Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center

April 2022 - what a great place. The kids loved this place and we had a hard time getting them to go. In the building they have some games you can play. Restrooms, a little museum about the animals, Florida water, ect. Very cool place to visit and we have no wait. Their is a trail but we didn't go that far. It was really hot outside for us with 3 daughters under 10. I highly recommend this place.

Hands down one of the best conservationist centers I’ve been too. All of the exhibits are very interactive, engaging, and fun. I am 27 years old and felt like a kid having a great time! Absolutely a hole-in-the-wall place that would be so easy to pass by and miss out on! I highly recommend checking it out!

Such a great Place! Years ago they were tiny but just as great, now they have built and expanded so many beautiful and truly enriching experiences on the property. There is a beautiful gift shop when you walk in ( be prepared to want to shop, truly I wish I had for that in my budget it’s like a mermaid emporium) and then they have a stingray touch pool just outside that we’re you can sit and learn about them and also touch them- including toddlers which was very cool. My little 2 year old darling was so excited by them and would have jumped in if I let her ha! Next to that is an interactive young childrens area- both are outside. Then the newest attraction is a big “air conditioned” building with another interactive room with puzzles for older kids and then a nice small little museum type walk through that introduces you to our local marine ecosystems which was done really well. Again my toddler could not get enough and we spent a good hour walking through it several times over! Everyone is very nice and informative as well. Outside that is a huge estuary I guess you could say. A man made giant “ lagoon “ as it’s called there or big pond that has a huge walk around deck ( which also leads to some pretty cool wildlife trails) and in it you’ll find all sorts of big ocean life including turtles, stingrays, and even nurse sharks which was pretty cool to us!!!

I explained all this so that hopefully someone reading this can see how worthwhile it is to go here! You and your kids will love it!

Great place to visit and spend the afternoon. The Center isn't huge, but my family and I had a nice time. We were able to pet and feed stingrays, view their lagoon with fish, stingrays, sea turtles and sharks, explore the exhibits and a wonderful view of everything from the top of the Ecocenter

We had an amazing time.... I was born in FL and never knew some of the information that we learned.
We had a group of ten, and the kids loved everything. The sea turtle and estuary lectures were informative. The museum is amazing. We went from exhibit to exhibit and back again to some.
The octopus, sea horses, pufferfish and eels so many different species, great representation. The stingray touch tank was the perfect ending for this excursion.
The gift shop is a great way to support the important conservation work that they do here.
When we went to the beach later the kids were excited to see the sea turtle nests marked off. We counted 12 nests along the stretch of beach where we were. They were excited to pick up trash from around us.
We will definitely be back again.

They have a wide variety of ocean life here. We were able to see turtles and sharks, and pet stingrays. They have a children's activity zone and touch center. They talked about conservation and education. The people were really nice.

This is a great place to visit for a couple hours with kids. They have many interactive displays, including a touch tank, and petting rays. If you come ar the right time, you can watch the game fish being fed in their massive "pond". They also have a fairly new building with lots for kids to explore and amazing view.

Very pleasant place to visit. Charged 8 dollars per child and 16 dollars for adults. The children were able to feed and pet the stingrays and invertebrates. View the very large saltwater turtles and fish. It was easy to spend 2 hours. Very informative.