Marine Science Center at Tybee Island

1510 Strand, Tybee Island, Georgia

3.0

User Rating (2 sources) ×

Congratulations!

You have one of the Best of Uptake awards.

If you would like to include this award badge on your website, copy and paste the code below.

Size: 154 x 38

TripAdvisor

View More Photos

Phone:

+1 912 786 5917

Website:

tybeemarinescience.org

Learn more about the animals and plants indigenous to the Georgia coast by visiting the Marine Science Center on Tybee Island. With hands-on exhibits where you can touch a shark skin or whale bone or dip your hand in the popular touch tanks, this non-profit center for promotion of marine science education is kid friendly.

Read Reviews

View Map & Directions

2 sources ×

20 reviews

3.0

User Rating

Our Take

Ratings & Reviews for Marine Science Center at Tybee Island from Around the Web

Avg Rating

3.0

20 reviews

Top Reviews from Around the Web:

there were fish tanks in two rooms.we wasted $14.00 on 2 adults and 2 children just to see some fish tanks my husband asked if that was it the lady said yes,we will stay home and watch our fish tank.we were out of there in no more then 10 minutes that includes the time to talk to the lady after we looked around more we thought we missed some rooms or something more on Yahoo! Travel

My best friend and I were eager to enjoy the Marine Science Center after learning there was a touch tank where we could pick up critters and enjoy a hands on experience. more on TripAdvisor

Overall it was a nice place to just drop in and see. more on Yahoo! Travel

So we went up front to ask if we could come back later after the school had left. more on TripAdvisor

Do not waste your time or money on this one. more on Yahoo! Travel

Avg Rating

18 reviews

Top Reviews From TripAdvisor

My best friend and I were eager to enjoy the Marine Science Center after learning there was a "touch tank" where we could pick up critters and enjoy a hands on experience. The price was right at $4 a ... more on TripAdvisor

my family was very disappointed in the marine center . It is quite frankly a waste of time and money . while the touch tank is interesting it's not much and the aquarium room was little with not much ... more on TripAdvisor

The center is very tiny. It took maybe 10 minutes to go through. I did like the touch tank. They have sea turtle shells on display & whale ribs. It's neat, but really basic. Just don't ... more on TripAdvisor

We paid 15 dollars for 3 adults and one child. You enter in the gift shop, which isn't a good idea for anyone with children. We paid the cashier, who seemed more interested in playing on the internet ... more on TripAdvisor

Have to agree with previous post about cashier, very unfriendly, tried to ask about sea turtles and she acted annoyed. My son was a litte old (12) to be impressed - Probaly 10 tanks of fish. We have b ... more on TripAdvisor

Avg Rating

3.5

2 reviews

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

Great for kids because of the hands on aspect. Would have been nice if there was a place to wash our hands. more on Yahoo! Travel

We were not impressed with the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. Although we are in our early 30's, we do enjoy the hands on aspect of museums of this type. However, I felt this one was ... more on Yahoo! Travel

See Reviews From:

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

We were not impressed with the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. Although we are in our early 30's, we do enjoy the hands on aspect of museums of this type. However, I ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We scheduled a scout activity with the center. It was very informative. We walked in the marshes and along the beach while our guide explained different scientific aspects of Tybee Island. The center itself was not that impressive(if ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The Marine Science Center was nice for a drop in. If you are going out of your way to do it I wouldn't. It had some nice aspects to it. There were about five small rooms of ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Do not waste your time or money on this one. Took us all of 10 minutes to go through here and 5 were spent in the souvenir shop. Wait til ... more on Yahoo! Travel

There were fish tanks in two rooms. we wasted $14.00 on 2 adults and 2 children just to see some fish tanks my husband asked if that was it the lady said yes, we will stay home and watch our fish tank. we were out of there in no more ... more on Yahoo! Travel