Monterey Bay Aquarium
A towering kelp tank, sea otters, jellies, deep-sea animals, shorebirds, and the open-ocean gallery connect Monterey Bay ecosystems to fisheries, climate, plastics, and field research.
Artwork inspired by William Wendt
A towering kelp tank, sea otters, jellies, deep-sea animals, shorebirds, and the open-ocean gallery connect Monterey Bay ecosystems to fisheries, climate, plastics, and field research. Windows onto the bay keep wild habitat beside managed displays. Monterey Bay Aquarium becomes easier to read when opened (1984), site (Former cannery), and mission (Ocean conservation) are held together rather than treated as disconnected labels.
Start at the Kelp Forest feeding or an interpretive talk, then watch wild water from the deck before returning to a related gallery. Advance tickets are strongly recommended, parking is offsite and expensive, and animal programs change with welfare and ocean conditions.
- Opened
- 1984
- Site
- Former cannery
- Mission
- Ocean conservation
Quick guide
- Start with
- Start at the Kelp Forest feeding or an interpretive talk, then watch wild water from the deck before returning to a related gallery.
- Look closely at
- Compare Kelp Forest with Open Sea, then use sea otters to test what the site is trying to communicate.
Know before you go
- Start with
- Start at the Kelp Forest feeding or an interpretive talk, then watch wild water from the deck before returning to a related gallery.
- Look closely at
- Compare Kelp Forest with Open Sea, then test that reading against sea otters.
- Place in context
- Opened: 1984; Site: Former cannery; Mission: Ocean conservation
- Plan the arrival
- For Monterey Bay Aquarium, use the visitor entrance at 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940. Before visiting Monterey Bay Aquarium, review timed admission, parking or transit, scheduled programs.
Good to know
Advance tickets are strongly recommended, parking is offsite and expensive, and animal programs change with welfare and ocean conditions.
Notice these
- Kelp Forest
- Open Sea
- sea otters