Welcome ...

to one of the most unusual centers you'll ever visit. Part aquarium, part laboratory, the HMSC Visitor Center is dedicated to showcasing scientific exploration. Here, world-renowned researchers based right here in Oregon demonstrate how they investigate our amazing world.

Learn more about our exhibits:

The Pattern Garden

• Our Octopus

• E-Sea Tour - an online tour of some of our marine residents

• Patterns of Science

• Waterwheel

The Marine Research Gallery

• Global Scale

• Bird's Eye View Scale

• Eye Level Scale

• Micro Scale

Hennings Auditorium

Learning More

Become a Docent

The Pattern Garden, with touchable and interactive exhibits, introduces visitors to concepts of pattern and scale that help them better understand exhibits in the Research Gallery.

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