Monterey, CA
MARINE SANCTUARIES
Click here for locations in Half Moon Bay (45 miles north) and Santa Cruz (40 miles north)
Featured Monterey Hotels & Resorts
Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa ─ Click for reviews and book online
400 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA
Located on Cannery Row, the Hotel is nestled on the shores of California's prized Monterey Bay, and attracts vacationing professionals and honeymooners from around the world.
Monterey Aquariums,
Marine Sanctuaries and Preserves
Box 267, Moss Landing, CA 95039 (831) 728-5939
886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA (831) 648-4888
We've included this world class aquarium in our Monterey listings. Although it's 40+ minutes away, it worth the drive. The aquarium features habitats of Monterey Bay in its permanent galleries, and global marine life and marine conservation issues in its special exhibitions.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
This site is dedicated to the preservation of Monterey Bay.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA (831) 775-1700
MBARI's goal is to develop state-of-the-art equipment, instrumentation, systems, and methods for scientific research in the deep waters of the ocean.
Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary Map
Seymour Marine Discovery Center – at Long Marine Lab
100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz, CA (831) 459-3800
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!
Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary Map
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