Oceanographic Museum Bảo tàng Hải dương học
The marine museum at Cầu Đá
Marine museum at Cầu Đá: walk the tanks and specimen halls for 90 to 120 minutes of the city’s sea life. The fisheries service dates from 1922, and the museum from 1923. Hours are 06:00–18:00 and also 07:30–17:00. An adult ticket is about 40,000 VND.
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The institute front, with both museum signs above the stairs
Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên · Public domain
The Oceanographic Museum is the public hall of the Institute of Oceanography at 01 Cầu Đá. Give the tanks, the specimen rooms, and Trường Sa park in the same grounds 90 to 120 minutes. The fisheries service dates from 14 September 1922, and the marine-biology museum from the year after that.
Photo: Phương Huy (thảo luận) · Public domain
The tanks hold more than 300 marine species. The collection is about 23,000 samples from about 5,000 species, in exhibition space of about 5,000 m². The museum receives hundreds of thousands of visits a year. Hours are 06:00–18:00 every day, including holidays, and also 07:30–17:00. The usual adult price is about 40,000 VND.
Getting there and around
The museum is at 01 Cầu Đá, the south end of the beach road, the same port as the Hòn Mun boat. An address line also lists 89 Trần Phú. Use 01 Cầu Đá.
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From Trần Phú
Follow the beach road south to Cầu Đá. The museum is the shuttered building with the institute name over the stairs.
From the Hòn Mun boat
The 45-minute reef boat leaves this port. See the museum before you board, or after you land.
Hours and fees
- Hours
06:00–18:00, and also 07:30–17:00.
- Closed
Open every day, including holidays.
- Admission
About 40,000 VND for an adult, and the price can change. About 20,000 VND for a student, 10,000 VND for a pupil, and free under 6. Trường Sa park, in the same grounds, uses the same ticket.
Also in Nha Trang
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Coral island in the bay: snorkel or dive the reef on a 45-minute boat from Cầu Đá for the marine reserve.
Hòn Tằm Hòn Tằm
Island beach 7 km out: swim the sand and ride the water sports on a boat day off the city.
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Sea cable to Hòn Tre: ride the 3,320 m crossing for a day on the bay’s largest island.
Long Sơn Pagoda Chùa Long Sơn
White Buddha on a city hill: climb to the seated figure in daylight for the statue over Nha Trang.
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City sand on Trần Phú: swim and walk the seven-kilometre shore for a beach day on the bay.
Po Nagar Towers Tháp Bà Ponagar
Cham towers 2 km north: walk the brick shrines in a morning for the hill above the river mouth.
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