Mandalay Bay Shark Reef

Welcome to the deep blue world of Shark Reef. Here you will come face-to-face with some of the earth’s most fascinating creatures in North America’s only predator-based aquarium and exhibit. See sharks of all kinds, along with sawfish, giant rays, endangered green sea turtles, piranha, moon jellies and the rare golden crocodiles. In all, there are over 2,000 animals in 1.6 million gallons of seawater.

Open daily from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. Last admission at 10 p.m.

Admission: Adults $16.95, Children 12 years old and younger $10.95, Children 4 and younger admitted free.

Sea turtles, jellyfish and a well-camouflaged octopus are among other popular attractions at Shark Reef, but it is the fearsome creatures with the razor-sharp teeth that draw the crowds. "They come to see the sharks. It’s all about that," curator Jack Jewell says.