As usual, I love anything to do with education and the ocean. The Marine Science Center is no exception! They have tanks to look at the critters, and so much more!Take the time, explore! Please donate and support the science center! They are so much more than just a few fish tanks they help with education with the schools, education programs for the general public, conservation efforts for our watersheds and local marine areas! This is our center so go down and enjoy it! The park surrounding the center is really nice too! Enjoy the dock, the beach! Look across and see Canada.

My 4 year old grandson enjoyed the sand table with toys and looking at the tanks with sea life.They need lighting on the tanks and the glass cleaned as it is difficult to see things in a few tanks.Small informative center with friendly staff. Beautiful murals painted outside on the walls of the building.Nice murals inside too.Great viewing tower on the dock.

UPDATE: Please see the interesting information given by Melissa as a response to this review. I originally gave a lower ranking. Her response added points. Thanks a bunch!Original:While preparing to leave, we heard one of the staff members talking about some renovations in the future. Very happy to hear that! The tanks looked filthy. Perhaps they’re supposed to look the way they do, but it should be explained. From the untrained eye, it just looks like these poor creatures are living in neglect.It is also much smaller than it looks. I would not have wanted to be there on a busy day.That said, I think any place that is trying to do well for wildlife deserves funding. So go there and give them money, even if you opt not to go inside.

A great little place to check out local Marine life, learn about it, care for it, and learn how to care for our Waters. When I went in, it was volunteers who helped me enthusiastically answer all my questions. The displays were great, and continue to grow and change each time we come back. I love visiting this place and the surrounding pier and walkways. This place is a gem in Port Angeles.

Small little Marine life center with fun touch tanks and staff willing to teach you about the center and the marine life in pnw. Even has a play spot for the kids to play in. Really nice stop while exploring the area.

Theres a touch tank here I was more interested then my kid but she loved the sand play table. There is a elwha dam removal model here that can demonstrate what happens with the sediment when the dam is removed and a brief history of the removal operation. They also only have local marine life from the area including urchins, sea cucumbers, star fish and lots of other creatures too that the staff is more than willing to tell you all about all you have to do is look curious or even better ask.

This is a small town aquarium that has great local character and charm. I like that its just local fish. Volunteers are super into what they are doing and explaining things to kids. The three touch tanks has a urchins and star fish. We got to feed the urchins kelp and see several of the star fish in the midst of eating oysters

My daughter had her 11th birthday party at the Feiro Marine Center. It was a great price for 3 hours. We saved money by promising not to bring balloons or plastic straws and letting the staff provide reusable dishes. Win-win. We called it the Greta Thunberg package ️ The girls explored the touch tanks, loved the sand table ️, decorated fish-themed cupcakes, and collaborated on a painting of an ocean scene. When they had too much energy, they ran the pier and played tag on the playground. It was relaxed and welcoming. I highly recommend a birthday party at Feiro!

Awesome place! I was shocked by the amazingly knowledgeable staff who approached you to tell you more about what you were looking at and were excellent and interesting teachers. I learned quite a bit and was only there 15 minutes.

Fun small kid friendly place which wont break your wallet. Staff were knowledgeable about local sealife and eager to teach. Small space with a few tanks of local sealife. A few you can put hands in to touch.

Free and great for kids but lets be honest I loved it here, too. Touch tanks are really cool (how sharp is a sea urchin? Not too sharp to touch!) and is a neat tide pool experience. Some really neat local fish and giant sea stars (as well as a bunch of baby sea stars!). Locally and lovingly owned, a really enjoyable and educational experience. They request donations and I am happy to help support this venture!

An amazing little local gem with hands on (yes you can touch the sea life!) exhibits and engaging viewing tanks suitable for 3yo and up. Adults wont be dissappointed either with an underwater robot, microscope viewings, and knowledgeable / engaging staff. Wheelchair and stroller accessible, though no power doors. Small area so probably best to park the stroller at the entrance. No public bathrooms, though there are some just down the street at the docks.

This place is hands down one of my favorite places to be in Port Angeles, and not just because I volunteer here! Interactive is an understatement, and the staff and volunteers are lovely. If you have questions about almost anything we will do the best we can to get you an answer. With 3 touch tanks and team of people constantly working to provide the animals and the public the best environment you can bet your bottom youre going to walk out of here with new knowledge :)

Small, but OK for a quick visit. My kid loved touching the starfish and anemones

Nice little gem in Port Angeles. They have 3 touch pools and a few other tanks. Admission is on a donation basis. Staff was very friendly and informative.

Great spot to get info about local marine life. The volunteer we spoke with (John, you rock!) Was so invested in sharing facts about the animals and pointing out things we were missing while being funny, interesting, and nice. Cant recommend enough.

Wonderful little marine center. it packs a good 90 minutes with touch tanks and live aquariums. Very educational. About marine science.

A small but fun space, great for kids and letting sea urchins close their spines around your fingers

This is a great way to see local marine animals and interact with them in touch tanks. Your entrance fee donation helps fund the Center which also provides many educational programs. I like supporting local organizations!

Fun to stop in while waiting for the ferry. The staff was friendly and informative

Wasnt open yet but looks interesting from outside.

Skip the tide pools and just go to the Feiro marine life center! They had a really neat starfish and urchins you could touch. And its only five bucks you cant beat that price.

Its a little fun a aquarium but not worth the big size of money for a small place

Awesome place to visit, glad we stumbled on out looking for a yarn shop. Kids loved all of the exhibits and the staff was ultra helpful!

Really cool little marine life center. They make the most of their space and all the staff and volunteers are very friendly and knowledgeable. Lots to see and many you can touch.

This was a fun and inexpensive stop on our trip to rialto beach. We were able to learn what we would be okay touching in the tide pools.

A lovely place to take the kids to teach them about marine life.

Nice place to see and touch the sea life....

Cool space to see some local aquatic life. Touch tanks are always a hit for kiddos. There is an admission charge though which was a surprise to me as our local Marine Life center is free.

Old installations. Amazing and friendly staff, few aquariums with Pacific Northwest marine species. Touch tanks for kids, the little ones enjoyed a lot.

Very small exhibit area of local sealife but the staff are very knowledgeable. They do a lot of work to maintain the local ecosystem.

Had a small touch pool, jelly fish and all sort of fun stuff! Affordable and a good place to take kids

Educational, benefits the community. Great place to take your young ones.

Great local gem. Small but perfect for young kids. The Touch Tanks are always fun for adults too.

The staff and volunteers taught us so much. Great place!

Super smart folks show off their passion and knowledge here at this truly hyper-regional marine center.

This is a great place to learn about our marine life our area. Touch tanks. Great for young and old. A must see if your in the area.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Good activity for children.

Great place for kids to go! A bunch of the tanks were too dirty to really see into though. The lady manning the touch tanks was really nice and informative. This was my second visit to the Marine Life Center and thought it was better a few years ago when it was by donation.

Pretty standard small aquarium with a touch tank, but there a few critters Id never seen before, plus a cool little jellyfish exhibit.

Inexpensive and very fun place to visit! The staff is extremely helpful and friendly & theres lots to see and learn... Touch tank is fun for kids and adults alike! Id of given 5stars just for the wonderful staff but gave 4 because i think there is a little room for improvement in the area of tanks and lighting... All in all i had a very enjoyable time with the girlfriend and kids here!! :-)

Fun place to take kids to pet sea urchins and starfish. It’s pretty small, so don’t plan on spending more than 45 mins here. Try to can catch the staff members feeding one of the tanks to see how anemones eat... it’s interesting!

Its free to view the very interesting and informative with hands on creatures children can touch.

Very nice was free in the winter got to touch marine life and nice person to teach you about them. Has a pier and tower to look over the ocean!

Great for kids. Small but very interactive and informative

Really fun location. Right near downtown. Awesome touch tank aquarium and friendly knowledgeable staff.

Just one room + hallway. They do the best with what they have.

Great hands on experience. Got to touch marine life, I never thought I would.

Came here on a whim and am glad we did. Our tour guide was exceptionally kind and knowledgeable. Great place to educate your kids and help out the environment.

Very interesting and informative. Some tanks are look but dont touch. Three were set up to let people touch the sea life. Well worth the time and admission fee.

The staff and volunteers are all knowledgeable, personable, and friendly. The touch tanks are fun and full off sea creatures. Theres always something new to find at the Feiro!

A very nice place to let the kids check out!

Loved the place, very friendly run. Small but has enough to stay and engaged for hours

Small, but great and informative staff.

Small place but a pretty good variety of sea life. Kids loved it.

Staff were very informative. Well worth the price!

It was a great experience but it is too small...

Five bucks to enter this micro aquarium was probably the best value for money I got the whole trip. Several touch pools and a few tanks show a sample of the sea life in the straight. The volunteers are what really put this place over the top. They were very engaged and eager so share knowledge about the animals and the local ecology. Their enthusiasm was a blast and we stayed for much longer than you would expect a little place like this would keep us.

An amazing and wonderful little place. We stop by every time we are in the area. This time our docent, Alex, was the best part. So patient with the dozens of (sometimes stupid) questions we had, and made sure we had the best experience. Thank you so much!!

Lots of animals to see.....Cant wait to go again!

Perfect size for a young family to spend an hour or more. Well done exhibits with friendly, knowledgeable sfaff!

Absolutely loved going here! You can touch some of the Marine life, I got a lot of information from the employees and I chatted with them for a long time about the area and the Marine life in the area. People are very nice and its great for kids.

Very fun with cool creatures

Always a fun place to go with young children. Lots to see.

At the City Pier. Great place to take kids

Very educational in regards to local Marine life, it brought back some elementary school memories of field trips in the 6Os, and being young looking in tidal pools at hermit crabs on Whidbey Island.

Very helpful staff, great place for the price

Small but nice place to take kids. Large touch tanks with sea cucumbers etc. Showed up close to feeding time and the volenteer let my 5 year old feed some of the critters. :)

Great place to take the kids in a unique, cheap place to see animals of the Pacific Northwest. They have touch tanks with a wide many organisms such as starfish. There are also crabs, anemones, jellyfish, and microscopes to see plankton. The volunteers are very ready to help and answer questions.

Great for kids to see when youre in Port Angeles

Had a great time at the tail shop festival.

Closed and under renovations.

Wonderful little marine center!!

Nice little space to bring kids. They have touch tanks. Wish it were a bigger space as our visit was very short.

A great place for kids to see/touch the local sea critters. They ask for donations as an entrance fee. The docents are all local volunteers. Nearby restaurants, good parking.

Super helpful and knowledgeable volunteer staff. Small little place but lots to learn from here.

A great place for everyone to learn something new about marine life! The touch tanks are full of common sea creatures that you get to interact with and the staff and volunteers are extremely knowledgable and are willing to take the time to educate you on everything in the center! You can also have birthday parties there!

An important part of Port Angeles culture and environment. I love watching faces reflecting awe once they get engrossed in the marine multitudes in this living, hands on museum. Love you, Feiro!

Cool if you like sea life

Small, the smell was overwhelming. There were a few cool things in there. Wouldnt pay to go in again though.

Super knowledgable and fun staff. Just a small little aquarium with just a few fish tanks. But the staff answered all our questions and were funny.

One of the coolest marine life centers that Ive ever been too and the staff are very knowledgeable as well!

Nice short visit! The staff was very knowledgeable and helpful. The kids (and adults) enjoyed touching the sea life. Lots to see in a small space.

Very cool and informative staff was great!!

Wonderful experience.Highly recommend this adventure.

Feiro Marine Life Center is the heart and the face of public marine science in Port Angeles. With a dedicated and knowledgeable staff and team of volunteer docents, Feiro is a must-do for residents and visitors. Spend time at the touch tanks observing local marine life and touching creatures including sea anemones. Experiment with the large Elwha River working dam model. Visit the other creatures from those under the microscope to bigger specimens in large tanks. Kids love to spend time at the sand play table and one of the most fun things to do is celebrate birthday parties at the Marine Life Center! Dont miss the copper art inside and out by local artist Clark Mundy!

Excellent place to adventure and learn for all ages! Great location, awesome staff. We our going back today to check out the starfish eggs!

A great activity for the whole family. The staff are knowledgeable and easy to tall with, answering all your questions and sharing their knowledge in a fun manner.

Small but a lot of variety of creatures and very upbeat staff and volunteers.

Small place packed with fun!! Great place for kids to explore. Right outside you can walk to watch tower thats about 5th floor height, you get to enjoy the scenery.

Amazing place to visit! The staff are wonderful as well as very knowledgeable. This is a must see place when visinting PA, especially with your children.

Fun interactive place to explore local marine life

Wonderful, knowledgeable folks here eager to share their expertise in sea life, plus interesting kid-sized exhibits of fascinating sea creatures, touch tanks, and sea-inspired activities. Be sure to leave a donation. Admission was free.

Just a small aquarium with not that many animals. A few fish and tidepools, but all of them are from Port Angeles, so that is cool

Very cool facility. I loved being able to meet local sea creatures.

Nice little aquarium. Friendly staff.

Especially appreciated the knowledgeable tutor guide.

Animals should probably have bigger tanks but other than that its okay.

Friendly and clean was fun for my whole family

My 4year old nephew loved the touch tank