-foot (91 m) 360° clear acrylic tunnel, which consists of four different areas housing both freshwater and salt water creatures.[2]
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