Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Jekyll Island

Wonderful place! The staff is nice and informative. The information shows are great and get the audience involved. It was crowded but everyone got along and you were able to do all the hands on things in the museum area. The turtle hospital itself is great and they keep it well maintained and clean.

Very cool place. With a biology degree and having worked at a zoo, I’m not the biggest fan of most places that house animals unless they are rehabilitation focused. The sea turtle center is the greatest practitioner of what I look for. Their focus is rehabilitation! The pomp and circumstance that you often find with zoos and the like is not present here, but they still do a great job of educating visitors and all money spent for admission and souvenirs go back toward the center. It seems small, and you may not spend much time here, but the work they do is necessary and deserving of every penny you give them.