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Location
Visitor tip
Plan to arrive during feeding times for an enhanced experience. Multiple reviewers highlighted feeding as a memorable highlight that made their visit special.
Visitor tip
The gift shop is located in the adjacent Mill building, not inside the aquarium. You can also shop online before or after your visit if you want to avoid visiting the separate building.
Visitor tip
Bring kids or come 'kid at heart'—the touch pools and ability to interact directly with local sea creatures like starfish and sea anemones are the standout experiences. This is ideal for hands-on learners of all ages.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Science Center
- Highlights
- Aquarium, hatchery, hands-on marine exhibits, research programs
- Admission
- $15 adults, $5 children 5-12, under 5 free
- Special Programs
- Summer camps, afterschool programs, scientist school visits
What visitors say
Awesome experience to walk along the river and watch the Salmon return to where they were born. Great work to the team helping the Salmon population!
I wasn’t sure if I would like the Sitka Sound Science Center, mostly because of the smell! Turns out the aquarium inside was fantastic, the colors of the marine life was so vivid!! Learning about the harvesting of the salmon eggs was…
I had so much fun visiting the Sitka Science Center! Loved being able to touch all the sea life. Maia was a great host throughout the facility and is so super knowledgeable about marine life. My visit really made me want to learn more…
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Did You Know?
- The center features an interactive salmon hatchery where visitors can observe the complete salmon life cycle, including egg harvesting and salmon spawning processes, directly contributing to local salmon population conservation
- Touch tanks allow direct interaction with local Alaska marine life including leather stars and sea anemones, making it a hands-on learning experience rather than observation-only
- The science center operates seasonal salmon release activities where visitors can participate in releasing hatchery salmon back to their native waters, creating an experiential conservation education program
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