Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Science Discovery Center
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Absolutely wonderful educational 1hour 15 minutes tour. Very well explained and open to any questions. I highly recommend attending this free tour given by a knowledgeable guide who is an engineer who works there. Wide scope of related areas is covered in this tour. Make reservations early in advance. I'd even repeat this tour, if I should return to Woods Hole. A must for young people who might consider a career in related oceanographic studies from fisheries to ocean research, to developing new vessels for research and more. (A vast area of related career areas.) Much more involved than I would ever have guessed. Excellent for all ages, even a senior citizen like myself!
Sandra Wrobel
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What totally almost amazing place The new interactive displays only worked ok. Actually it made them disappointing. None of the staff really had much of a clue what to do and how they worked. Nothing was intuitive Some were so far over peoples heads as to be useless: DNA screen for one. The stand on portion did not work at all. It's going to be great when they get it all working and have trained the staff properly Until then, don't bother going!
Stephen G
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Very educational. Many interactive parts to the exhibits to help keep kids somewhat hands on. Definitely worth the trip. Parking in this area can be horrendous but the center has a few designated spots on the side street close to the entrance that were available. Spent about 2 hours here between the exhibits upstairs and downstairs. Nice little gift shop. Entry is free. Suggested donation is $5 but the experience is worth a lot more!
Di Hall
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I was really excited to go here and it was fine. There are a few interesting exhibits and volunteers were helpful but it was not as awesome as I thought it might be. They ask for a $5 donation which is reasonable, some exhibits are pretty well done but others are run down.
Katie Dell
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Small but totally free and very informative. Great to do in concjunction with other woods whole occeanagraphic Institute sites in the area. Parking is not availibe and street parking is very had to come by but fairly cheap $1/hr up to 3 hrs. Be prepared.
Matthew Thomas
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Our first and favorite stop in WH. Ann made us feel welcome immediately, thank you. Appreciated the thoughtful exhibits that convey the scope of ocean research. Titanic room stands out, all of it terrific!
Nancy Staley
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15 School St, Woods Hole, MA 02543
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