Alaska Sealife Center, Seward

Admission to the Alaska Sealife Center in Seward is a bit pricey. The facilities are well-done and quite educational. You will enjoy your visit to see the rehabilitating animals and learn about life in the arctic waters. But your visit may be short because the center is fairly small. We found it easy to sandwich this activity in between Exit Glacier and Ididaride.

They say that this is the most photographed object in the sealife center.  I believe it. Kids love the controls and the life-vest they can put on while pretending to be captain of the F/V Abundance.

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A tufted puffin floats in the small aviary they have to rehabilitate brds.

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A tufted puffin contemplates a dive in the small aviary they have to rehabilitate brds.

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The stellar sea lion tank is visible from above and from below.  We saw these endangered animals from our Kenai Fjords tour boat, but couldn't appreciate just how large they really were.

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The stellar sea lion tank is visible from above and from below.  We saw these endangered animals from our Kenai Fjords tour boat, but couldn't appreciate just how large they really were.

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Kids and adults alike will find the 2 explorer pools fascinating.  I was very surprised at how cold the water was and how invisible to the touch many of the anenomes were.  I could see my hand moving them, but I couldn't feel a thing.  The docent said it was because they were mostly made of water.  That figures.  The other surprising thing was how many different species they had in the tanks.  Hard to believe such a rich variety of life thrives on such frigid temperatures.

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My favorite picture of the whole trip.  I taught her how to hold the camera one or two days earlier, and she's doing it perfectly.  Her pictures didn't really turn out because the camera was pretty heavy for her.  Don't worry, the strap is around her neck, and hey, it's digital so take as many pictures as you want.

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A pigeon guillemot rehabilitates at the Alaska Sealife Center.

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A long-tailed duck rehabilitates at the Alaska Sealife Center.

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A king eider rehabilitates at the Alaska Sealife Center.  We saw one of these in the wild.  What a bizarre looking bird, and what a treat to be able to see one so close.

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A pair of harlequin ducks rehabilitates at the Alaska Sealife Center.

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