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We also offer special events all summer long – don’t miss out!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button-group fl-node-ygc7541wevul" data-node="ygc7541wevul"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-group fl-button-group-layout-horizontal fl-button-group-width-custom"> <div class="fl-button-group-buttons" role="group" aria-label=""> <div id="fl-button-group-button-ygc7541wevul-0" class="fl-button-group-button fl-button-group-button-ygc7541wevul-0"><div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-custom fl-button-left"> <a href="https://events.whoi.edu/walkingtour" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Walking Tours</span> </a> </div> </div><div id="fl-button-group-button-ygc7541wevul-1" class="fl-button-group-button fl-button-group-button-ygc7541wevul-1"><div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-custom fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/visit-whoi/directions/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Getting Here</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5rlcwg98q7hb fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="5rlcwg98q7hb"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-min5cov2el0s fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center visit" data-node="min5cov2el0s"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-v145r8b0jge2" data-node="v145r8b0jge2"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-h7g4qszw51tl fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="h7g4qszw51tl"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-sxmozibnhv7c" data-node="sxmozibnhv7c"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="/who-we-are/visit-whoi/visitor-center/">Visitor Center and Store</a></h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-8a1zqu0loe4m visit-whoi-description" data-node="8a1zqu0loe4m"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/jthrdXFe3GX9HNNv6">93 Water Street</a>, Woods Hole, MA 02543</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-54hjuinykq2s fl-animation fl-fade-left" data-node="54hjuinykq2s" data-animation-delay="0" data-animation-duration="1"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <a href="/who-we-are/visit-whoi/visitor-center/" target="_self" itemprop="url"> <img decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-566897 size-full" src="https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center.jpg" alt="Visitor Center" itemprop="image" height="1080" width="1920" title="visitor-center" srcset="https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center.jpg 1920w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center-900x506.jpg 900w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/visitor-center-811x456.jpg 811w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-d0xo3zwvk65f visit-whoi-description" data-node="d0xo3zwvk65f"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><strong>Open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-e1f48w6jidyp fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="e1f48w6jidyp"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-ykdtanoe7prl" data-node="ykdtanoe7prl"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="/who-we-are/visit-whoi/ocean-science-exhibit-center/">Ocean Science Discovery Center</a></h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-g85p1utm4wie visit-whoi-description" data-node="g85p1utm4wie"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/C4DPWQxdhwfdUEg99">15 School Street</a>, Woods Hole, MA 02543</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-nmg7k8pj3oz6 fl-animation fl-fade-right" data-node="nmg7k8pj3oz6" data-animation-delay="0" data-animation-duration="1"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <a href="/who-we-are/visit-whoi/ocean-science-exhibit-center/" target="_self" itemprop="url"> <img decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-566898 size-full" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201920%201080'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Discovery Center" itemprop="image" height="1080" width="1920" title="discovery-center" data-lazy-srcset="https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center.jpg 1920w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-900x506.jpg 900w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-811x456.jpg 811w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" data-lazy-src="https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-566898 size-full" src="https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center.jpg" alt="Discovery Center" itemprop="image" height="1080" width="1920" title="discovery-center" srcset="https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center.jpg 1920w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-900x506.jpg 900w, https://www.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/discovery-center-811x456.jpg 811w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></noscript> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-yxkgujir1nzc visit-whoi-description" data-node="yxkgujir1nzc"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><strong>CLOSED for the season</strong><br /> <strong>Opening mid-April</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-weuh96injosx" data-node="weuh96injosx"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-bg24askmwo8x fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="bg24askmwo8x"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-4h5wbum8k0ty visit-whoi-description" data-node="4h5wbum8k0ty"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p style="text-align: center;">Stop at the Visitor Center and Store to ask a question, pick up maps of Woods Hole village, get information about research at WHOI, and learn about upcoming activities and events. You'll find a full array of WHOI shirts and hats, plus other ocean-themed mementos, in our <a href="https://shop.whoi.edu/">gift shop</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-2kz3qjbi40pd fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small" data-node="2kz3qjbi40pd"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-kv5y3jmbdo2u visit-whoi-description" data-node="kv5y3jmbdo2u"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p style="text-align: center;">Immerse yourself in WHOI research through interactive exhibits on the discovery and exploration of the <em>Titanic</em>, polar research, the ocean twilight zone, and more! Climb inside a replica of the deep sea submersible <em>Alvin</em> and touch the bite marks on the shark-tracking robot SharkCam. 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