India Seashell Museum - Museum in Chengalpattu, Mahabalipuram - Chengalpattu, India

This place is perfect for hanging out with your little ones and getting them all curious. They've got an awesome collection of sea shells and pearls. But the real star of the show is the Dino museum, where you'll come across super realistic dinosaur figurines with lifelike movements. The shell display was absolutely fascinating. The owner has gone above and beyond to create this incredible collection. I was seriously amazed! You can totally skip the fish aquarium. The pearl museum, on the other hand, is a goldmine of knowledge about how pearls are made. Overall, it's an absolutely fantastic place for families. It's not just fun, but also an educational experience.

Nice place to spend time around 1 to 2 he's depending on your interest to look at the display. Adequate parking space. Seashells pearls mineral display is good. Dino park is exciting for kids. Aquarium is small yet catchy. Ticket price is expensive but better than going to a movie and buyin Popcorn in multiplexes.

Nice place to visit with friends and family You can completely visit the entire place in 2 hours itself. But ticket price was 300rs for all the 5 then for mobile camera photos we have to pay 100rs. I felt ticket price was little high. Because museum is small only. But the collection was good. We have experience it atleast once.

The last time I visited it was on weekdays so there was no crowd and I had vast time to explore inside this place. They had a huge collection of shells which was stunning. They had a small aquarium but the varieties of fishes and other sea living things they had were cool and mind-blowing. We spent around 500 at that place but it was totally worth it. I prefer going on weekdays with my family since it's totally free. Anyway, this is one of the most underrated and unexplored places near chennai. If you are planning to visit with your children, then this is the perfect spot for them to explore many things.

Good place to take kids along... Exclusive collections of shells of different types size wise, conch oyster are showcased. Small fish or mariane aquarium is there. Pearl museum is full of different types of pearls with shapes and names kept for public view. An amusement park with some of the greatest Dinosaurs is kept. It is artificial gives us a real feel factor.

It was a great experience to visit the seashell museum, many varieties of seashells are available in the museum. Minerals museum is also good, I felt few minerals are not actual minerals it's just colour coted/painted. Fish aquarium is also satisfied, it has limited variety of fishes. Pearl museum is good, many of the pearls are replica of original ones. Dinosaur park is superb and many dinosaurs are moving and making sounds like dinosaurs. This museum has 5 different types of museums, which are having different charges per each, if we want to see all 5, then the cost will be 500 per person, and 100rs to carry our own mobiles and take pictures under museum. There was a store also available where we can find shell for sale, if anyone interested in collecting the shells, it's a best place to buy. Few jewelleries also available under this store. We had a nice tea in tea stall inside the museum. Overall you will be satisfied with the visit and for the ticket amount.

Good place to take your kids. There are some precious precious collection of sea shells, pesrls, fishes and many more in the museums. Finally there is the Duno museum. Realistic Dino figurines with Eye winking, breathing and other movement effects. Very nicely executed. There is also an Arcade place where most games doesn't work. Underwhelming. There is a cafe inside as well. Food is bit on the expensive side and the taste is not satisfactory. Should be okay for a quick bite. There's also shopping place where all kinds of shell craftsmanship is displayed for house interior enhancement. Overall a good place to visit with kids. Parking space is not so big with around 20 - 25 cars capacity.

An entertaining diversion for adults and children alike. There are multiple "museums" on location, and you can buy a ticket for any one for Rs100, or pay Rs300 for a combo ticket. I recommend the combo. You'll pay Rs100 for all your cameras together. Be sure to have a few hours at your disposal, to wander around at leisure. The animatronic dinosaurs are fun. The shell collections are intriguing once you really start looking. The aquarium is a letdown, but the pearl museum makes up for it. The mineral museum is interesting, but could be better, with better lighting (there's a green tint to the light which skews the mineral colours) and good use of spotlights. Overall, a good location for the family, however the only letdown is that the place needs a regular dusting, and some maintenance. Failure of that, will lead to a bad future experience, the beginnings of which can be seen already - that's why the one star reduction. I hope that they pick up their feet and keep the exhibits tidy, organised, dust free, and in good working order.