10am-6pm daily (closed Christmas), and from 9:30 am during holiday periods and summer months (Memorial Day to Labor Day)
Experience the wonders of the ocean at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Rated the nation’s No. 1 aquarium in the Zagat Survey U.S. Family Travel Guide, the Aquarium will put you closer to sea life than ever before. Our Ocean’s Edge galleries will amaze you with the three-story living kelp forest, above and below the surface views of playful sea otters, and a walk-through wave crash experience.
The Outer Bay galleries put your nose-to-nose with giant tunas, sea turtles and sharks and mesmerize you with huge displays of living jellies.
The many mysteries of seahorses are now revealed with "The Secret Lives of Seahorses," the Monterey Bay Aquarium's newest special exhibition. More than 15 species of seahorses, sea dragons, pipehorses and pipefish will entice visitors into the elusive world of charismatic creatures that conduct elaborate courtship dances, are masters of camouflage and rely on the males to get pregnant and deliver the babies. The exhibit highlights what visitors can do to protect seahorses and their fragile habitats in the wild.
Buy Tickets Now Avoid ticket lines and breeze on in—just buy your tickets online. There is no service charge when tickets are printed at home or picked up at will call.
Plan an Event Now! Whether you're planning an intimate reception or a black-tie gala, our onsite event coordinators, animals and stunning exhibits are all here to make your evening special.
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Evenings by the Bay
September 5, 2010
Spend summer evenings on the bay with extended aquarium hours until 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in the summer. Get a few more hours to commune with our animals, and enjoy special programs, live music and special events. Monterey Bay Jazz Orchestra to perform at "Evenings by the Bay" on September 5th.
Location: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
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Otter Days
September 25, 2010
- September 26, 2010
The weekend includes special programs, a family craft room, face painting and otter-related prizes—including a chance for families to win behind-the-scenes tours of the Aquarium's sea otter exhibit. You'll also learn about efforts to save California's threatened southern sea otter population, from the Aquarium's Sea Otter Research and Conservation program.
Location: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: (831) 648-4800
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Fiesta Del Mar
October 3, 2010
Fiesta Del Mar includes bilingual feeding and training sessions, musical performances and more! Children 12 and under are admitted free all day.
Location: Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row Monterey, CA 93940
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