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Hours & Calendar

Today's Hours

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

Dining at the Aquarium

Cafe: 9 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

Don't Miss

Penguin Feeding

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

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

Watch our live cams
Wallpaper of the month from the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Download our latest wallpaper

What's New

Behind the scenes tour

Behind-the-Scenes Tours are back!
Dumbo octopus

Latest on our blog: Discover the dumbo octopus of the deep sea
Laysan albatross, Makana

Check out a day in the life of our albatrosses on our YouTube channel
Cutting plastic use in 2019

Read who's reducing use of disposable plastic in 2019 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