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Where can I see Sea Turtles in Florida? If you want to see a sea turtle in Florida, please visit one of the state-permitted captive sea turtle facilities listed below, admission fees may be charged. Please call the number listed for more information. To watch a female loggerhead turtle nest on the beach, please join a permitted public turtle watch. Map of Florida, showing the locations of the captive sea turtle facilities below.
1.	Clearwater Marine Aquarium 249 Windward Passage Clearwater, Florida 33767-2244	Admission Fee Phone: (727) 441-1790 or (888) 239-9414

2.	Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife⁽¹⁾3883 Sanibel-Captiva Road Sanibel, Florida 33957	Phone: (941) 472-3644

3.	The Conservancy of Southwest Florida 1450 Merrihue Drive Naples, Florida 34102	Admission Fee Phone: (239) 262-0304

4.	Environmental Studies Center 2900 Northeast Indian River Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957	Phone: (772) 219-1887

5.	The Florida Aquarium 701 Channelside Drive Tampa, Florida 33602	Admission Fee Phone: (813) 273-4000

6.	Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory Post Office Box 327 Panacea, Florida 32346	Admission Fee Phone: (850) 984-5297

7.	Gulf World 15412 Front Beach Road Panama City, Florida 32413	Admission Fee Phone: (850) 234-5271

8.	Gulfarium 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548	Admission Fee Phone: (850) 243-9046 or (800) 247-8575

9.	Gumbo Limbo Nature Center 1801 North Ocean Boulevard Boca Raton, Florida 33432	Phone: (561) 338-1473

10.	John D. MacArthur Beach State Park 10900 S.R. 703 (A1A) North Palm Beach, Florida 33408	Admission Fee Phone: (561) 624-6950

11.	Key West Aquarium One Whitehead Street Key West, Florida 33040	Admission Fee Phone: (800) 868-7482

12.	Marine Science Center at Lighthouse Point Park 100 Lighthouse Drive Ponce Inlet, Florida	Admission Fee Phone: (386) 304-5545

13.	Marineland of Florida 9600 Ocean Shore Boulevard Marineleand, Florida 32080-8613	Admission Fee Phone: (904) 460-1275 or (888) 279-9194

14.	Marinelife Center of Juno Beach Loggerhead Park 14200 US Highway One Juno Beach, Florida 33408	Donations Accepted Phone: (561) 627-8280

15.	Miami Seaquarium 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, Florida 33149	Admission Fee Phone: (305) 361-5705

16.	Mote Marine Laboratory 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Sarasota, Florida 34236	Admission Fee Phone: (941) 388-4441

17.	Museum of Discovery and Science 401 SW 2^nd Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312	Admission Fee Phone: (954) 467-6637

18.	Sea World Adventure Park 7007 Sea World Drive Orlando, Florida 32821	Admission Fee Phone: (407) 351-3600 or (800) 4-ADVENTURE

19.	Theater of the Sea 84721 Overseas Highway Islamorada, Florida 33036	Admission Fee Phone: (305) 664-2431

20.	The Turtle Hospital Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project 2396 Overseas Highway Marathon, Florida 33050	Phone: (305) 743-6509

21.	Turtle Kraals Museum 200 Margaret Street Key West, Florida 33040	Phone: (305) 294-0209

22.	Walt Disney World, The Living Seas at EPCOT Post Office Box 10000 Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830	Admission Fee Phone: (407) WDW-MAGIC

⁽¹⁾ Sea turtles at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife can only be viewed via closed-circuit television.