Aquarium of the Pacific Reviews

Would not let me touch seal and would not let me swim with jelly fish would not recommend this aquarium

Lots of animals here. The staff is friendly. Really clean. Animals seem well taken care of. Food is okay but pricey. It was like 3 dollars for a regular bottle of water. I suggest bringing your own food. Great for kids. Wheel chair accessible. Air conditioned. Cool aquarium displays. They have a lot of penguins and sting rays you can touch!!!!!!

Food options rather limited. The main cafe was closed when we were there.

Fun but definitely overpriced.

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Nice aquarium with lot of things to see. Better than most of the other aquariums. Kids had fun.

It's under construction, but even then we had a great experience.

Was fine.....wasnt first time at aquarium ....so was my first time there.....

My daughter LOVED our visit here. She's two, and fish are her favorite animal. This place has tons of great displays and learning experiences, and the staff do what they can to help you around. Definitely visiting here again.

I joined a tour group to visit this facility. It may be good for kids. For me it's a little bit too small. Nothing that I have never seen before

Great place, this educational experience where student get touch. Various animals in the man made waiting pools such as star fish, sponges, and amoebas.

Wasn't exactly what I expected but it was pretty educational

Always a good option for a day out with the kids. We love feeding the birds and the kids enjoy touching the shark . Parking g is right across the aquarium so it's very convenient for families with small children.

A very educational and entertaining location for adults and kids alike. Be sure to use coupons or special discounts if you have them.

Kinda of boring
Adult ticket kind of pricey

Nice aquarium with pools to touch sharks, rays and moon jellies. It seems lacking in comparison to other aquariums like Baltimore or Atlanta, however. You may want to go early to more easily navigate around strollers, etc.

This place was very fun and informative! The only critic I have is the cost of gifts or food is astronomically expensive. Make sure to eat before you go!

It was our first time and our whole family loved it. It was so much fun and I really loved how educational it was even my 1 year old had a great time so many beautiful animals to see and learn about its a must see.

Had a great time and saw some very neat sea animals. Fell in love with the Bat Ray's they were so friendly. Loved the Leafy Seadragons and the leopard sharks spots say "I AM".
We were there the whole day I recommend this Aquarium of the Pacific.

AWESOME says it all. A favorite of my family and out of town guests! Just try to pick a day without bus loads of kids. Call and ask what's the best date and time to go to avoid the crowds:)

We were a bit disappointed with the aquarium. We expected more exhibits. The information was dated and insufficient.

Wonderful place for children and adults handicap you name it

Awesome aquarium! We had a great time. The puffins and sea otters were my favorite- as well as the jellyfish and touch tanks with stingrays! Reasonably priced, too ($44 for two adults with a coupon). We spent about 2.5 hours exploring the exhibits.

The best exhibits are the sea otter, sea lion, and the underwater tunnel in the South Pacific Sea area. The outdoor touching pools area is also great. Parking is a bit crazy, and at the time I went, there was also construction going around the parking lot, so it took us ~20 minutes from Shoreline drive until we were parked. Getting out of the parking lot is a bit crazy too. My family and I went on a rainy weekend day, which ended up being extremely packed with other families and whatnot, which was a bit overwhelming for my wife and daughter, but altogether fine. The food isnt exactly the best, but my daughter did like the chicken tenders at Cafe Scuba; we got some really great seats overlooking the Sea Lions.

We are big fans of animals and sea life, so we are very excited that this aquarium is here, although we wish there was slightly more efficiency in how the operations were handled.

Great day at the aquarium! Family passes are the way to go.

This is a fun aquarium in Long Beach though it was very crowded on a Saturday. Don t forget to validate your parking.

For my first time at the Aquarium of the Pacific, it was definitely an fun experience. My daughter face lit up when viewing various animals from birds, to fish and even giant crabs. The place is well kept together and everyone we interacted in we're friendly and very welcoming.

Great aquarium! Lots of opportunities to look at and interact with animals. Very crowded on weekend afternoons, but still a good experience overall.

Always a great place. Never disappoints. Great atmosphere.

Great content, good visibility of the tanks, even for peak traffic times. Yes, there absolutely were jellies. The staff is very nice and the store has some cute things. On the whole, it is a relatively smaller aquarium, so not sure how smaller tanks are for the animals, but viewing them all was pretty easy, except for the shyer octopus and some lizards. It is clean and well organized, however. Did see ongoing tank cleaning, which is great. Parking is super close and convenient, especially with the validation, and the waterfront has a variety of activities /restaurants/shoppes. Definitely recommend!

For a science major with an emphasis in ocean sciences, this place is awesome.

This is an awesome aquarium! Always love taking my 3 and 6 year old here.

It was kind of crowded, but not too bad and what we expected on a holiday weekend. Wonderful exhibits and lots of hands on learning opportunities. The "4D" movie was only 3D though.

Beautiful displays of aquatic life, fun for the entire family.

It's a all day visit. Follow the floor plan and your day will be enjoyable. Remember to get your booklet stamped at special stations. Think outside the box with the stamp. I did currency.

Neat place for a visit lots of neat things to look at. Everyone who works here if very helpful and full of information.

Good as always and the lorikeet exhibit is a great experience my kids loved it..

Holiday season is busy but arriving between 9-10am as recommended worked well. It was a beautiful day and everyone was friendly and helpful.

Supper fun. Plenty to see and plenty of interactive stations. Employees are on point. Very educational and definitely we stopped by before getting back on the road.

We had a wonderful day with 3 of our grandkids today. I could spend hours at the aquarium. But my very favorite attraction is spending time with the colorful lorakeets.

Lots to see and very family friendly. Your kids will love it. Saw lots of food standa but didn't grab anything from there.

The interactive areas are amazing, you can pet jellyfish.

The best aquarium we have been to. The kids loved all the different things they were able to touch! (7yr old & 17yr old girls)

Me and my wife had a last here ! Animals are up and active and it was fun looking for the book stamps !

We go every year my son is 6 he loves the aquarium we bring friends we take advantage of discount tickets great time always

Always a great experience that gets better each time we visit!!

I remembered this as much better than it was. It's poorly laid out and there just aren't enough big fish/ sea animals especially for the price. Plus we went on a Friday and it was overrun with school groups.

Great place. Lots of wonderful fish. The staff are friendly.

Looks great besides the traffic and parking. Plan to leave a bit earlier to arrive on time!

An excellent outing for the whole family. The sea life collection is impressive and their conservation mission is important to support with your eyes and dollars.

Nothing great, go once to see it but not worth multiple visits.

Modern aquarium provides education and interesting exhibits of our connections to the oceans

It was awesome some many different species to look at

Amazing aquarium. Not huge but quality over quantity. The staff were very friendly and informative!

This is an excellent Aquarium. The staff was actually amazing. The women that led the sea lion and seal show were entertaining and very professional entire time, great job team! There is also a place where you can touch jellyfish and other ocean life. I really just can't say enough about how helpful and friendly the staff was at all of the stations.

It's an amazing experience! Please plan your trips and enjoy.

My boy is 8 & loves the ocean. This trip was his birthday gift & he wasn't disappointed.

Best place to take kids for hands on marine life experiences. Big exhibits and quite a few touch tanks make this memorable. There is a water playground for tots also. It does get crowded so be aware. Plus there are always lots of kids from school field trips. My nephew loved the jellyfish. There are also frog exhibits and you can feed the birds for $4 currently.

Absolutely horrible experience. Way to overcrowded for starters. Asked 3 different employees for directions and they all were COMPLETELY CLUELESS. Asked for upgrade to go to the queen Mary since the aquarium was a disaster and was told to go to one location. Then sent to another because of the construction. Wasted more time and money and had NOT ONE GOOD EXPERIENCE!!!! DO NOT GO HERE! NOT WORTH YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!!!!!!

This is one of the best aquariums I have ever been to. Lots of exhibits that are well displayed. It's beautiful and interesting and fun, and it's good-sized so that you can spend a few hours here if you want to. Great for kids and adults, and lots of good restaurants and shops nearby.

Plenty of exhibits to wander through that include sea turtles, hammer head sharks, and seals and sea lions. The only negative I saw was that a lot of the coral that was fake and unfortunately looked a little like it. I'd definitely go back although it would probably take less then the 3-4 hours we spent there the first time.

It was ok..The tanks were clean and clear. The aquarium was short. It took about an hour to walk through.

Nice area and neat sites. Kind of expensive though. Nice and knowledgeable group.

Was very fun just wished the kids would keep there hands off the glass but ya can't hold a childs excitement and love for the aquarium

Beautiful Place, beautiful animals. Amazing staff, well kept place.

Great aquarium! Love the different exhibits. Beautifully maintained. Interactive ABC's educational. My kid (who had free admission) loved it. They have annual passes or deals where it's cheap if you come after 5 p.m. Awesome stuff in thur gift shop too!

Good sized aquarium. Fun to touch Jelly fish, rays, and other plant life. It can get very crowded making it difficult to see.