Wonderful place to learn about the biodiversity in the local estuary. Adorable animals, especially Rocky the rockfish!

Okay space with knowledgeable staff and some activities for kids. Don't plan on spending a lot of time here. 2 rooms and minimal aquarium space.

The staff are passionate about their work. They are welcoming and informative. I recommend stopping by if you interested in learning more about estuaries and their wild life in PNW.

Very tiny but with a short stop. It was a free day so we appreciated that.

Lots of things to check out and do in a very small setting. My only issue was that the volunteers were following us closely and not giving my family much space to explore on our own.

Super informative about the aqua life in the Puget sound! Also the lady who was working the day we visited was very friendly and helpful! Warning though, it is a small exhibit so I would keep that in mind when making plans, etc!

A fun and educational place equally entertaining to 2 year olds to 70+ year olds. It seems small but contains a lot inside with knowledgable volunteers on site to give personal tours and tell us about the resident animals personalities. There's a few aquariums where you can get an up close look at some common PNW species and a back room full of hands on activities for kids, jarred specimens and drawers of shells you can inspect with magnifying glasses. Many other pictures, posters and books available to learn even more. The touch tank was away at the fair when we stopped in, probably another fun exhibit for all.

Small aquarium with live exhibits and specimens, perfect for kids. Very educational. The staff was so patient and friendly.

This is a fun place to walk around and very educational. This would be a great place to bring kids.

Would be such a wonderful place for learning if it was organized and clean. The story time was alright except the person who read wasn't really familiar with children or their needs. So the kids were pretty distracted right away. The place needs a revamp and some tlc. Has potential but needs order and management.

We loved it. It's small, but mighty! My son loved the microscopes and I enjoyed visiting with their staff/volunteers.

Fall thru on a weekend between 11am and 4ish pm for some awesome hands on exhibits, live marine life and informative chats with interpreters. A must see if you're in the OLY/TAC area

Saltwater tanks and Estuary education! A wonderful place for children and scientist of all ages too. Look for the Discovery Speaker Talks during the fall/winter for additional Puget Sound Science Education at LOTT.

Great exhibits and tanks. Very enjoyable.

Great place for learning. Employees/volunteers really care about their work.

Great educational event for the whole family.

Great place I rate it 8/8

South Sound Estuary Association is a wonderful organization, and their estuarium is really cool. I love all the critters and the mural.

my kids loves it here .... easily accesable

Fun weekend outing for the family

What a special place! I've been to aquariums before, but the Estuarium teaches about all the unique things that happen where fresh water meets the sea. It's a small, community run science and education center. They have two two hundred gallon saltwater tanks with colorful sea anemones, sea stars, the feistiest crabs I've ever met, and a family of pipe fish--the local relatives of sea horses who spend their lives swimming vertically. There are lots of other activities and displays for all ages, from coloring sheets to a squid in a jar, to microscopes where you can watch live plankton. The Estuarium is headquarters for the SSEA's many education programs that happen out at Boston Harbor (Pier Peer) and at local beaches throughout the summer. If you're in Olympia on the weekend, the Estuarium is worth a visit.

Small local place, nice education and a very good service!

Surprisingly, the stars of the Estuarium are the newts and not the starfish. I enjoyed myself and will definitely go back!

Lovely little place - the kids had a wonderful time looking at the tanks and exhibits. The young woman working there was very knowledgeable and informative and my daughter had a great time asking questions. Will go again!

Staff was super friendly and the content is really educational! Small but cheap and several stations for kids to be entertained.

Its amazingly funny because we were looking at fish

The staff is wonderful. It's a very small setting with some great information, and they really do great things for our ocean and beaches. But the drug addicts and vagrants that surrounded the Olympia downtown business is horrible. Doesn't feel like a safe at all.

haven´t Evan bean there

Lovely tour guide and interesting exhibits but very small!

An awesome organization worthy of support. The exhibits are small but worth a look if you're in the area.

Interesting place, providing a look into what is living in the neighborhood.

Small discovery center with several tanks. The staff member that took us through was so knowledgeable and made everything fun and informative! We had fun! Thank you!

Lots of fun for the whole family

This place is super cute and a joy to walk around! I love going here. It's small, but really soothing. Very Olympia.

Nice place great for the kid's to visit and learn about our sea and marine life we have in our beautiful city.

So fun, can't wait to go back even he's a bit bigger

Great place owner is very knowledgeable, affordable to get in and you will learn a lot

Little aquarium.

Small facility but volunteers are highly educated about what there is. Their events are really where they shine, with Pier Peers out on Boston harbor, and meet the beach events letting kids get hands on with wildlife and learning.

Very small. Not much to see. The staff was nice and informative. The presentation was dull. Lost kids attention ...

Educational

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Good information

Great place for kids!

Great place to bring children.

Very small, and not really an aquarium, but educational. The staff was very knowledgeable and was even able to identify a fish i had seen while scuba diving based on my very vague description.

Not only a great education for children but also adults for the multitude of estuaries that surround Puget Sound.