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In the Balboa Fun Zone

600 East Bay Avenue

Newport Beach, CA 92661

(949) 675-8915

Sea of Adventure

Now Open: Sea of Adventure

Admission

  • Adult (13+): $4.00
  • Youth (4-12): $2.00
  • Children 3 and under: FREE
  • Museum members: FREE

Become a member today to enjoy free admission all year long, along with many other details.

About Sea of Adventure

Now open to the public, Sea of Adventure is currently featured in our East Wing Gallery, appropriately positioned just five yards from the waterfront intersection where Newport Harbor meets the Pacific Ocean.

The exhibition features three distinct areas that examine the past, present and future of nautical exploration. The Exploration in the Past Gallery visits the first flat-bottomed wood-burning sternwheeler river steamer to enter Newport Harbor, explores the regions struggle to sustain fish abundance, and looks back at Newport’s popular culture throughout the ages.

The Exploration Today Gallery offers simulated and submersion experiences through live ROV feeds from underwater archaeological sites, a replicated Transpacific yacht race, one of the world’s greatest ocean races, and educational audio and visual sensations.

The Next Exploration Gallery presents what the world’s oceans can offer – an infinite source of extreme fun, total relaxation, spiritual insight, as well as a range of exciting careers.  Iconic character profiles from the oceanic community and conservation activists will be featured. Ranging from world champion pro skimboarder Paulo Prietto to the 2008 U.S. Paralympics gold medalist for sailing, Nick Scandone these vocational and interactive profiles function metaphorically as encouragement for the visitor to go explore and preserve the ocean. Visitors move through the three galleries on a planned journey leading from one area to the next, each supporting the exhibit’s overall theme of “Exploration”.

The services of renowned Academy Studios have been enlisted to enhance the content development, design and fabrication of the exhibition to further create an interactive experience with focus on the importance of informal learning while inspiring the visitor into action.