This was great for all ages. I had just as much fun dissecting a squid and learning about it as much as the young kids I was with did. Fun inactive activities and loved that you could come and go through out the day too. Definitely recommend for all!
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My wife and I went to the Tall ship Sail festival 9-12-21. Is there such a thing as having too much fun? Not really. After all that has happened over the last 2 years, this festival screamed "have fun now". Large crowds, fantastic shuttle service, sailing on the ships for the "canon battles", helping hoist the main sail!! So many activities for everyone, even the children. Overhearing families talk about experiences, their children talked about what they did and the fun they had. This was what was needed, not to be missed. Even the those that worked for the Ocean Institute were friendly, loved to interact with the visitors. Thank you Jim for talking with us before the sail event and even looking us up after the event, asking about our adventure. This meant a lot too my wife and I. I was told about programs and camps for children and youths during the summer. Worth checking out parents. Fun was what the doctor ordered, I was not disappointed and would love to do it again in an heartbeat.
The only con was, (not their fault), was the food trucks. Now that was disappointing. Basic food for the cost of an arm and leg!!! Was not anywhere near worth it. Better to have brought your own food. We had the BBQ food truck, something "down" in the title. How bad it was, I forgot the name. 44 dollars for 2 sandwiches and 1 order of fries. The fries was the only good thing, basically from the season salt seasoning.
Otherwise, fantastic time!!!!!! Beautiful place!! Check it out!
We did a whale watching tour for Father s Day and it was spectacular! The staff was so friendly and entertaining! They taught us a lot about the local wildlife and marine animals. We didn t get to see whales but we saw tons of different pods is dolphins and they came right up to our boat. It s was super fun!! I highly recommend it!!
I love the Ocean Institute! I've been whale watching with them several times and every time I've had an amazing experience. Also, their boat rides at night are stunning! I believe they also have some amazing programs for kids.
The tour schedules are well designed to allow family to browse the museum and attend the interactive tours in one trip. Staffs are friendly to illustrate any educational information. Kids loved the tour of showing how sailors do work on a ship and sonar experience. Overall, we adults and kids all had a lot of fun in one afternoon!
We had a blast at the Maritime Festival! The cannonball battles aboard the Curlew made for some wonderful memories. Our grandkids loved it!
This place is great! Was worried about parking but they have a nice sized lot with a fair amount of space. Exhibits are intimate and my small children were really engaged the whole time. I like the size, being on the smaller size it won't overwhelm young kids. A really well designed space and I definitely recommend it if you have the opportunity to visit.
We had the best day. Everyone was so excited to learn more about our Ocean Friends. Dissecting a Squid was a high point but all of it was great. The Docents were kind, knowledgeable and wonderful
I took my 5 year old to the Ocean Institute and she had a blast. I originally thought I'd spend maybe 30 minutes at the most, but we ended up spending over an hour and we still didn't see everything. While we were there we did the squid dissection, which was interesting and the kids liked looking at the different organs. My 5 year old also loved looking at the octopus and touching the sea stars and sharks. The staff was also very informative and kind.
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