OCTOBER SPECIALS!
Enjoy these special tour offers this month at MDC
Volusia County Teacher Appreciation Month
K-12 teachers in Volusia County boat FREE during October
Use promo code Iteach4U when booking online
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$5 Off Website Special
Enjoy $5 off any MDC Boat or Kayak Tour through December 2020
Use promo code MDCFALL5 when booking online
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BOGO Boat Weekends | Oct 2-4, 17-18, and 31-Nov 1
Buy One Get One 50% off Adult Boat Fare
Use promo code BOGO50 when booking online
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Kids Boat FREE Weekends | Oct 10-11 and 24-25
Kids Boat Free with Paying Adult
Use promo code CBFree when booking online
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Our boat will be out of service for annual maintenance October 26-30.
DISCOVER AMAZING.
The Marine Discovery Center has spent over 20 years informing and educating citizens and guests about the amazing biodiversity of the Indian River Lagoon.
Tagged as the most biologically diverse estuary in North America, the Indian River Lagoon boasts more than 4,000 species and spans 156 miles down Florida’s east coast — providing countless ways to engage the public. Programs at MDC for all ages are designed to offer hands-on, feet-wet learning opportunities through classes, camps, lectures, boat and kayak eco-tours with certified naturalists and teachers.
We invite you to learn more about all we have to offer.
Exploration | Conservation | Education
COVID Notice
Currently we are open for our normal operating hours, offering boat tours and kayak tours with limited capacity, and taking extra precautions to keep our staff and guests safe. We also are into an exciting fall season of Education Programs! We invite you to Discover Amazing with us as we work to gain a sense of normalcy in a vastly different world.
Marine Discovery Center News & Announcements
Marine Discovery Center Set For Annual Plein Air Paint Out
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 24, 2020 - The 10th annual Plein Air Paint Out is set for Oct. 21-24, and will once again be hosted by the Marine Discovery Center and The Artists’ Workshop NSB. This event combines art and nature when 21 nationally recognized...
October Volunteer Spotlight: Nic King
Nic King got his start in the Marine Discovery Center’s summer camp program as a camper, but he enjoyed his experience so much that when he aged out of the program, he returned as a volunteer camp counselor. Now 17, and a senior at Spruce Creek High School, the...
Marine Discovery Center Videos
Homepage Cover Photo: Shelley Lynch Photography
"To protect and restore the Florida coastal and Indian River Lagoon ecosystems
through education, research and community stewardship."