Monterey Bay Aquarium - Monterey Zoos and Aquarium

  • Address: 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940-1085
  • Phone: 8316484888
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  • Website:www.montereybayaquarium.org
Average Rating
4.5
555+ reviews
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Frommers
3.0
1+ reviews
Epinions.com
5.0
65+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
42+ reviews
Yelp
4.5
447+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $3

Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940-1085

Monterey Bay Aquarium Details

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Descriptions from Across the Web

  • At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, our mission is to inspire conservation of the oceans. Since 1984, we've been doing so through award-winning exhibits, education programs and far-reaching conservation ... more on American Zoological Association
  • This gigantic bookstore resides in the heart of downtown Monterey. It has an extensive catalog online and off, ... more on Wcities
  • The aquarium sits on Monterey's historic Cannery Row, just minutes from Carmel ... more on Museum Stuff
  • This is one of the best designed aquariums going. A unique feature is the two-story tank, home to a kelp forest in which swim sunfish, ... more on yahoo_local
  • Our exhibits take you into the hidden world of Monterey Bay, a spectacular ocean realm at the heart of the nation's largest ... more on epinions.com

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5.0
a wonderful experience!

(August 05, 2007 00:00)

The Monterey Bay Aquarium was a wonderful place to visit- both for kids ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
I love it. My wife loves it. The kids love it.

This is just a fantastic place. Its big with lots to see-- including things for kids. Each exhibit ... dankearns2, a user of yahoo_local. Read full review on Yahoo!

4.0
~~ Monterey Bay Aquarium: Beautiful but Pricey ~~

During our last visit to Northern California, my ... ms_pookie, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

5.0
Katharine A. 's review

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Best aquarium I've ever seen

I don't have much to add to the previous review, except to say that I've ... a user of Trekaroo. Read full review on Trekaroo

Directions

From the North on Hwy 1 Look for the Monterey Bay Aquarium exit sign. Follow the brown Monterey Bay Aquarium directional signs to Del Monte Ave. On Del Monte, stay in the right two lanes past Fisherman's Wharf then through the tunnel to Foam St. Continue

Hours

Open every day except December 25, 10:00 a.m. –6:00 p.m. Regular Hours, 9:30 a.m. –6:00 p.m. May 26–Sept. 3 & Holidays, 9:30 a.m. –8:00 p.m. May 26–Sept. 2 (Sat. & Sun.)

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Adult $24.95 Senior (65+) $22.95 Student (13 thru 17 or college ID) $22.95 Child (3 thru 12) $15.95 Child (Under 3) Free Disabled $15.95
  • Events: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/vi/promotions.asp

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