You must see this if you are Monterey. The place is amazing with the large fish tanks. The sea otter display is a must see. You get to see them above and below the wated. The jelly fish displays are beautiful. We spent two and half hours there and could have spent longer. Park in the acquarium parking lot and... more

The Aquarium is world class. We are from Australia and thought our aquariums could not be matched, but this is the best we have seen with so many different displays…the jellyfish displays are exquisite. We were advised it would take an average of two and a half hours to go through and thought we’d be out under that. Three hours... more

Fantastic aquarium - a must see in Monterey. Give yourself 1 full day and possibly a second day to catch all of the feedings. And make sure you catch the feedings because they are pretty cool. Our 10 year old really enjoyed them. Wonderful exhibits, knowledgeable staff. Once of the best aquariums we've ever visited - and we visit a... more

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is the best one in the U.S. It is large and has a fine collection of sea creatures, most notably the incredibly beautiful jellyfish. The aquarium in Chicago comes close to the quality of this one. The layout is good and near-by parking is very adequate even though it is overpriced. I like that the aquarium... more

This aquarium is very beautiful. Most of the exhibits are very clean, the animals are well kept & seem to be very healthy & happy. Definately spend some time at the Kelp Forest exhibit and try to get there early if you want to see the Sea Otters in their early morning antics....they are really cute :) I was overwhelmed... more

To avoid being in the possible lone waiting line. My family and I went the aquarium first then to 17 mile drive in afternoon. We were kind of disappointed about this aquarium. The jellyfish are awesome, the sea otter show is good and surrounded by a swarm of sardine fish is interesting but that's all. Compared to other aquariums we... more

We visited this fabulous aquarium just before the beginning of high season (we were in Monterey in May), so even though we arrived at the aquarium an hour after opening time, there were no lines at all and we could walk straight in. There may have been a considerable line around opening time, as the aquarium was full, but by... more

Fun place to go and learn details about a lot of different animals and plants. It was exciting to see a sunfish! The outside part is another show! more

I have taken several road trips to central california and this has been something I have always wanted to see. I finally got the chance to go last week and I was not disappointed at all. It is the best aquarium I have been to. They have some amazing displays (espeically the jelly fish and sea otters)! We arrived at... more