This sponsored post is of our own, honest opinion.
The Oklahoma Aquarium is more than OK…It’s an amazing underwater adventure for all ages! If you get a chance to visit Tulsa, OK, then you have to stop and visit this aquarium. Ocean life, river life, and native water species can all be found under one roof. Want to pet a baby shark, a sting ray or a sea urchin? How about feeding sting rays or turtles? There is a lot to see and hands on things to do as well.
Front Entrance 
Bull Shark Statue at the entrance
The atmosphere was filled with excitement and joy as everyone was excited about the abundant sea life within this aquarium. So many beautiful fish to see. So many opportunities to explore and be apart of.
Starfish
So many different types of starfish to view throughout the exhibits (not all seen here), but it was even more fun to be able to touch one.
Petting a Star Fish 
Red Spined Star
Feeding Time
You can feed the turtles, sting rays and watch the shark eat during their feeding time.
Petting Tank
Teddy was so excited about being able to pet a sting ray along with a baby shark and a horseshoe crab. With so many cool sea animals to touch and see, what kid wouldn’t want to do this.
Sting Rays 
Baby Shark 
Horseshoe Crab
Teddy was obsessed with the sting rays. He loved watching how graceful they were “flying” through the water.
Go Fish!
There are so many different species of beautiful colorful fish to see, there is no way I could post them all here. I suggest taking your time and soak in the beauty and tranquility of all these sea creatures.
photosynthesis of the algae living within them.
Albino Red Eared Turtle 
Leopard Frogs 
Oklahoma Blue Crawfish 
Stripped Burrfish 
African Mudskippers can breathe air too.
He has needle-like spines with the most deadly venom of all fish.
Can you find his eyes and mouth in all this camouflage?
Alligator Gar 
Stripped Bass
Sharks!
The shark tunnel is amazing to walk through. You are surrounded by thousands of gallons of water and sharks! Bull Sharks and Nurse Sharks inhabit the very large tank. If you visit on Mondays or Thursdays, you can witness the shark feeding during certain times. While we were waiting for the feeding time, we noticed the sharks were reacting as if they knew it was time to eat. Sharks have poor eye sight so they use their sense of smell to locate their food. It was a learning experience to watch how they located and searched for their food. When one of the sharks missed the food, the crowd watching reacted with an “Aww!”, but when a shark chomped down on his bite sized raw fish, the crowd erupted in cheer. The energy was exciting and fun to be apart of.
Sea Turtle
This beautiful Sea Turtle was so graceful to watch. I think he was showing off for the people watching too. My husband got splashed!
Gizmo liked watching the fish too. 
Jumbo Shrimp petting tank
Octopus coming soon!!
Coming Fall of 2019 is a brand new Octopus exhibit. We were able to view one of the newest octopus for their exhibit, but because it was still trying to acclimate to its new environment, it was curled up in a very small shelter.
Thank you Oklahoma Aquarium!
Thank you to the Oklahoma Aquarium for allowing us to visit, take pictures and view all the spectacular sites available. We highly suggest anyone who visits the Tulsa, Oklahoma to take the day and see this wonderful aquarium. You will not be disappointed . For more information on this aquarium, visit this link: Oklahoma Aquarium.
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Photo Credit: All photos and video were taken by Cilla and Jay Green
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I love aquariums! Beautiful photos!!
Love this “field trip”!!! This reminds me of the Alaska Sealife Center. Great post with all the details and pictures!
Wow, what an amazing aquarium, looks like a great way to spend the day and I love all of your pics! I can’t wait till you can take some of the upcoming octopus exhibit, thank you so much for sharing! 😍
I still need to go there. Great information
These pictures are stunning – so bright and colorful. I would love the opportunity to feed a turtle!!!
Looks like you guys had a lot of fun. We have some friends that live in Tulsa so this is a must do whenever we go visit them. Great pictures
What a beautiful Aquarium! Our family loves visiting aquariums, but I guess I never realized there was one in Tulsa which we have passed through numerous times! Next time we will have to check it out. Thank You for all of the beautiful photos.
Wow. I’ll be sure to add this to the list if we ever get to Oklahoma. We haven’t left our state of Montana in five years. 🙂
If im ever in Tulsa, I’m going here! I would love to touch those creatures!
Oh goodness. My fiance would LOVE feeding the turtles. They are his favorite animal!
I love visiting aquariums. This looks like a great one!
Beautiful photos. Love the red spined star! Never seen this one before.
I visit Tulsa often, as I have family there. We will have to visit this aquarium! It looks amazing.
Aquariums are so interesting and educational. Your pictures were gorgeous! Looks like you all had a wonderful time.
Looks like you has a wonderful time! The next time I am in town I am going to check this out!! Thank you for the great review!
Love visiting attractions that you are able to get hands-on with! Not certain I could touch a shark but how cool!
Great pics! And what a fun way to spend a day!
connection with creatures is always so humbling and exhilarating. its good to know places like this still exist
I love a good aquarium! They’re so fun to visit!!!
Wow! Looks so much fun. Will need to add this on my list to visit when visiting family there.
This looks so cool! I love love love aquariums! Whenever I travel around with the hubby that is the first thing I look for. We are water lovers and see so much when we dive, so I love when we visit aquariums and I know what I’m seeing. Love the pictures and you all looked like you had so much fun
Beautiful picures!!! Aquariums are so fun. Ocean life just doesn’t even look real. It’s too pretty.
Great post! I’ve touched a starfish before too and it’s a fun experience.
There is nothing better than an aquarium to entertain and educate kids! Great photos!
Fantastic photos! Looks like a great trip.