🌊 Monterey Bay Aquarium: Where Cannery Row Meets the Deep Blue 🐚

2hrs south of SF, this repurposed sardine factory blew my mind! 🤯 The 9m-tall kelp forest 🌿 hits you first—natural seawater tanks, leopard sharks gliding through swaying algae, sunlight glittering like diamond dust (no filters needed!). Basement Touch Pool = Therapy Session 💕 Pet a batfish’s slippery fin while a volunteer grins: “They giggle when tickled!” 💖 Upstairs, a sardine storm 🐟 swirls in silver chaos. Standing in the tunnel, surrounded 360° by fish—thalassophobia? Nope. Just pure awe. 🌌 Rooftop Secret Level! 🦦 Grab free binoculars to spy wild sea otters floating on their backs, cracking clams. 🐚 Don’t miss the 4 PM penguin feeding 🐧—splashy dives had the crowd roaring! 🤣 Pro Tips: 💸 $49.95 ticket = pricey, but WORTH IT. 🧥 Bring a jacket (AC freezes!). 🪙 Keep coins for lockers. 📍 886 Cannery Row, Monterey #SFBayArea #OceanMagic #AquariumGoals 🌊