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Ty Warner Sea Center

Q: Where is Ty Warner Sea Center?

United States. Ty Warner Sea Center is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 211 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Its coordinates are 34.410° N, 119.686° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Channel Islands National Park, about 45 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Ty Warner Sea Center?

27 species. Citizen-science photos record 27 species at Ty Warner Sea Center, including Haller's Round Ray, Swellshark, Thornback Guitarfish, Horn Shark and California Condor. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Ty Warner Sea Center in the wild?

Haller's Round Ray: Channel Islands National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Ty Warner Sea Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Haller's Round Ray (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park), Swellshark (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park) and Thornback Guitarfish (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park).

Q: When is Ty Warner Sea Center open?

Every day · 10:00–17:00. According to its open map listing, Ty Warner Sea Center is open Every day · 10:00–17:00; Public holidays · closed. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 27 spp. present

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center, briefly known as the Ty Warner Sea Center, is a museum owned and operated by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and is located on Santa Barbara's Stearns Wharf. The Sea Center focuses on the marine life and the related conservation of the Santa Barbara Channel. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

34.410° N 119.686° W

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Essentials

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Tourism

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Opening hours

Every day · 10:00–17:00Public holidays · closed

Getting there

Address: 211 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: +1-805-962-2526

sbnature.org/seacenter/index.php ↗

Who runs it

Run by: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Urolophus halleri

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Channel Islands National Park

Platyrhinoidis triseriata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Channel Islands National Park

Heterodontus francisci

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park

Gymnogyps californianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Grand Canyon National Park+ 2 more parks · Nearby records

Ara macao

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Carara National Park+ 25 more parks · Nearby records

Panthera leo

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Ruaha National Park+ 37 more parks · Nearby records

Goura cristata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Raja AmpatNearby records

Before you go

Where is Ty Warner Sea Center?

United States

Ty Warner Sea Center is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 211 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Its coordinates are 34.410° N, 119.686° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Channel Islands National Park, about 45 km away.

What animals can you see at Ty Warner Sea Center?

27 species

Citizen-science photos record 27 species at Ty Warner Sea Center, including Haller's Round Ray, Swellshark, Thornback Guitarfish, Horn Shark and California Condor. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Ty Warner Sea Center in the wild?

Haller's Round Ray: Channel Islands National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Ty Warner Sea Center also live in the parks and cities we cover: Haller's Round Ray (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park), Swellshark (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park) and Thornback Guitarfish (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park).

When is Ty Warner Sea Center open?

Every day · 10:00–17:00

According to its open map listing, Ty Warner Sea Center is open Every day · 10:00–17:00; Public holidays · closed. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.