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Marine Science Center

This marine museum has interior displays (with exhibits on mangroves, mosquitoes, shells, artificial reefs, dune habitats, and pollution solutions), a 5,000-gallon aquarium, 1,400-gallon touch pool, and educational programs and activities. Though the exhibit area is small, there’s more than enough information to keep a child engaged. Perhaps the most interesting part is the area reserved for the rehabilitation of endangered and threatened sea turtles and seabirds. You can watch them in any of eight turtle pools—look for the ones that need life jackets to stay afloat!