Seymour Marine Discovery Center
What the experts agree on
The massive 87-foot blue whale skeleton steals the show at this university marine lab, where kids love the touch tanks and interactive science exhibits that reveal how ocean researchers actually work.
“University-run Long Marine Lab has cool interactive science exhibits for kids, including touch tanks, with the world's largest blue-whale skeleton outside.”
– Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure "Stop by this university laboratory to watch jellyfish, hold starfish, and see the 87-foot-long blue whale skeleton." Full review
Fodor's "Interactive exhibits demonstrate how scientists study the ocean, and the aquarium displays creatures of interest to marine biologists. The 87-foot blue whale skeleton is one of the world's largest." Full review
