
India Seashell Museum Tourism
About India Seashell Museum







| Monday | 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
| Thursday | 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
| Friday | 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
| Saturday | 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
| Sunday | 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM |
Opening hours can change for special events or maintenance. Check with the local tourism office or the official website before you go.
| Adult | INR 100 |
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| Child | INR 50 |
Prices are subject to change; please check before visiting.
✓ Check the weather forecast and plan your visit on a sunny day for the best experience.
✓ Carry a camera to capture the exquisite variety of shells.
✓ Visit the souvenir shop for some unique seashell gifts.
Parthiban_in
5.0Wrote on 23 Dec 2023
Best Entertainment for kids
Good place to view with children My child very enjoyable in dinosaur museum many rare shells are see....
246kirstena
2.0Wrote on 11 Dec 2023
Not worth the time/money
I wouldn’t recommend this place unless you really need to kill some time. While the shell collection is impressive, we learned nothing about how shells are formed, the life cycle, how they were collected, etc. it was just a display with names and locations. The other displays were depressing and sad, not well taken care of. The whole place both looked delapitated and under construction at the same time. The pictures online make it look much more impressive than it is. We were the only visitors among 20ish staff the day we visited. I wouldn’t go back.
Ajith_Setty
5.0Wrote on 19 Oct 2023
Wonderful - Must Visit Place !!
There are 5 museums located in the same building which are as below : Minerals Museum Shells Museum Fish Museum Pearls Museum Dino Museum Along with these there is shop for purchasing shells, pearls and some souvenirs and a game zone. The entry tickets will cost 500/- if taken individually, but there is a combo which is offered at 300/- Mobile photography - 100/- It takes around 1.5-2hrs to see all the places of you are going in an easy pace. We can lots and lots of varieties of shells, pearls, fish, etc etc. Few famous ones are world's smallest pearls, pearls in different shapes, shells which look like food grains, colourful shells and the list goes on. There is a small cafe offering some snacks. Lots of places to click selfies. Totally worth it visiting the place.
nzkate53
5.0Wrote on 5 Sept 2023
Seashell Museum, Mahabalipuram
Excellent seashell museum as well as a mineral display, which is well maintained. Incredible to see so many varieties of shells collected over the years and descriptions about all of them.. Very informative and interesting. Well worth the entrance fee,
maffinka1
4.0Wrote on 29 Jul 2023
Good Value for Money
This place was good value for money (600 rupees for a ticket for everything). But beware that they have a weird extra ticket to buy if you want to take photos and videos. Some parts of the museum are super interesting and beautiful like the initial sea shell art gallery of sorts. Another highlight was the seashell museum itself as it is crazy to see so many variations of seashells in one place. However, some other parts of the museum were not to the same standard. The dinosaur section was not really interesting or breath-taking. The sea-life section was especially disappointing as it wasn't organised and things weren't labelled correctly. There was a shop as well - but we didn't buy anything there. Furthermore there is a fish foot massage where you can pay 100 rupees for 15 mins of - it was quite ticklish and fun to try out.

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