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Visit a working marine laboratory.
Exhibit halls, aquarium, touch tanks, tours to marine mammal
research overlook, Ocean Discovery Shop, and unsurpassed vistas
of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Hold a sea star — marvel
at the world's largest whale skeleton
— see full-size elephant seal sculptures — think like a scientist!
Days and Hours
Tuesday-Saturday,
10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday,
noon to 5 PM
Closed
Monday
Holiday
Closures
The
Seymour Center will be closed for the Independence Day holiday,
Saturday, July 4.
The
Seymour Center will be closed for the Labor Day holiday,
Monday, September 7.
Admission
Adult
$6
Student
or Senior (64+) $4
Child
(4-16) $4
Members
visit free everyday!
Tour Times
Lab-wide
tours depart 1 PM, 2 PM, and 3 PM (last tour ends at 4 PM).
A limited number of tours are offered each
afternoon, and space is limited. Tours are
filled on a first come, first serve basis.
Sign-up begins one hour before tour time.
Group Tours
If you are bringing a group
(10 or more individuals), please call to schedule a tour three weeks in advance.
Directions
FROM SANTA CRUZ, take Highway One (Mission Street) north. Continue north through town several miles. Turn left on Swift Street. Turn right on Delaware Avenue. Follow Delaware to the UC Santa Cruz Marine Science Campus entrance at the end of the road. The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is the final building located on the ocean bluff, next to the giant blue whale skeleton.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, take Highway 17 South from San Jose. Highway
17 ends at Highway One, as you reach the coast. As you approach the coast
and the city of Santa Cruz, take Highway One North toward Half Moon Bay.
(Highway One becomes Mission Street.) Continue north through town several miles. Turn left on Swift Street. Turn right on Delaware Avenue. Follow Delaware to the UC Santa Cruz Marine Science Campus entrance at the end of the road. The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is the final building located on the ocean bluff, next to the giant blue whale skeleton.
Public Transportation
Click
here for information on Santa Cruz Metro
Route 3, with service to the marine lab's
entrance on Delaware Avenue.
Map
Location
End of Delaware Avenue, Westside Santa Cruz
Mailing Address
Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab
100 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
How to reach us
Visitor
Information (831) 459-3800
Membership (831) 459-4568
Volunteer
Office (831) 459-3800
School/Youth
Programs (831) 459-3800
Ocean
Discovery Shop (831) 459-3799 or 459-4087
Facility Rentals (831)
459-1578
Business
Office (831) 459-3800
Fax
(831) 459-1221
More information about Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Conference and Visitors Council
Best Santa Cruz Tours
Santa Cruz.com
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