Cape Cod Life magazine recently awarded the Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport a South Coast Gold Award for Best Kids' Activity.

The award underscores the success of the Ocean Explorium whose mission is to establish New Bedford as a center for ocean science public education, with an emphasis on environmental stewardship and science literacy.

Cape Cod Magazine describes its publication as “the authority on the lifestyles, culture, events, arts and people of the region.”

Ocean Explorium is located at Union Square, 174 Union Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740

Their website is http://www.oceanexplorium.org/