In the Rocky Shore gallery, the secret lives of those who live on the edge of Monterey Bay are revealed for all to see.
Our Touch Pool is an indoor tide pool where you can pet a warty sea cucumber or feel the various textures of colorful sea stars.
In our walkthrough acrylic tunnel, you can feel the power of waves as they crash overhead and fall into a series of tide pools.
The giant green anemone looks like a beautiful flower, but it's really an animal.
In one of our many hands-on exhibits you can zoom the camera in on live animals of the rocky shore, like this monkeyface eel.
Open to the sea, the Great Tide Pool is a great place to watch life on the rocky shore of Monterey Bay.
In our summer Underwater Explorers program kids ages 8 to 13 can surface SCUBA dive with our staff in the Great Tide Pool. Additional fee required.
The vivid colors and patterns of this nudibranch warn predators of a bad taste. The nudibranch group is sometimes referred to as "sea slugs."
Turn a wheel and watch barnacles stretch out their feathery legs to catch food drifting by.
