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Laurena G. Chambers Gift Shop

Hours Today: Open 9:30am - 3:00pm

Whale and Marine Life Tour

Whale and Marine Life Tour at Ocean Institute! Join our crew for an experience you will never forget. Your 2-1/2-hour adventure aboard the RV Sea Explorer, Ocean Institute’s 65’ research vessel, takes you miles beyond the Dana Point Harbor jetty in search of marine...

General Admission

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...

General Admission

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...

Whale and Marine Life Tour

Whale and Marine Life Tour at Ocean Institute! Join our crew for an experience you will never forget. Your 2-1/2-hour adventure aboard the RV Sea Explorer, Ocean Institute’s 65’ research vessel, takes you miles beyond the Dana Point Harbor jetty in search of marine...

General Admission

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...