In a town called Jenks, Oklahoma, you will find the Oklahoma Aquarium. This is a suburb of Tulsa. We recently visited this aquarium with our children. They had a great time!
The Oklahoma Aquarium has over 200 exhibits for you to see. As you walk into the building, you can go to the left if you would like to a small snack bar and restrooms. They offer sandwiches so you can eat lunch there if you would like to do that. If you go toward the right, you will start your walk through the museum.
They have a lot of amazing things to see. They have a new otter exhibit, which happened to be closed while we were there. I have heard wonderful things about it though. One thing the children loved is the turtle exhibit. The turtles are all over rocks and you can purchase food to feed them. They place it on a clip on the end of a long stick where they won’t bite your child. The kids loved feeding the lettuce to them. It was only $1 per stick to do this part.
They also have several touching pools. Your children can feel shrimp, starfish, and many other sea life. They are amazing because as you get done they have antibacterial pumps and paper towels to clean your hands.
The shark exhibit is the best thing their in my opinion. You are surrounded by water full of sharks. If you come at the right time, you can watch them feed them also. You walk along with water over your heads and beside you. All that is between you and the sharks is the glass. This is an amazing feeling being right next to them. This is a walk through exhibit with many different types of sharks.
As you leave, you can visit the gift shop. I honestly felt it was very reasonably priced. The kids each got a small item and we spent less than $15. If you are ever in the area, make a stop at the Oklahoma Aquarium.
Hours
Open Year Round (Except Christmas Day)
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesdays
until 9:00 pm
The last paid admission is one hour prior to closing.
Source: http://www.okaquarium.org/