Orange Coast College Dennis Kelly Aquarium

📍 Costa Mesa, CA

★3.8(13 Google reviews)👶All ages

Student-run college aquarium featuring sharks, tropical fish, and diverse marine life. Offers public hours and educational tours during fall and spring semesters.

✓ Sharks on display✓ College setting✓ Aquatic exhibits

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★★★★★Featured review by blue birdy

The sharks are swimming in the water

🏆 Family Action Verdict

This college-based aquarium appears to offer marine life viewing including sharks, making it potentially suitable for families interested in aquatic exhibits. However, with very limited review data available, it's difficult to assess the full visitor experience or recommend optimal age ranges.

ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go

💡Located at Orange Coast College campus

⏰Features shark exhibits

🎟️Limited visitor feedback available to guide expectations

🚗May have different operating procedures as a college facility

💬 What Families Are Saying

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3.8

★★★★★

13 Google reviews

Marine life viewing100%

Limited visitor feedback100%

blue birdy

4 years ago

★★★★★

“The sharks are swimming in the water”

Reviews from Google

Overview

The Dennis Kelly Public Aquarium is a student-run facility at Orange Coast College featuring leopard sharks, jellies, and diverse saltwater, freshwater, and brackish organisms. Open during fall and spring semesters with weekly public hours and private group tours available. Located near the campus library and planetarium.