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General Admission
November 11 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Ocean Institute invites you to join us for General Admission!
10:00AM – 3:00PM
Ocean Institute’s general admission engages the public with our rotating monthly themes!
Our rotating monthly themes allow visitors to keep coming back to discover the ocean’s underwater world with our fun, interactive spaces and activities that indulge curiosity.
Explore marine mammal artifacts, interactive exhibits rotating monthly, and local aquaria. Interact with a shark and ray touch tank, an intertidal touch tank, and a bubble tank.
Bring history to life and step back in time with a Sailor’s Life Tour onboard the deck of Spirit of Dana Point.
Elevate your experience! Select add-ons at checkout!
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Squid Dissection: $5
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Sea Star Feeding: $10
General Admission Pricing:
Adult: $15.00
Senior (55+ y.o)/Military: $10.00
Child (19 months – 13 y.o): $7.50
Toddler (18 months and under): $0
Veteran’s Day Only: Free tickets for veterans and active service members! Use code vet24 at checkout. Must provide valid military I.D. to redeem.
Tickets must be purchased for all individuals.
Ocean Institute Members receive complimentary year-round general admission!
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ABOUT: The Ocean Institute, founded in 1977, is a community-based 501(c)(3) organization that educates 100,000 children, teachers, parents, and visitors annually through over 60 marine science and maritime history programs. We are located on 2.4 acres in the Dana Point Harbor; adjacent to a Marine Life Conservation Area. The facility is an ocean education center that offers in-depth Marine Science and Maritime History. The Institute includes state-of-the-art teaching labs, the spectacular Maddie James Seaside Learning Center, a historic tall ship, and an oceanographic research vessel.
