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Visitor tip
Head straight to the Pick Your Pack wall featuring nearly half a million crayons in 74 colors—this is a signature experience worth prioritizing early in your visit before crowds gather
About Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center
Interactive facility for ocean education. Aquatic exploration center with live shark touch pools, a tidepool tank & magnified sea specimens.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Aquarium
- Exhibits
- Dive In: Our Changing Channel (Moon Jellies, California Moray Eel, Two-spot Octopus, rocky reefs, kelp forests), Marine Mammal Mezzanine (Gray Whale mother and calf model, marine mammals of Santa Barbara Channel), Wet Deck
- Admission
- Members visit free, general admission pricing not specified on provided content
What visitors say
It looks small but there is more than I expected. Fun little aquarium with plenty of interactive exhibits that children will love. If you have a WIC or SNAP benefits card with matching ID, tickets would only be $3 a person.
It felt small, but the kids got so into the experience, we spent an hour and a half there! They have touch pools and specimen collection on the bottom floor, the kids literally pulled up buckets of "sea pork" and other sea life to study…
It's a cute little Aquarium. Very little Its comparable to my old high schools Aquarium program. No, it's nothing big or anything major. I just like to support local businesses and this type is close to the heart. It's got touch tanks…
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Did You Know?
- The Pick Your Pack crayon wall contains nearly half a million crayons across 74 different colors, allowing visitors to create custom crayon boxes
- Crayola Experience hosts a Million Crayon Giveaway on National Crayon Day (March 31), distributing free custom 32-count crayon boxes while supplies last
- Annual passes cost $44.99 per person for 12 months of unlimited visits with food and merchandise discounts, with a limited-time promotion offering 3 months free when purchased through May 17
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