Even though we were going to visit the
MBA on the following day, we decided to also visit the
Seymour Marine Discovery Center on the first day of our 3-day trip. I'm so glad we came as it was much less crowded than the MBA, had very friendly staff, and dare I say more educational and fun. It's also a bargain with free parking and the admission for all 4 of us was less than one AAA-discounted child MBA admission. In fact, you don't even need to pay for access to the outdoors area (largest displayed Blue Whale skeleton on earth, life-size elephant seal sculptures, native coastal plants, and a spectacular view on the bluff). The MBA of course is grand and awesome in its own way too but it's another post.
The kids spent a lot of time at the touch tanks (they went twice, before and after the tour) and the staff members were so helpful and chatted excitedly with us about new discoveries they made. You can tell they genuinely love their work as afterall, this is a research facility.
I'm also glad we canceled our stop at the
Cirque Magnifique show that was scheduled after our brunch at the
Farmers' Market and opted to spend more time at Seymour and got to the hotel earlier to swim before it got cold and dark.
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