Aquarium of the Pacific Reviews

It s a fun aquarium but kinda small and rather expensive for how quickly you can go through it.

Beautiful. I very much enjoyed the exhibits and the scenery. I had a great time with my son and his classroom. Would love to go back real soon.

Very nice place to bring the kids, and the animals don't seem too depressed being caged in.

Expensive but very nice aquarium. Lots of parking and plenty of walkable food choices. Keep your eyes open for discounts.

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER HAD*****

Great place to spend the day. Wonderful exhibits. Loved it!!

Visited during a conference field trip and got to see only part of the aquarium. Can t wait to come back and check out the rest of it.

A place where I can enjoy with my children of all ages

Fun place to take the family. Prepare to spend about 5 hours if you're taking a casual pace.

The Aquarium Was Awesome! Hand's On With Jellyfish, Sm. Shark's, Sm. Stingray And Other Sea Plant's And Animal's, Great Trip For Kid's Of All Age's And Me!!!

I loved being able to touch and learn about the animals

No large sea animals. Lots of touch screens and projectors. Fun to touch the small fish and rays, but otherwise not very impressive.

First time experience. I'm so glad I experienced this educated journey day with at a nice environmental atmosphere. I gained a lot of wisdom today.

Cool place to visited and walk around with girlfriend or kids then go eat at bubba gumps

Delightful small aquarium. Lots of hands-on exhibits including some little sharks that could be stroked. (note to self: remove jacket before plunging arm into water).

Great aquarium and nice place to take the kids. So much to see and learn about ocean life and all the different fishes. Parking was a bit hard during peak hours .

Everything you'd want in an aquarium. Just try and call in before you go and see if any schools are having fields trips that day. When there is, it's just too crowded, and the hallways are already a bit narrow. There could also be a few more animals to see. What they do have, however, are displayed wonderfully.

This is one of the museums you have to visit along with Natural History, California Science Center, LACMA/MOCA, Getty etc.

And after a visit here you can enjoy the ocean afterwards.

Great way to spend a couple hours with the family. Highly recommend a tour here.

Relaxing, fun, educational, friendly staff I really enjoyed myself I will do this again!!!

We gave annual pass and so enjoy coming to see mature at it's finest.

Had a blast. Was just me and the wife. It was raining but so many indoor things to do. Highly recommend.

Occasionally quite crowded, but it's a lot of fun. The feedings/keeper experiences are especially cool.

Always a great experience and not to pricey. Expect to spend about 100 power adult including ticket and 80 for kids including ticket... They opened a frog exhibit and its actually fun trying to find them in their spaces or cages. The otters are always fun to sit and watch, they end up paying with the crowd. And you can walk around with a beer, always a good thing...

Ad always an amazing experience. Just gotta get there before the crowd

This is a great place for OC an LA residents. i would recommend this to anyone who enjoys aquatic life, science, or learning. It isnt that big so i would recommend spending the extra few bucks to get the year pass so you can lower the per visit cost (get one of the ones that combines with another museum natural history is a good choice) . There is good shopping and restaurants in the area so it makes the whole area a great for the day.

Great place to be. Food reasonably priced. Fun to feed the loroceets. First thing in the morning they are really hungry.

Great place to bring your kids and explore the underworld of the oceans.

Not many new attractions. But a beautiful place nonetheless. Well maintained, clean, and parking is never an issue. Their Gift shop, while pricey, contains many interesting gifts for people of all ages. Although the aquarium is very crowded it is a wonderful place to spend the afternoon with your family.

Enjoyed the place a lot, one of the nicest aquariums we have been, there is space for everyone even with a full house.

Nicely laid out aquarium which teaches you all about the sea-life along the California coast. Great exhibits, including a "pet the rays" encounter.

We were there on August 1 very crowded, big groups of kids in summer camp easy to lose kids if you don't pay attention.

The best place in the area to see the wonders of the seas!

Good place for kids, just a little pricey especially for adults.

Some exhibits have no fish but otherwise it's fun and great for my kids.

Love the atmoshere. Half price right now after 4:30pm.

My niece visited from Belize and this is one of the many places she had a blast

Best aquarium on the west coast. Super s pendy admission tho, as all aquariams are

Went there with the family. Everything was beautiful! Both the little ones and big ones enjoyed themselves very much! Worth the drive from San Bernardino!

My 4 month old had a ball. I didn't that my little one would love it but it kept his attention.

It's a cool aquarium with a wide variety of animals. You can touch some rays and sharks outside. I love seeing the seals swim around

Very interesting and informative. Enjoyed it immensely.

What a great spot! If you want to see some very cool marine life in innovative exhibits that are often a work of art on their own (check out the giant floor-to-ceiling tank in the main room), get solid community education (I highly recommend the seal/sea lion show!), and maybe even touch a shark (A SHARK!!!) or a jellyfish (A JELLYFISH!!!), this is the spot for you!

Priced very reasonably for a small group, be on the lookout for their frequent sales and coupon offerings.

Celebrated my 50th Birthday at the Aquarium of the Pacific had a blast with my Hubby and Grandson.

So much fun! Was here in the late 90 s with my sons who where in elementary school at the time & had a great time.
This visit was with my grand kids, ages 1 & 2. Both of them had so much fun!
Both children loved watching the sea lions play under water, both fed the birds, & were able to pet the sting rays.
All of exhibits were clean, the fish looked well cared for & the animals looked happy.
There s lot s of outside tables to sit and eat
a packed lunch. Also, stroller parking is available inside of the building so you don t have to worry about carrying snacks & beverages through the exhibits.
Free admission for children 3 & under -
Parking is $8 after aquarium validation.
Definitely a great place to spend the day with
family and friends

Really good place for all family members to hang out.

We spend here a great time. Good place for family time with your kids

I love the new renovation coming into place soon and the science technology being used to educate the children and parents about the sea animals. You can visualize yourself in the animals habitat surroundings. My 5 year old loved touching the sharks and large rays in the aquarium so I will definitely be coming back.

Really beautiful displays. We came to one of the extended hrs nights so we didn't see everything. What we did see was awesome! Definitely coming again.

This is one of the best memberships to get. You can pop in or out anytime you're in the area.

Great place to take the family or a date to they have lots of attractions from touching sharks to feeding birds. Learn while you walk theirs tons of information anywhere you look so have fun also some Friday nights the shark lagoon is open to the public it's free

This is a great place to bring the family. Admission is reasonable and you might just learn something.

Be sure to church out the theater inside. Neat experience.

This place is great. My family loves coming here to touch ,see and learn about marine animals. Also the lorikets and the moon jellyfish are awesome. After hours we paid like $20 a person and they have added a lot of new exhibits. At this time there was not very many people. You can also buy tours of the bay combo tickets

how could you not love this aquarium? interactive, fun and always a great experience.

Honestly a great place for the entire family to have a fun time! Many of the exhibits are visually stunning and can touch a large variety of the animals like seastars, parakeets, rays, and jellyfish! Staff is friendly and encourage you to learn more about our local oceans!

My kids love coming here! We checked out the late hours and it was nice that it wasn't very crowded. I am glad to see remodeling going on because I do feel it had kinda gone down in cleanliness in the last few years and is looking a little run down. Truly only worth the cost of you have a coupon or discount of some sort.

Very fun family atmosphere. Our 3 year old daughter loved the touch tanks. You can see the entire aquarium In a couple hours.

Always fun and interesting. Wish there was a little more to do so it could be a whole day, but it is very fun while it lasts

Feed the birds! You won t regret it. It was the coolest thing and my daughter won t forget it anytime soon. It was very easy to navigate and the kids enjoyed the half day we spent so much. If you re in Long Beach definitely check it out. Less than $20 to get in and you ll spend at least 3 hours.

Great place to spend an afternoon. Staff is knowledgeable and friendly. Got to touch jellyfish, sharks, rays, and lorikeets!

Awesome place lots to see and touch will definitely go back...

Great place with some amazing fish and very educational. However, works out quite expensive for a family with teenagers who have to pay full price.

Aww, the Aquarium was nice, Haven't been there in year's. Me & my husband went. Its just a little too expensive for what they have I think!!!

I love the aquarium! It's an awesome way to learn more about our ocean. I wish there was more activity to do here but overall a great place to visit.