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We are located at the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex in Boca Raton, Florida. You can witness science in action at the FAU Marine Science Lab by visiting our unique visitors’ gallery. The visitors’ gallery offers guests a bird’s eye view of our research facility where you may see marine animals such as sea turtles, sharks, or rays and marine plant studies in progress. You can also interact with the students and professors who are working in the lab to learn more about the science topics we are trying to discover through our research and how we take care of the animals we are studying.
We encourage inquisitive minds of all ages to come and discover more about marine animals, plants, and the environment.
The visitors’ gallery is staffed with docents from the Glenn W. and Cornelia T. Bailey Marine SEA Scholars program to answer your questions and communicate our scientific findings. SEA Scholars are specially trained to educate audiences of all ages on the research taking place in the marine lab. From the various marine organisms featured in the gallery’s aquariums, to the sea turtles below in the research space, the FAU Marine Lab has plenty of interesting exhibits to explore and the docents are there to help visitors learn more from each of these engaging displays. There are also interactive and tactile exhibits for young children who want a hands-on experience with particular aspects of our research. Come visit the FAU Marine Lab today and meet amazing people along the way.
Tuesday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday, noon - 4:00 p.m.
**Please note: Gumbo Limbo Nature Center and the Marine Lab Visitors' Gallery will be OPEN starting at 9 am on Monday, December 23rd and Monday, December 30th.**
The gallery is closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex
1801 N Ocean Blvd
Boca Raton, FL 33432
From I-95 North, take exit 44 onto Palmetto Park Road East. Travel 3 miles until reaching A1A. Turn North onto A1A and travel for 1.2 miles until you reach the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, on your left.
From I-95 South, take exit 48 A to Spanish River Blvd East. Travel 2 miles until reaching A1A. Turn South onto A1A and travel for 1.4 miles until reaching the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex, on your right.
From Florida’s Turnpike, take exit 75 for FL-808/Glades Road. Take the ramp on the left onto I-95 North. From I-95 North, take exit 44 onto Palmetto Park Road East. Travel 3 miles until reaching A1A. Turn North onto A1A and travel for 1.2 miles until you reach the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex on your left.
The lab’s visitor’s gallery is accessible via a series of ADA accessible ramps. Follow the signs to the FAU Marine Science Lab.
If you have enjoyed touring the FAU Marine Lab, please consider also touring the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex.
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