The highly acclaimed Monterey Bay Aquarium lives u...

The highly acclaimed Monterey Bay Aquarium lives up to its high expectations. You can make it a full or half day experience depending on how long you want to spend at each exhibit.
The aquarium teaches an excellent conservation based message, and focuses on changes you can make to keep our oceans healthy.
Be sure to check the daily feeding schedule, and sign up for feeding text alerts for your visit. The Open Sea feeding was our favorite. It gave you an excellent view of schooling fishes and the fish that love to eat them. Call ahead to see what days they feed the different fish in the open sea area, as they are all on different schedules.
We had lunch at Cindy's Waterfront, the sit down restaurant that overlooks the bay. The service was very attentive and the binoculars they provide were a nice touch. We ordered their specialty bloody mary, but would skip it next time. Save room for the campfire pie, a marshmallow and chocolate dessert that is big enough to share.