Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center

"Great place for visitors of all ages and the people working there are very knowlegable and passionate about their work. Yet another great place to visit on the Santa Barbara Pier."

"Small aquarium experience. Perfect for families with small children. Ticket price a bit high for what you get - could be better or have more to offer"

"Fun, exciting exhibits. Staff was very helpful. Even helped my younger child touch one of the sharks. Since she couldn't reach. Island Sand exhibit was very fun."

"This place was amazing. The staff was friendly and it was very interactive and you could pet Sea Anemone's, Swell Sharks, Stingrays, Sea Stars, Sea slugs, and Sea Snails. You can also do this thing where you drop a grabber into the ocean and pull it up and look for animals in with a microscope or if they are big enough without. Overall highly recommend."

"The place has some good information and stuff. There is staff explaining cool facts about the sea creatures you can touch in the tide pool and the shark/sting ray tank, which are their main attractions. My only complaints are: 1. This place is extremely small and in my opinion, their should re adjust the admission fees they currently have based on the size of the place. We saw the entire place twice in about 40 minutes, after my kids spent most of the time touching the sea stars, sea cucumbers, swell sharks, and rays. 2. They advertise themselves as National History Museum, so you would expect more information about sea creatures that used to live in the area and even fossils of them or so, but there isn't. Also in their website, they refer to the place as an aquarium, if it is an aquarium, is probably the smallest in the world."