Show Windows of the Deep – Miami Seaquarium

The oldest continuously operating oceanarium in the U.S. The Miami Seaquarium was opened in 1955 and officially closed in October 2025. Originally founded by Fred D. Coppock and Captain W.B. Gray, the Miami Seaquarium housed fish, sharks, sea turtles, birds, and reptiles. In the 1960s, 88 episodes of the TV show Flipper and two movies starring Flipper were filmed at the Miami Seaquarium. The dolphin Nosey performed as “Snowflake” in the 1994 Jim Carrey film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.