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Sandoway Discovery Center

Sandoway Discovery Center is a museum in Delray Beach, FL, part of the Miami guide. Cost: under $25.

142 South Ocean Blvd · Delray Beach, FL

Why you should go…

Sandoway Discovery Center is a nature center on South Ocean Boulevard in Delray Beach that opened in 1998 in a historic beach house. Visitors can watch shark and stingray feedings at 1pm and aquarium feedings at 2pm, Tuesday through Sunday, and walk through a butterfly garden. It is open Tuesday to Friday 12pm to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm and Sunday 12pm to 4pm, and closed on Mondays. Admission is $10 per person for ages 3 and up.

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