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Marine Science Center Education Programs include hands-on activities such as feeding stingrays, daily live animal presentations, and “Raptors Live” programs. The programs also offer stories, crafts, and activities for children to learn about local marine life, along with a Turtle Tots monthly program for children ages 2–6 to learn about local marine life.
• Ages: 2–6 years old
• Schedule: Turtle Tots monthly program is offered during the months of August through May and is not offered during summer months.
• Price: Turtle Tots monthly program costs $5.00 for an adult and $2.00 per child ages 3 and older. General admission prices are: Seniors 50+ - $7; Adults (13 and over) - $8; Youth (3–12) - $5; Youth 2 and under - free. U.S. military veterans receive free individual general admission. Yearly passes cost $21 for an individual, $60 for a family, and $59 for a Veteran Family Yearly Pass, with sales tax included in the admission price.
The Marine Science Center opened in 2002. Its mission states that combining the rehabilitation hospitals with an exhibit gallery and educational programs allows the center to teach visitors about living in harmony with the environment and how each person can help conserve resources through environmental stewardship. The center combines marine education and outreach with a sea turtle and seabird rehabilitation center, including medical facilities where seabirds and sea turtles are treated for injuries and illnesses, sea turtle and seabird rehabilitation hospitals, the Mary Keller Seabird Sanctuary, the Turtle Hospital, the Bird Hospital, a touch pool, a Turtle Terrace, exhibit galleries, a nature trail, and a hands-on teaching lab. The Marine Science Center also offers virtual educational programs and allows visitors to view seabird and sea turtle rehabilitation. According to the provided information, there is no other county-funded and operated sea turtle and seabird rehabilitation facility in the United States, and the center was established to improve the public’s understanding of the marine environments of Volusia County and to address concerns about driving on beaches and potential impacts on protected species of sea turtles. U.S. military veterans receive free individual general admission and a discount on the Family Yearly Pass.
Last updated June 2, 2026.
• Ages: 2–6 years old
• Schedule: Turtle Tots monthly program is offered during the months of August through May and is not offered during summer months.
• Price: Turtle Tots monthly program costs $5.00 for an adult and $2.00 per child ages 3 and older. General admission prices are: Seniors 50+ - $7; Adults (13 and over) - $8; Youth (3–12) - $5; Youth 2 and under - free. U.S. military veterans receive free individual general admission. Yearly passes cost $21 for an individual, $60 for a family, and $59 for a Veteran Family Yearly Pass, with sales tax included in the admission price.
The Marine Science Center opened in 2002. Its mission states that combining the rehabilitation hospitals with an exhibit gallery and educational programs allows the center to teach visitors about living in harmony with the environment and how each person can help conserve resources through environmental stewardship. The center combines marine education and outreach with a sea turtle and seabird rehabilitation center, including medical facilities where seabirds and sea turtles are treated for injuries and illnesses, sea turtle and seabird rehabilitation hospitals, the Mary Keller Seabird Sanctuary, the Turtle Hospital, the Bird Hospital, a touch pool, a Turtle Terrace, exhibit galleries, a nature trail, and a hands-on teaching lab. The Marine Science Center also offers virtual educational programs and allows visitors to view seabird and sea turtle rehabilitation. According to the provided information, there is no other county-funded and operated sea turtle and seabird rehabilitation facility in the United States, and the center was established to improve the public’s understanding of the marine environments of Volusia County and to address concerns about driving on beaches and potential impacts on protected species of sea turtles. U.S. military veterans receive free individual general admission and a discount on the Family Yearly Pass.
Last updated June 2, 2026.
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