Smaller than its cousins like the Long Beach Aquar...

Smaller than its cousins like the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific or tge Monterey Aquarium, the Birch is nevertheless a fine place to visit. Their complex of displays about the coast and the California current were very well done and informative. And, as a big fan of marine biology, I was surprised to see animals I had never see before. The sections on oceanography and Scripps were likewise very interesting. The tide pool zone was, in contrast, rather disappointing with lots of kids struggling to find much of anything.

Still, we found the visit worthwhile. Oh, and we bought a chicken sandwich which we split between of us; it was pretty good.