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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Ages 0–16
886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940, USA
Photo: Rhinopias, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About this place

Monterey Bay Aquarium is located at the ocean's edge on historic Cannery Row in Monterey, California, offering visitors a window to marine life. Families can see sea otters, penguins, sharks, jellies, and thousands of other marine animals and plants, with children ages 8-13 able to discover the underwater world through surface scuba diving in the Great Tide Pool. The facility offers free admission for up to four people for valid SNAP EBT cardholders.

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