Hours
Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM, Tuesday – Sunday
Seymour Marine Discovery Center
100 McAllister Way
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Admission
Tickets are non-refundable and are valid for general admission during regular operating hours. Children 2 and under, UCSC students and members get free admission. Show your receipt at the front desk for admission.
Behind-the-Scene Daily Tours: 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM
Daily tours are included with admission and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Online ticket purchases do not guarantee access to a tour.
Join our skilled volunteer docents on a 30-minute tour around the Seymour Center and parts of the Long Marine Lab. Come face-to-face with our blue whale skeleton and travel to an overlook to see where and how marine mammal research happens at UC Santa Cruz. Daily tours are included with admission and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis (space is limited to 20 participants). All participants must be present to sign up. Sign-ups begin one hour before the tour starts, at the admission desk. To ensure a wonderful experience for all our visitors, we limit tour passes to groups of 9 or fewer. Thank you for understanding!
Coming with a large group(10+ people)? Please go to our Group visits page to learn more and book a visit.
Coming with a school group? Visit our School field trips page for more information.
Questions regarding your visit? Please email VisitSeymour@ucsc.edu