Sea of Marvels Location

[ransomed4ever]

I am heading through Iowa City this weekend and am wanting to take a look at Sea of Marvels, but I can't find it on google maps or map quest. I know it is now in North Liberty, but everytime I type in the address (500 madison Ave. North) the sites show me the same location where I looked for it last time I went through there. When I went to this location last time the stroe is nowhere to be found, there is only some cancer center building there, and that is the only building around for like 3 blocks.
Do I not have the correct address, and could someone show me the exact location on a map? If I look at the satelite view it shows the icon at the dead end of Madison Ave, basically right next to Highway 380, but the map shows the icon at the cancer center. Is the satellite correct? It would be nice not to have to drive into town to ask directions from gas station and other store employees only to get "never heard of it", or "people ask me that all the time, but I have no idea where it is"

 

[ransomed4ever]

anyone?

 

[xroads]

I assume you will coming in on 80. Take the 380 north exit. I believe the North Liberty exit is the first one. Turn right & you will see a gas station, I think it is a Caseys now. Turn right there. Back to the right there is a building with a light blue roof, that is where you are heading. It is about a block off the road. I am sure someone else will chime in if I am wrong at all.

I think the cancer center is close.

 

[ipiniowa]

The exit number off 380 is 4.

 

[Modemagic]

The building is a single story looking building... almost looks like a ranch-style house. Typically there is a van in the parking lot with 'Sea Of Marvels' vinyl on the sides. Last time we were there, there was not a real sign for the place though.

 

[ransomed4ever]

OK. Thanks for the quick responses. Apparently last time I was so close, yet so far.

 

[vikubz]

I was there Saturday. I went right by once thinking this can't be right, but I found it the second time around. Impressive setup, and a great deal on snails! He'll be getting more of my business.

 

[Atticus]

The cancer center is 1 block east. Sea of Marvels is directly behind the gas station. All signage on the building faces west so you have to be infront of the building to read it, but just look for the bright blue roof.

 

[Nykademus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13143914#post13143914 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Atticus
but just look for the bright blue roof.

Which can be seen from the interstate as you are about to exit into N. Liberty.

There are lots of apartment buildings on the south side of the store as well.

 

[jmadison]

Speaking of Sea of Marvels, does anyone remember that basketball sized lion fish he had in one of his end tanks by the sharks? Well i guess he got in some flying fish the other week and he ate one, seeing as how the flying fish cost 125/each he moved the lion to another tank. Well long story short that lion dyed. That was the largest lion I had ever seen! That really sux


Oh and I picked up a frogspawn with both pink and green tips today!!! Great stuff as always!

 

[dnejdl]

anybody know the times hes open ?

 

[jmadison]

til 7 weekdays and sat i think and til 5 on sun i think. closed on tues