Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre

South Coast NSW


There's a school-classroom feel to the family-focused Marine Discovery Centre, which has touch pools full of harmless creatures and a dark room that glows with displays about the deep sea.

It's not a top-end aquarium, but you might gain renewed appreciation for the size of a blue whale.


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