Living Exhibits

The Ray and Shark Touch Tank (NOW OPEN)

The newest addition to our living exhibits; a ray and shark touch tank allows guests to get up close and personal with some of the most interesting fish in the ocean.  Come visit and explore the aquatic habitat of these social creatures.  Touch, learn and be inspired.  Our touch tank features Cownose Rays, Atlantic Stingrays and Bamboo Sharks.  



The Living Ocean

The Living Ocean exhibit consists of aquatic habitats that highlight issues shown on Science on a Sphere®. A vibrant living coral reef introduces global climate change, coral bleaching and biodiversity. Other live exhibits include Scallops, New England Fishes, Jellyfish, Anemone Fishes and Seahorses!

Sign up at our gift shop to work directly with the aquarist staff and help feed our marine life at 11:00 and 2:00.




The Touch Experience

Touch Life! at the Ocean Explorium. Our new Touch Experience includes Crabs, Whelks, Mussels and Clams. How better to meet your local marine life? Get your hands wet. Get up close and personal with your sandy neighbors.

The Living Laboratory (Now Open)

Most people rarely see the early stages of marine life, the babies of the ocean. The Living Laboratory consists of a series of small living exhibits that display delicate, juvenile marine organisms—e.g., jellyfish euphyrae, larval lobsters, shark egg cases, baby seahorses, etc. The Living Laboratory includes a coral farm where you can observe the growth of small coral colonies. 

Sign up at the gift shop to help fragment and grow your very own coral everyday at 1:00.