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Attractions & Museums · Key Largo

REEF Ocean Exploration Center

Free public marine-conservation visitor attraction at the REEF Campus (Key Largo MM 98.3 / Overseas Highway median). Opened in 2025, the Ocean Exploration Center offers self-guided exhibits connecting science, history and the arts; the wider campus also includes interpretive spaces and a native-plants trail. Confirm current operating hours and group-visit rules on the official REEF pages.

Plan your stop

Useful details

Before you go

Admission is free for individual visitors and families during regular hours per REEF; groups of 10 or more need a reservation and pay a Group Visit Fee. Confirm hours, Ocean After Hours / Science Saturday programming, and campus access on https://www.reef.org/oec and https://www.reef.org/reef-campus.

On Key Largo, at MM 97–107

REEF Ocean Exploration Center sits in Key Largo (Upper Keys, MM 97–107). The northern gateway to the Keys, known for reef trips, dive shops and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. This listing is for a practical attractions & museums stop on this island.

Other attractions & museums listings currently published on Key Largo include Coral Restoration Foundation Exploration Center, Dolphins Plus Bayside. Compare them on the island or category hub rather than assuming this listing is the only option.

What this record includes

Directory category
Attractions & Museums
Island area
Key Largo (Upper Keys, MM 97–107)
Mapped as
attractions & museums
Published address
98380 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037
Published phone
305-852-0030
Published hours field
Monday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; Tuesday 12:00 PM–8:00 PM; Wednesday–Saturday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; Sunday closed
Official website on file
Yes — confirm details there
Mapped or source amenities
Free admission for individual visitors and families during published hours, Self-guided exploration, REEF Campus / MM 98.3 Key Largo, Native plants trail on campus, Marine conservation education
Source
REEF Ocean Exploration Center official pages

Confirm before you go

  • Current hours, closures, fees and access rules on the linked source
  • No ratings or “best of” rank — this page does not score or rank places

How to use this listing

REEF Ocean Exploration Center is listed under attractions & museums in Key Largo (Upper Keys, MM 97–107). Use the page to place the stop on the island chain, then verify time-sensitive details on the linked source.

Hours, access, fees and services change. If the source does not give a phone number, rating or opening time, this page leaves it out.

Listed amenities & features

  • Free admission for individual visitors and families during published hours
  • Self-guided exploration
  • REEF Campus / MM 98.3 Key Largo
  • Native plants trail on campus
  • Marine conservation education
Source & accuracy

This listing was reviewed using REEF Ocean Exploration Center official pages. The official website is the right place for menus, rates, reservations and hours. Directory text is a planning aid, not a live operations feed. Last reviewed on Sep 30, 2026 using REEF Ocean Exploration Center official pages.

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