Nothing short of amazing! You think an aquarium is all about looking at fish through glass. Not at all! I got to pet sharks, rays, jellyfish, horseshoe crabs, and I had 5 Lorikeets land on my arm! Super interactive, great displays, there were tons of people there, but it didn't seem crowded. A must see!
"Sea LIONS, and TIGER sharks, and aaaaa cute furry sea otters, oh my". Oh my, what a wonderful, large, well run aquarium.
Take a fantasy journey through 2 floors of colorful, dazzling, impressive sea life exhibits. Get up so very close to a wide variety of fish, crustaceans, plants, birds, and more.
Bring your cameras, there's lots of photo opportunities. 9 fun, and educational shows going on through out the day. 9:45-5:00.
There's a small cafe, and bistro, to serve your food and refreshments needs. A large gift shop, full of tantalizing souvenirs.
A parking structure right across from the entrance. Get your parking ticket validated for an $8 charge.
Figure a good 3-6 hours, to enjoy it all
Opens 9-6 daily.
Horrible. The aquarium itself is wonderful, but my God, it was so full of screaming kids, summer day camp kids, clubs, tour groups, and baby carriages, we could barely move, or hear ourselves think. It was a mob scene everywhere we turned. We were there on a Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Our first and last time.
We will never return.
Fun time for kids and adults. You can touch the sting rays, sharks and star fish.
A great place to take kids to see animals. A little pricy, but its worth it
My 7th time going and I still love it! Can't wait to check out the new exhibit they have!
Best aquarium I been too. Close up views of all color and sizes of marine life. Very kid friendly too.
Small aquarium but despite that, it's worth visiting
Fantastic place to walk and learn about our ocean and it's creatures. Your kids will love it!
Clean environment, warm entertainment, beautiful landscape, spacious parking accommodation.foods around aquarium enclave is wonderful.
I thought there was going to be whale sharks. No whale sharks. It was an educational experience.
Such a fun experience! Every exhibit and facility are well kept and clean. A great (and affordable) aquarium to visit!
I ike that it was not crowded but its just too small. Not enough to so.
It was clean,organized and very well maintained. The staff very friendly and always ready to answer any questions you may have.
It was awesome, alot to see. Has areas to touch sharks, rays, and moon jellys
We used the GoLA City Pass and this was included as an attraction. The aquarium was nice, although it was really hot outside. I wasn't impressed with the shows they put on due to limited seating and a disorganization as far as people just standing in front of you if you were lucky/early enough to get seating. I think I would have been agitated if I paid full price for 6 people. The touch pools were fun for the kiddos and they even let them pet small sharks along with the usual rays. As usual, refreshments are expensive at these places. We brought water bottles in and ate at a little burger stand just outside of the aquarium. It was an overall fun experience for the kiddos.
It was so much fun...i enjoyed the different jellys
Good place to spend 2 to 3 hours. But foods are very costly inside.. so plan accordingly
Great place for the kids to interact with sea creatures and learn valuable environmental information. My grandbabies love going!
Kids love this place and so do I. Great day with kids
Great place to bring cuildren Staff is very helpful and friendly.
Had a great time with my wife and three year old son here. So much to do that we could not see it all in one day. Looking forward to our next visit.
Went here for prom and it was really nice brought back childhood memories
A bit too crowded on the weekend but it's a great place to take the kids. The had a blast!
Fun and quality Aquarium, notable exhibits are the many jellyfish exhibits including a touch tank. Friendly and informative staff, easy to follow flow of exhibits.
A beautiful wholesome experience. Fun for the whole family.
Was very nice and helpful for me to keep the world green!
Staff were amazing and the facility was clean and well taken care of.
A great place to put on the list of places to visit on vacation in Long Beach, for adults and kids!
Love this place. The price is acceptable if you consider it's going towards more then just the aquarium. Support the environment! Bring the kids!
Loved looking at all the sea life but it was so crowded. We had a disabled child with us and people kept pushing and shoving past us. Not sure if it was just really Busy that day or if it's always like that but it made it less enjoyable. We left after 2 hours and we missed seeing alot. Hope to go again one day when it's not so crowded
Me and my family enjoyed the meal. Highly recommend the place.
Good to spend time here with friends and family. visited couple of times :)
Would rate is average, identifying parking was not easy, crowded place could not enjoy
Hard to beat the Monterey Bay aquarium but this places comes in a close 2nd. Loved the lorikeets!
Nice view to the sea,. And also this place has such a bunch of differents fantastic fishes.
Great place, educational and exhibits to interest people of all ages!!
This place is a plus for California, very entertaining and informative, beautiful building full of interesting sea life, you can't missed.
Amazing place . Good for kids . Lot's off things to see.
My family had so much fun here! We loved all the exhibits particularly the water play and bird areas.
This was a fun place to visit. There's a good amount of interactive educational information, and the displays were well tended to. It's a great day trip if you have little ones, but it's great for adults too.
Not appreciating how expensive this place is when it's such a simple spot. I started a convo with a worker who was working in the food area. A water was like $4. I mentioned it was over priced. He commented back stating they're trying to make it more like an amusement park. I was like c'mon.... Really??? That was very unrealistic. I think it's more due to it not having much visitation, and it's the schools who are keeping its doors open. $8 parking is pretty disappointing as well. The more I think about it, the more I realize it's focusing more on money instead what the place can really offer. Workers don't seem very happy.
I've been to the Georgia aquarium so this one pales in comparison but it's nice. Way too expensive for what they offer.
Aug 16. Only Outdoor area opened at this time. Still nice. Social Distancing not really observed. And saw half a dozen noses.
5 stars in non-season, 3 stars in busy season. There are too many people to enjoy in summer time.
Not what I thought it would be, but anyways , place is too small , mini shop only for kids but the employees are courteous and willing to help you.
Fantastic place to spend bvb the day with the kids.
Everything just felt a little dingy. Fun day though!
One of the only places that is genuinely fun and educational in the best way.
Amazing place. Impressed with the exhibits and cleanliness.
A little crowded but we love bringing our granddaughters here
Fantastic Aquarium with great shows and exhibits! Had a great time for a great price.
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THEY AL L SEEM TO BE IN GOOD CHEER.
HAD A GREAT TIME WITH A FEW CLIENTS FROM DMH.
This aquarium isn't very large but it is just the right size for a family trip. There's also other amazing things to do around the aquarium like whale watching.
This place gives me good memories and I still like going to see the animals
Loved it! Jellyfish were my favorite- my 5 and 3 year old were well entertained!
Its only $12 to get in. Great value. And the beach is right next to it
Excellent aquarium. They are renavating to build additional areas over the next year. It is an nice size not as large as the Monterey Aquarium but still nice. They have a great outdoor area in the back with additional sealife and birds.
It is not far from the Queen Mary and there are many restaurants, lots of parking, and even a movie theater with additional shops and parking across the street.
Downtown Long Beach isn't far either.
All the sea life the awesome to see up close. The only bummer wss that the Octopus stayed hidden.... the one we wanted to see the most. Affordable souvenir shops too.
Edit: Looking back for the $30 we paid to get in it was pretty underwhelming. We have since been to other aquariums that were cheaper by half and were larger with a much larger variety of things to see. The sea lions and sea otters as well as the shark and ray touch tanks were the highlights. But that was it. You feel pressured to move forward non stop and it was quite cramped at times. Also their main restaurant waa closed and their snacks on the patio are fit for small mammals, not normal human beings and with the prices they were asking for I would dare say it was a rip off
What can I say, 3 years membership and we still enjoy coming to this place. Great place for children to hang out with.
The family always has fun coming here. My son can't get enough.
One of my favorite places to go. Both calming and exciting at the same time.
This is very educational and fun. It can get very crowded. Take time for breaks.
Our experience at aquarium of the Pacific was so awesome that I would go back again it was very nice and educational for us us grown-ups and the grand kids to we learned a lot there it was cool to do with the family and to spend time with family.
This was our first time going to this aquarium. First pricing: I think it's mainly worth the price if you can find a good discount. We got discount prices for adults and children by going to a local Ralphs. Directions: really easy to get here. Parking: they have a parking structure right in front of the aquarium. It is $8 when you get your ticket validated at the aquarium. Crowd levels: very packed on weekends, and we got there around noon and it was very very packed. I don't recommend coming during noon to 3pm. A lot of the indoor walkways are right, so it was hard maneuvering with a small stroller. Aquarium: it's not very big. But I don't consider Monterey bay aquarium big either. This was slightly smaller, and more congested. There's indoor and outdoor exhibits. They have a large touch pool area with some sharks, rays, jelly fish, and horseshoe crabs. A lot of the exhibits indoors were replicated around the aquarium. The staff was more friendly here than at Monterey Bay Aquarium. They have a bright and big gift shop. If we come back here I would probably do an aquarium and whale watching tour combo. We have a 1 year old and my wife is pregnant so we couldn't do that. The 5 year old had a blast too.
Awesome aquarium there is lots to see. Just make sure you arrive at opening time or else it gets really packed
It was fun! they have a bird center and you can feed the birds. They have a shark and sting ray petting area.
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