Facilities Housing Sea Turtles
If you want to see a sea turtle in Florida, please visit one of the state-permitted facilities that house or rehabilitate sea turtles by contacting one of FWC's Marine Turtle Permit Holder (MTPH) organizations.
Many facilities conduct educational tours involving captive turtles. Please note that admission fees may be charged. Call the number provided or visit their website for more information. Follow the Find a Facility! tab to view the interactive map of locations.
You can also visit the Sea Turtle Viewing Opportunities webpage to attend a permitted turtle walk, hatchling release, or hatch evaluations.
Plan a visit to a facility today and learn about sea turtle conservation!
Captive and Rehabilitation Facilities Housing Sea Turtles
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory
222 Clark Dr
Panacea, FL 32346
(850) 984-5297
Gulf World Marine Park
15412 Front Beach Rd
Panama City, FL 32413
(850) 234-5271
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
(800) 247-8575
(850) 243-9046
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Center
8740 Gulf Blvd
Navarre, FL 32566
(850) 499-6774
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
249 Windward Passage
Clearwater, FL 33767-2244
(888) 239-9414
(727) 441-1790
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW)
3883 Sanibel-Captiva Rd
Sanibel, FL 33957
(239) 472-3644
(Can only be viewed via closed-circuit TV)
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida
1450 Merrihue Dr
Naples, FL 34102
(239) 403-4230
The Florida Aquarium
701 Channelside Dr
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 273-4000
Mote Marine Laboratory
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 388-4441
Brevard Zoo
8225 N Wickham Rd
Melbourne, FL 32940
(321) 254-9453
Marineland Dolphin Adventure
9600 Oceanshore Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32080
(877) 933-3402
(904) 471-1111
Marine Science Center at Lighthouse Point Park
100 Lighthouse Dr
Ponce Inlet, FL
(386) 304-5529
The Whitney Lab and Sea Turtle Hospital
9505 Oceanshore Blvd
St Augustine, FL
(904) 436-8677
Environmental Studies Center
2900 Northeast Indian River Dr
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
(772) 219-1887
Florida Oceanographic Society
890 NE Ocean Blvd
Stuart, Florida 34996
(772) 225-0505
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
1801 North Ocean Blvd
Boca Raton, FL 33432
(561) 544-8605
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
14200 US Highway One
Juno Beach, FL 33408
(561) 627-8280
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
10900 S.R. 703 (A1A)
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
(561) 624-6950
ZooMiami
12400 SW 152 St.
Miami, FL 33177
(305) 251-0400
Museum of Discovery and Science
401 SW 2nd St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
(954) 467-6637
Nova Marine Environmental Education Center
Carpenter House
4414 Surf Rd
Hollywood, FL 33019
(954) 357-5161
Florida Keys
Key West Aquarium
One Whitehead St
Key West, FL 33040
(800) 868-7482
Theater of the Sea
84721 Overseas Highway
Islamorada, FL 33036
(305) 664-2431
The Turtle Hospital
Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project
2396 Overseas Highway
Marathon, FL 33050
(305) 743-2552
Orlando Area
Sea Life Orlando
8449 International Dr
Orlando, FL
(866) 228-6444
Sea World Adventure Park
7007 Sea World Dr
Orlando, FL 32821
(866) 258-5798
(407)-351-3600
Walt Disney World, The Living Seas at EPCOT
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) WDW-MAGIC
Call Wildlife Alert if you find hatchlings in the road, a parking lot, or headed away from the water.