One of our favorite places to visit in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area is SEA LIFE Minnesota. This aquarium on the bottom floor of the Mall of America is full of a variety of sea animals. My boys get so excited to see sharks, lots of varieties of fish, sea turtles, jellyfish, sea horses, and giant crabs.
The winter months can be long in Minnesota and it isn’t entirely feasible to spend a great amount of time outside. Visiting SEA LIFE is a great way to spend a morning or afternoon. Since we have a membership we visit this nearby destination quite frequently. I highly recommend purchasing a membership if you live in the Twin Cities area. Our membership paid for itself after our second visit.
Even though my boys have visited SEA LIFE many times they are always thrilled to see all the amazing creatures. The jellyfish area is my personal favorite. I could stare at these otherworldly creatures for ages. They are so surreal. The aquarium is set up with black fluorescent lighting in this area, providing an additional level of mysterious atmosphere.
The aquarium is full of all the stuff that little boys love. Hands on exploration, giant, ugly fish, gruesome sharks, and poisonous tree frogs. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that they love it so much!
Don’t forget to check out all the awesome sea goodies at the gift shop!
SEA LIFE Minnesota has graciously provided one Mama Report reader a family four pack of tickets to see the aquarium!
Please notice that these tickets are only good for the SEA LIFE experience located in the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN.
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I love the seahorses!
My daughter loves this aquarium!
I’ve been to sea life a couple of times. My kids are old enough now that they would enjoy it now too. My favorite part is the tunnel you can walk through while all the fish, sharks etc swim all around you.
We would love the opportunity to visit SEA LIFE! I would take my 2.5 y/o daughter along with her 11 y/o identical twin cousins. What a fun family outing-excited for the tunnel and petting sting rays!
My son would love the hands on tank.
Kid neds to see fish up close so she know what is in the lake cause we have not caught any fish in our trips fishing so far
This would be a fun family outing.
My son loved it!
It has been years since I have been there. One of my favorite memories with my grandparents was there!
We love the turtles
We’ve been once before but would love to go again some day! My son has had a recent obsession with sharks so he’d be so happy if we won!
Love visiting Sea Life. Looking forward to the expanded hands on area.
never been to Sea Life but I know my kids would LOVE it!
I have never gone but would love to.
We have and love it! We are in northern MN, but try to get there once a year. My son’s favorite part is the touch pools. I love the sea turtles.
I have gone before but it has been years, would love to take my 7 yr old there, he would love it!
We haven’t been to sea life with our 2.5 year olds yet! Looks like they would love it!
We went to Sea Life once but we would love to go back! Amazing experience!
We have been before and the jellyfish is my favorite
I have not visited before, but I think it would be a lot of fun! I have only been to an aquarium a few times in my life, and it has always been a wonderful experience.
The sting ray
Its been several years since we went, but my kids loved the sharks! I loved the Jellyfish myself! Would love to take the kids back.
We have visited before, and we absolutely LOVED it all 🙂 Of course our favorite is the underwater tunnel. There is no better way to experience life in the water.
My favorite is the behind the scenes tour! So worth the extra money!
We have been there in the past, but not recently. My favorite part is the sea turtles. My kids love walking around looking at the diffrent fish.
We took our 2 year old there for the first time last week and I’ve m never seen his eyes so big. He absolutely loved the turtles. Thank you for this chance to win another chance to see him in awe.
We went about three years ago, and I also love the jellyfish. Would love to go again!
We have not been before, but would love all the sharks! Carter is a huge shark fan….and would go nuts seeing them!
I have been there. Its a special place for kids to be able to go.
I have been to Sea Life before. My favorite part was the jellyfish exhibit.