Aquarium of the Pacific Reviews

It's smaller than what I expected but I like the big whale overhanging at the main lobby, if that what is called.
There is ample parking space and an elevator to boot.
It's a little odd to find birds, Lorikeet, in an aquarium place.
There are not enough signages to go around the place without the feeling of getting lost- there's this small yellow sheet of paper that shows the activities for the day, the time and the location of the show but there is no mention of it on the map.
The in-house eatery, Cafe Scuba, is a major disappointment. The food server of the pizzas seem to need a lot of training and guidance.
The place is good enough for a half day visit.

I really enjoyed this aquarium. It was super busy until about two hours before closing, but after that it was spectacular. My only complaint would be that many of the corals in the tanks are plastic, and quite obviously so

Best Aquarium I have ever been to! The staff and volunteers were friendly and knowledgeable. The Aquarium had so many species all well taken care of.

Went for the special on 11/23/18 which was half off after four. Other than the rude people at the ticket booth, who where talking about my partner and I after having shut the window in our face, everything else including all the exhibits were beyond amazing. The amazing variety of jelly fish of all sizes are what really stung me. (Pun Intended).

Great place for the family, with friendly staff and plenty of activities

Great pleace to take the family and spend a whole day interacting with animals

As someone who likes anemones as much if not more than fish, this aquarium had an impressive variety of both. Well worth the price of admission unlike the disappointment that was procured by the Seattle Aquarium.

Great experience watching the diversity of life underwater. On a weekend, if you are going in late, you would better go directly to the Pike Parking structure to park your vehicle instead of the main aquarium parking lot which will most likely be full.

I don't give 5 stars out very often, this place was great. It was very affordable, all of the staff was very knowledgeable and very polite, and the exhibits were all wonderful. We also did the 3 hour whale watching your which was neat, but I think better for teenagers rather than 10 year olds.

Nice place. Not as big as other aquariums, but still a nice place to spend a few hours. Watching the crabs fight upstairs is the best part.

Great place for a date.
Took my wife here and we loved it! You'll need about 4 hours to truly see everything. There's plenty of exhibits, and more outside.

I loved it. The volunteers who donate their time there are super friendly and great with kids. I would go there again in a heartbeat.

We had a great day. The exhibits were good. The place was crowded, but not that bad. The food was good and well priced. can't wait to see the front construction finished. It will be stunning.

Its a cool place to expirence. You can touch live jelly fish, bat rays. Every kinda of sea life ia there except whales of course.

Aquarium is boring but seeing the fish underwater makes it bearable

Beautiful aquarium with a diverse and well cared for animal collection. Great educational talks and signage. The touch pools and lorikeet exhibit are super fun!

The kids loved it so many fishes and there water park outside is fun

I absolutely loved visiting the aquarium. There were so many exhibits and huge tanks of wonderful fish and other creatures. It was an amazing memory and one I don't think I'll ever forget. That's the kind of place this is: memorable, in a way that stays with you indelibly.

I've been coming here since I was a kid. They have revamped it in some areas making it more relevant to today's needs and it was super fun and interactive and my 4yo loved looking at all the fishies!

Best part of this aquarium is that they have people that teach you about all the sea life. They have a petting places so that kids can touch different sea animals.

We take our grandchildren to the Aquarium at least 3x/year, and they always love it. Everything focuses on education and preservation of the environment and especially its marine inhabitants - but all in a fun way that is fascinating. Plus they have wonderful lectures and events. Get a season pass -it is well worth it and supports a great cause.

First time here and it was amazing we love the jellyfish we definitely recommended for every family.

Great place to take children . It's very informative but less crowded on weekdays.

Nice place but the bird nectar is $4 for like 5 ml of nectar.

The staff here needs to be complimented on their excellent attitude toward customer satisfaction. There is an unsung hero in your ranks who saved our day from tragedy. Thank you for allowing us to have that day.

They have many more areas to explore,, outside is amaizing , no words ,i love parrots lorikeet forest from Australia, sharks, omg ,. Everything was wonderful..

Works great when it is free with Chase private client card!!

Great fun place has meny fun things to do for the day

Great aquarium, where you can touch sharks, rays and jelly fish :)

If you haven t seen anything in the world yea this is an okay place but still over priced ,
I couldn t find anything exciting here it s a waste of time

Beautiful aquirium located in long beach, ca. Many sea mammals to see and they have a petting section. Staff was friendly and helpful. Beautiful location.

Went on a Saturday, very crowded. Parking is a nightmare. Park at Pike and walk over. Not cheap, used a Groupon for$24 and parking is $8.
Feeding the birds was cool though.

The fishies and jellyfish are amazing! But visibility isnt that great cause people tend to hog up the visual. Food is overpriced. And the two ladies at the photo stand were very rude. I bought a name page and the lady just basically threw it at me and when i asked for a bag she walked away and never came back. Stood there waiting for about 5 minutes until the other girl asked what i wanted i said just a bag and she responded "you couldve just said that" ... yeah i did... they made it a little annoying

The aquarium has some parts under construction. Overall it is worth going since they do have a few shows throughout the day.

This is hands down the best aquarium in Southern California. They are currently expanding it as well.

We had such a great time at the Aquarium! They really have such a nice exhibit for so many sea creatures and sea life. The gift shop is beyond Amazing too!!! Probably one of the best gift shops I ve ever seen at an attraction!!!!

Love it! Great place for the little ones to experience. Convenient parking

My kids love the little petting pond, and the giant tank near the front entrance. I can't wait until the new wing opens up.

Wanna pet sharks and stingrays, you can do it here! Lots of interesting things to see and learn.

Super crowded when I went in August. They're doing some renovations so hopefully that will help. The place overall was a pretty nice aquarium.

The people were very friendly and helpful. You will have great time with family and friends.

Had a wonderful time at the aquarium today. Went with the Mrs, grandma, our newborn and her one year old cousin. Everyone had a good time. Only reason for 4 stars is because, and it's due to Covid I'm sure, but every inside exhibit/attraction was closed off. Cut the experience way shorter than normal and feel like we missed a good few things. Otherwise, a fun way to spend half of a day. Just don't expect more than 3 ish hours depending on ages and party size. Tickets were $17 each for 3 people, three adults and the children are free under 3 years old. Parking is $8 with validation. Hope my review helps!

Fun place to visit. Educational and a great date spot.

Very nice aquarium and exhibits. The only issue was that it was very overcrowded.

They have everything. Beautiful facility. The touch pools are especially fun for the littles. Adorable Otters should not be missed!

Lovelly place to enjoy in family, even with a date.

Kids loved it. Outside area is great. Touching parts are best.

We took my daughter for the first time with all of her cousins and had a blast! They're renovating but, it's still clean, beautiful, and absolutely packed.

Took the family during district night! We had a great time!

Really good. Love the interaction with done Sea creatures

Amazing place to come and check out the many different fishes they have. From big to small. They have them all. I am so glad we brought the kids here not only was it a fun experience but they also learned a thing or two about those fishes.

A nice place for family visit. But, it is a little too crowd.

Fun for the whole family. Learn alot and see a variety of animals. Very cool place to visit.

Lovely displays knowledgeable staffers. It was clean and pleasant. A little pricey, especially work a few exhibits down.
Really missed seeing the California octopus.
All in all a nice way to spend 4+hours.

We had so much fun! Our family learned a lot about Pacific marine animals. Our favorite part was probably touching the sharks and stingrays. It was an incredible experience.

The best place to take the kids! Lots of things to see and do!!

Beautiful space and exhibits. Knowledgeable and sharing staff.

Very nice aquarium to visit, lots of levels and activities, definitely a place to bring the kids! Plenty of fish, shark, and jelly fish species to see! Lots of walking indoors and outdoors so bring hats and sunglasses! A+

Pretty awesome. We loved the experience of the touch pools but ... So did about 8,000 school kids who were on field trip. I'd suggest limiting the number of schools that can book trips, or just close the aquarium for a day and let the kids run wild.

This may be more about the school kids, and I say this with empathy as a mother and as a past school-age educator, but those kids had ZERO control. Quiet areas were like Chuck e cheese playgrounds, they were banging on the glass everywhere, and had no awareness of the people (or animals) around them.

The facility itself was really well thought out and the exhibits were all clean and attractive. Some enclosures seemed small (especially the sea lions / seals area). Food was way expensive for what you were getting. And in general I dislike paying extra for things (pay to feed the lorikeets, for example. $4 for a teeny cup of nectar).

We were prepared to spend the whole day there but were finished after about 3 hours. Mostly because of the field trip kids. Seriously, no joke, there were at least 15 different classes of elementary kids there at the same time. It was super overwhelming.

Very nice aquarium. Lots of things for kids to do and see.

Lots of outdoor exhibits, amazing aquatic creatures.

The Aquarium of the Pacific is wonderful. They offer tons of interactive components for the kiddos and some great sea life to enjoy. Personally, my favorite part of the aquarium is at the far back, almost forgotten. There is a model/3D map of the Los Angeles basin and it shows L.A.'s watershed. It's great.

This place is alright. For the price, its not worth it. Better off going to knotts. This is more for kids between the ages of 3 and maybe 6. Kids are in awe of the attractions at that age.

Love going to the aquarium on date nights. They have special events, Speaker series, late night parties with no kids. Fantastic fish and staff!

They advocate environmental preservation through their educational programs.

Ooh, neat place. All sorts of cool things like poison dart frogs and sea dragons and octopus. Sea lions fun to watch and penguins. The large tank with sharks, rays, turtles and all sorts of tropical fish is captivating. We scuba dive so kind of wished we could be in the tank. Good for kids.

My little ones 3 and 7 love it, its cool to spend a day.