Dolphin Research Center (Marathon)

Florida

There are quite a few places in the Keyes where you can see, and swim with dolphins but we chose to visit the Dolphin Research Center on the island of Marathon. We had read about this place in our guidebooks and it seemed to be more animal preserve oriented instead of "experience" oriented so we decided to check it out and learn more about the friendly water based mammal. After paying our admission (which in … [Read more...]

Sanibel Thriller Dolphin Tour (Sanibel Island)

Florida

Besides and abundance of shells, Sanibel Island is also a great place to see bottlenose dolphin in their natural habitat.  We found out that the best way to see them is on a boat, which was not only fun for us, but apparently fun for the dolphins as well. We booked a trip on the Sanibel Thriller, a high powered speedboat that cruises around looking for pods of dolphin and then cruises by encouraging the dolphin to … [Read more...]