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Aquarium

Free or discounted entry for members of NARM.

Seymour Marine Discovery Center

Ages 0–16
100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

About this place

At the Seymour Center, touch a friendly shark, see how marine scientists work, and take in the spectacular Monterey Bay. Our exhibit hall offers a deeper dive into the adventure of ocean research in Santa Cruz, California, and around the world. Enjoy exhibit galleries, aquarium, touch pools, and the Ocean Discovery Shop. Take a tour, watch the waves, or marvel at the world’s largest whale skeleton. Visit and explore the fascinating world of marine science and conservation. Appropriate for all ages and open year round. The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is a community-supported facility of the University of California, Santa Cruz.

If you are a member here

A membership to Seymour Marine Discovery Center carries reciprocal admission, so the same card is worth free or discounted entry at other places in this program.

  • the full NARM list Art, history and cultural institutions. Not valid within 15 miles of here.

Reciprocal programs are built for travel and most exclude places close to the one where you hold your membership, so this is worth the most when you are away from home. How reciprocal memberships work

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