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Aquarium · Monterey, California

🌊 Monterey Bay Aquarium

Start at the jellies, then sea otters and open-ocean icons on the bay.

  • Timehalf day
  • TicketsTimed entry; weekends book up.
  • Get thereCannery Row; walkable from nearby hotels.

✓ Verified with venue website · 2026-08

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No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).

Talk cards Find on map

Aquarium map Visitor map Official site · Monterey Bay Aquarium · tap to enlarge Open PDF on official site ↗

Short on time? Start here

Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.

🎐 Jellyfish Famous glowing jellies — slow down and watch them drift. 🦈 Shark Big open-ocean swimmers circle the giant tank. 🐍 Eel Long eels peek from rocky homes.

More if you have energy

More stops if you have the energy.

Sea turtle — shortlist photo

🐢 Sea turtle

A green sea turtle often shares the big blue.

 Octopus — shortlist photo

🐙 Octopus

Octopus hide-and-seek — check the corners.

 Seahorse — shortlist photo

🌊 Seahorse

Seahorses and tiny dragons of the tanks.

 Sea star — shortlist photo

⭐ Sea star

Look for stars and crabs in rocky pools.

  • 🐢 Sea turtle — A green sea turtle often shares the big blue.
  • 🐙 Octopus — Octopus hide-and-seek — check the corners.
  • 🌊 Seahorse — Seahorses and tiny dragons of the tanks.
  • ⭐ Sea star — Look for stars and crabs in rocky pools.

What the sheet may include

Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.

Example finds
  1. Find something with fins
  2. Spot a flat swimmer (like a ray)
  3. Find a shell or hard cover
  4. Watch bubbles or moving water
  5. Find the longest animal in a tank
  6. Spot a good hider
  7. If allowed: gentle touch experience
  8. Pick a favorite and tell why

Official site: Monterey Bay Aquarium website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.