{"id":230130,"date":"2026-04-13T18:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230130\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:50:12","slug":"how-you-can-vote-for-the-florida-aquarium-to-be-named-one-of-the-best-in-the-country-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230130\/","title":{"rendered":"How you can vote for the Florida Aquarium to be named one of the best in the country, again"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can now start voting until 11:59 a.m. Monday, May 11. Those choosing to participate are allowed to vote once per day.<\/p>\n

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Tampa’s premier aquarium is running again to be considered one of the best in the U.S., and you have a chance to show your support.<\/p>\n

The Florida Aquarium is nominated again by USA Today in the “10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards” for best aquarium in the county,\u00a0a recognition it’s received before\u00a0<\/a>by taking the No. 8 spot for the past three years.<\/p>\n

You can now start voting until 11:59 a.m. Monday, May 11. Those choosing to participate are allowed to vote once per day.<\/p>\n

You can cast your vote and support The Florida Aquarium by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

USA Today also recently ranked The Florida Aquarium’s Tide Pool the 5th best new attraction<\/a> just earlier this year.<\/p>\n

“With the community\u2019s support, the Aquarium has the chance to once again secure a spot in the prestigious Top 10\u2014shining a spotlight on both the Aquarium and the entire Tampa Bay region,” a news release reads.<\/p>\n

Located in the heart of downtown Tampa, The Florida Aquarium has helped shape the region into a premier global destination since opening in 1995.<\/p>\n

The aquarium was selected by a panel of travel experts who research aquariums across the country to select 20 of the best, and the top ten winners are determined by the public\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n

USA Today states that The Florida Aquarium stands out due to its nearly 20,000 aquatic and terrestrial animals from sharks to lemurs, as well as its exceptional animal care.<\/p>\n

“The Florida Aquarium is also a global leader in groundbreaking research and rehabilitation efforts that help restore Florida\u2019s Coral Reef and sea turtle populations,” USA Today said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You can now start voting until 11:59 a.m. Monday, May 11. Those choosing to participate are allowed to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-230130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}