Experts' Choice Award Monterey Bay Aquarium
What the experts agree on
World-class aquarium where you're immersed among 550 marine species, from playful otters to massive kelp forests. The exhibits expertly recreate what it's like being underwater with the animals themselves.
Frommer's "One of the world's best and largest exhibit aquariums, it's home to more than 350,000 marine animals and plants, and about 550 species." Full review
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Fodor's "Playful otters and other sea creatures surround you the minute you enter this extraordinary facility, where all the exhibits convey what it's like to be in the water with the animals" Full review
