Monterey Bay Aquarium is a fun place to go if you have kids, otherwise not worth the price. My husband and I visited after encouragement and rave reviews from a friend and in the end wished we hadn't spent the $46 ($23 per person). In my opinion, if you've seen one aquarium, you've seen them all. To me, there was... more

Having always heard good things about the Monterey aquarium I finally got a chance to visit in June 2007. At first we thought the price was quite a lot but after we had spent 3 hours wondering around there was far more than we expected and it was worth every cent. There are a lot of different things to see... more

This aquarium is fantastic. We brought the kids here specifically to see the great white they had at the time. I was a little leary of the price (for four of us it was upwards of $80), especially compared to the Aquairum of the Pacific, but I found that it was absolutely worth it. Every one of us in the... more

Visited the aquarium on a Saturday in mid-September, and after reading the reviews here, I made sure to arrive when it opened as well as purchased tickets online and printing them out before going. I think that helped a lot with the crowded feeling. I'm not sure how the place is during the week, but around 12:30 when I left,... more

This was my 3rd visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 10 years and it's still as great an experience as ever. Each year I go there's some new attraction and this visit they had the Splash Zone with a covered dome that allows you to get under a wave. I loved the displays of jellyfish and the Shark Reef... more

The aquarium had some very nice exhibits. But the place was way TOO crowded. It was very hard to see each exhibit because of all the people and enjoy it. It was not as great as i expected it to be; maybe because there was too many people. I have been wanting to go see this aquarium for so long... more

After reading unfavorable and mixed reviews, I went in there rather skeptical and wondering this was going to be somewhat of a waste of money. The facility is fascinating (from watching real life microbiotic marine life to seeing hammerhead sharks in a huge aquarium) and it is worth every penny. The highlights include the cute otters, the jellyfish (many varieties,... more

I've seen an aquairum or zoo in my day and this is by far the best I've seen. We litterally spent the entire day here and didn't get to see everything. Granted, we could have zoomed through some exhibits since we only had the day but it wouldn't do it justice. If you are in Monterey, make sure you make... more

We booked our tickets for the aquarium in advance via their website, however, there is no problem getting them at the time of your visit. We visited after taking a whale watching trip at the wharf. It is about 1.5 miles from the wharf, there is closer parking availble in the garage but we decided it best to leave the... more