Georgia’s only sea turtle education and rehabilitation facility. The Center offers the public a chance to learn about sea turtles and see rehabilitation in …
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Jan 3, 2025
This place is taking care of turtles as far away as Maryland. It is a hospital and recovery center for sea turtles. Great educational place. Full review by RudySzymon
Dec 20, 2024
This is an absolute must-do while visiting Jekyll Island! We have five-year-old twins and they adored our visit. Although the center is relatively small, there are so many interactive exhibits and ou… Full review by bbpoole
Dec 19, 2024
We visited Georgia’s Sea Turtle Rescue Center on Jekyll Island in December on a slow weekday. The historical building has a large gift shop and the “barn” outback houses the hospital. We joined a t… Full review by DfHRB
An hour would probably do it - but check the daily schedule because there are various educational presentations throughout the day (for instance, we watched a patient feeding and a …
An hour would probably do it - but check the daily schedule because there are various educational presentations throughout the day (for instance, we watched a patient feeding and a "meet the patients" session in the hospital). If you're interested in anything like that, you may want to stay a bit longer or plan your visit around those times in order to see the presentations.