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Hours & Calendar

Today's Hours

General: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Members: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Daily Schedule

Dining at the Aquarium

Cafe: 10 a.m.–4:30 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

Behind the Glass

Up next at the Aquarium:
4:30 p.m. Behind the Glass
Sleepover at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Spend the night at an upcoming sleepover!
Splash Zone Penguin Cam

Watch our live cams
A leopard shark at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

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What's New

Guests feeding bat rays at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Help serve breakfast to bat rays on our Feeding Frenzy tour
Rosa the sea otter in the Sea Otter exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

See how we celebrated Rosa's birthday on our blog
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
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