"Full of Monterey Bay Sea Flora and Fauna 2" Monterey Bay Aquarium Tip by machomikemd

Part two of my Aquarium tips with more pictures in and inside the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The Monterey Bay Acquarium is one of the Highlights in walking around Cannery row of Monterey and is an important things to do in the area. It is located near the southern end of Cannery row. It was once one of the famous Sardine Cannery when Monterey was a booming Seafood town but went bust in the 1970's and in 1984, it was restructured and mane into the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This huge aquarium holds thousands of plants and animals, representing 623 separate named species on display mostly of local species of Plants and Sea Animals plus a smattering of foreign species. Their kelp forest is huge and is housed in the largest window pane glass aquarium in the world.

Hours:

Open every day except Dec. 25
Regular hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Winter: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Summer/holidays: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Summer weekends: 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

Adult Admission

Ages 18-64 and not in college.

$32.95
Child Admission

Ages 3-12. Children under 3 are free.

$19.95
Senior Admission

Ages 65 and over.

$29.95
Student Admission

Ages 13-17 or in college.

$29.95

According to wikipedia:

The centerpiece of the Ocean's Edge Wing, is a 10 meter (33-foot) high 333,000-US-gallon (1,260,000 l; 277,000 imp gal) tank for viewing California coastal marine life. In this tank, the aquarium was the first in the world to grow live California Giant Kelp. Visitors are able to inspect the creatures of the kelp forest at several levels in the building. The largest tank in the aquarium is a 1,200,000-US-gallon (4,500,000 l; 1,000,000 imp gal) tank in the Open Sea galleries (formerly the Outer Bay), which features one of the world's largest single-paned windows.

Address: 886 Cannery Row,
Directions: Cannery Row area, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey CA, 93940-108, located at the southern end of Cannery Row.
othercontact: Fax: 831-648-7960
Phone: (831) 648-4800
Website: http://www.mbayaq.org/