The Key West area is an ideal vacation spot for the whole family. There are many sites to see and fun things to do for kids and kids at heart. Here are some recommended activities and attractions that the whole family can enjoy. Get a chance to pet friendly sharks at the Key West Aquarium. Kids can get up close and personal with real live sharks. Children can safely feed nurse sharks, sandbar sharks, and Bonnet head sharks. They can experience touching juvenile nurse sharks on the tail and discover how their skin feels. There’s nothing to fear because they are gentle creatures. The touch tank allows kids to let their curiosity rule. They can touch different kinds of small sea creatures such as hermit crabs, horseshoe crabs, conchs, sea stars, slate pencil sea urchins, serpent sea stars, sea cucumbers, and species of whelks. It doesn’t stop there; kids can also pet and feed cow nose rays. These type of rays are docile and enjoy being fed by humans. At Florida Keys Wild Bird Center, visitors can walk through the bird sanctuary and see different species of birds like herons, owls, pelicans and egrets. The wild bird rescue, rehabilitation and educational facility also teaches kids how to value and respect birds.
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The Key West area is an ideal vacation spot for the whole family. There are many sites to see
and fun things to do for kids and kids at heart. Here are some recommended activities and
attractions that the whole family can enjoy.
Get a chance to pet friendly sharks at the Key West Aquarium. Kids can get up close and
personal with real live sharks. Children can safely feed nurse sharks, sandbar sharks, and Bonnet
head sharks. They can experience touching juvenile nurse sharks on the tail and discover how
their skin feels. There’s nothing to fear because they are gentle creatures. The touch tank allows
kids to let their curiosity rule. They can touch different kinds of small sea creatures such as