Visit WHOI
The WHOI Ocean Science Discovery Center, located at 15 School Street, is now open for the season, Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Our Visitor Center and Store located at 93 Water Street is open Sunday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Our tour program is running during July and August. Please click on the links below for more details. For the safety of our customers and visitors' masks are required.
You could also consider supporting WHOI with a gift during these unprecedented times or by making a purchase on SHOP WHOI. All proceeds go to ocean science!
Discovery Center & Gift Shop
Immerse yourself in the research that happens here through interactive video, sound, and scale models of our ocean exploration vessels. Visit our gift shop or shop online.
Visitor Center
Get started here. We offer tours, maps of Woods Hole Village, information about research at WHOI, and up-to-date schedules of lectures and events.
Walking Tours
Weekdays at 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
Guided tours of the WHOI dock area and other restricted village facilities.
Getting to WHOI
Directions & Maps
Get directions to the Institution and in depth maps of the campuses.
Local Information
Learn more about Woods Hole and its scientific community.
