Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Alabama · United States
This pass includes admission. The Alabama Aquarium is an exciting educational venue highlighting the four key habitats of coastal Alabama: the Mobile Tensaw River Delta, Mobile Bay, the Barrier Islands, and the Northern Gulf of Mexico. It includes the 10,000 square foot Exhibit Hall, a 7,000-gallon stingray touch pool, and the Living Marsh Boardwalk. This facility has 31 aquariums totaling over 30,000 gallons with more than 100 species on display. The Alabama Aquarium showcases the plants, animals, and other natural resources found in the estuary and its surrounding marine habitats.
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10 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Welcome to the Alabama Aquarium, located on the picturesque east end of Dauphin Island. Situated perfectly between the remarkably fertile waters of Mobile Bay and the expansive Gulf of Mexico, this facility serves as the premier…
Listen in the app2The Entrance and Ecosystems Overview
As you pass through the main doors into the recently renovated atrium, you are immediately enveloped by the soothing ambiance of aquatic lighting and the gentle hum of advanced filtration systems. This facility, historically…
Listen in the app3The Mobile Bay Watershed and Delta Exhibits
Stepping into the section dedicated to the Mobile Tensaw Delta and Mobile Bay, you are visually transported into the murky, highly productive margins of the estuarine environment. Water travels continuously south from the…
Listen in the app4The Middle Bay Lighthouse Replica Habitat
As we continue our chronological journey through the bay's ecosystems, we arrive at a visually striking architectural display: the Middle Bay Lighthouse replica tank. The metal legs, crossbeams, and structural struts you see…
Listen in the app5The Open Bay and Offshore Predator Tank
Moving away from the structural confines of the bay, we now find ourselves standing before the massive, panoramic windows of the open bay and offshore predator tank. This exhibit represents the deeper, high energy environments…
Listen in the app6The Deep Water Oil Rig Exhibit
We now transition to an exhibit that brilliantly illustrates the complex, often unintentional intersection of human industry and marine ecology: the deep water oil rig habitat. Approximately sixty miles south of Dauphin Island,…
Listen in the app7The Interactive Invertebrate Touch Pools
Emerging from the quiet observation of the deep water habitats, we arrive at the vibrant, energetic core of the facility's public outreach: the interactive invertebrate touch pools. Here, the scholarly atmosphere merges…
Listen in the app8The Repurposed Radar Dome and Husbandry Area
While standard visitors rarely have the opportunity to linger in this section, as an audio tour participant, you are granted a scholarly glimpse behind the scenes into the critical animal husbandry and acclimation area. Pause for…
Listen in the app9The Wet Lab and Research Vessel Docks
For our final designated stop, we transition from animal husbandry directly into the pure, analytical realm of the wet laboratory and the adjacent research docks. This space is the true scientific beating heart of the institution. …
Listen in the app10Closing
As our comprehensive audio tour of the Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab concludes, take a final moment to reflect upon the incredible journey this institution represents. We have traversed from the murky, nutrient…
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What is Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab?
Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is a place in Alabama · United States with 10 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Alabama · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 10 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 30.2500, -88.0780 |
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