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Hours & Calendar

Today's Hours

General: 9:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
Members: 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
Daily Schedule

Dining at the Aquarium

Cafe: 9 a.m.–5 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

A young squid using its color-changing cells to camouflage

See inside squid skin on our YouTube channel
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 larvacean with microplastics in its body

Look at what's lurking in deep-sea food chains our Conservation & Science blog
Students in the Discovery Lab at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
You can create life-changing experiences for young children, teens and teachers. Help us deliver the most robust suite of education and youth development programs of any aquarium in the nation.
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Our Work

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