Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Science Discovery Center

Jun 2026

For its size, this place is loaded with interesting information and visuals about our oceans and WHOI’s role in understanding and protecting them. And you can’t beat the price!

Getting to see a partial life-size interior of a research submersible made it clear why I’m not a submariner myself. A little too cozy!

Beautiful building and lovely gift shop. Give it a visit!

Sep 2025

I loved my visit to the WHOI Discovery Center & Store on Saturday. I have memories of swimming nearby at night with friends in the ocean bioluminescence. The downstairs exhibit had fantastic interactive displays of twilight ocean life. And most excitingly, there was a fully interactive light up display on the wall about eDNA and ocean fish. I could touch a mystery color dot marine animal and the color DNA bars in a huge display on the wall would assemble into the DNA code for the dot I selected and name the fish. Fantastic! Upstairs I shopped and found a small box of fossil shark teeth and a card showcasing the retired submersible ALVIN, which was also an exhibit downstairs....read full review

Sep 2025

A wealth of information and resources can be found at the WHOI. As international borders and geographical distance separate me significantly from the Institution, I have spent my time admiring from afar.

WHOI has partnered with Cape Clasp to create beautiful conversational pieces while keeping yourself hydrated, and it takes the efforts of conservation, preservation, and environmental awareness to another level. I appreciate so much about this organization, and I cannot wait to visit when I make my way toward the Eastern Seaboard - whenever that time may come.

Keep it weird!