50 San Juan St Avila Beach, CA , 93424 Phone: (805) 595-7280 Website Visitors have the opportunity to engage in hands-on exploration at the touch tanks - which are home to dozens of species of marine animals - from the commonly seen Purple Sea Urchins, Hermit Crabs, Sea Stars and Sea Cucumbers to the unique Gumboot Chiton, abalone and kelp crabs. Our other exhibits include the Red Octopus, Decorator Crabs, flat bottom fish, rock fish, jellies and much more! And don’t miss the chance to get up close and personal with our local shark species during our shark talk and shark touch tank, offered every hour on the half hour! Staff, trained volunteers, and interns are stationed throughout the aquarium, ready to help identify animals on display, answer questions, and engage in conversation about the ocean environment.
All have 'Central Coast Aquarium Avila Beach, CA (One without 'CA') on them. Designs are:
1) Leopard Shark,
2) Sea Otter floating on back,
3) Jellyfish,
4) Aquarium Logo
9/14: New 4 design handcrank penny machine.
04/24/21: The aquarium has re-opened and the penny machine is outside. Pennies rolled great on copper. LDT |