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Hours & Calendar

Today's Hours

General: 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Members: 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Daily Schedule

Dining at the Aquarium

Cafe: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Hours may vary)
The Restaurant: 11 a.m.–3 p.m. (Hours may vary)
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Getting Here

886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940
 Directions & Parking

Free Rides to the Aquarium

Catch the MST trolley

Don't Miss

Sea otter Feeding

Up next at the Aquarium:
10:30 a.m. Sea Otter Feeding
Sleepover at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Spend the night at an upcoming sleepover!
Chef serving small bites at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Savor new flavors at Evenings by the Bay this summer
Splash Zone Penguin Cam

Watch our live cams

What's New

Under Water Explorers divers

(Dry)suit up in our Great Tide Pool
Monterey Free Trolley

Hop on the MST trolley for a free ride to the Aquarium
A sensor wrapped in elephant seal blubber, called a blubber burrito

Find out how a blubber burrito helps us study white sharks on our YouTube channel
Assortment of plastic waste found in the ocean

Read our Action Alert on our Conservation & Science blog
School of sardines
We're swimming in ocean plastic pollution — sometimes literally. Right now, California is leading the way toward a solution. Now is your chance to support a policy that stems the tide at its source.
Tell our state leaders to act now

Our Work

Sea otter mom and pup in the Great Tide Pool Deck
Our Conservation & Science programs
Seafood Watch
What seafood to eat & buy