Aquarium of the Pacific Reviews

A place to visit with young and old alike! I was overawed by the variety of aquatic species exhibited there. The experience is magical! The colours and designs, their shapes and sizes, their movements, everything is exotic! The squeals of excited laughter from kids and adults alike fills your ears! Visitors from various countries, their languages spoken amazes you! A must visit place!

Best aquarium I have ever been to! Awesome exhibits and the staff was super helpful in every question that I had.

Great evening celebrating 20yrs Aniversary! Great ambiance and Ronald the food manager was terrific! Food was good and love to see once more the marine life. Congratulation to all the people that made it possible all this years and many more to come!

Wonderful place, a lot to see, scientific knowledge presented by volunteers

Many kinds of fish.. Good shows.. Not big enough.. And you must have an offer for tickets.. Because it's expensive compared to the size of the aquarium

Had great time with the family. A must for young children.

I had a great time on free family night the music was amazing and the aquariums displays were so amazing to watch i would visit again for sure if i had the chance

The aquarium is a perfect place for mom and daughter to hang out and spend time together learning about our beautiful ocean and the amazing animals that live in it!

Was a lot of fun and the jellyfish are all really pretty and there's a spot where you can touch jellyfish and anemone and it's really cool to feel and there's also a lorikeet forest definitely recommend getting nectar but only get it when the meter says more hungry so you get a lot of birds

It was a nice aquarium! Got to see the staff feed the penguins, play with the sea lions, and dive with the fish!

My Aquarium of the Pacific fav place to go..I love that I can still take my children here. Great price to get in fun times and so much to look at. Even rides to go on. $8.00 to get in , you can beat that. It has been such a very long time since I went but I wasn't disappointed at all. Events thought out the year so check the website often. Fun for all ages and $2 will get you a storybook key to use thought out the park.

Fun place for both young & old. Love the petting areas! Great shopping in their store! My grand kids loved it!

Lots of hands on touch tanks: jellyfish, horseshoe crabs, shovelnoses, rays, sharks, reef dwellers. Popular for people of all ages 1+years old. Next time my boys will wear sleeveless tops... even short sleeves will get wet of they're young and short- armed.

This place is so much fun, and great for kids and adults, too. Walking into the tubes with fish over my head...amazing! Jellyfish, touch pools, snakes and more, just great!

At this time the aquarium is only open outside. But for $12 my kids still had fun and we can't wait to take my kids to see the inside of the aquarium.

Always a great place for kids, especially Lorikeet feeding; when they say birds very hungry they mean it!

Been there a few times & I like it. It's a good place to take the little ones to learn about the ocean. My favorite is the sections where they allow you to touch the sea creatures. Those put you more hands on instead of just the great visuals.

Amazing Aquarium. Spent overall 3 hours inside to view all the exhibits. Plenty of touch zones to touch crabs..stingrays and sharks. Very busy. Very crowded all the time. The 3D movies are fun to go and take a break from the crowds. Food court on site.

Excellent displays. Has plenty of volunteers to help explain what you are looking at or answer questions you may have.

Definitely the best aquarium I've ever been to. It's awesome to get to touch so many different animals. I really liked the different indoor and outdoor exhibits too.

There are lot of interactive and touch stops. Good place for visit with kids.

Not very huge. Meant exclusively for kids and families. Jellyfish and Lorikeets are the star attractions. Penguins and Sharks as well. Best part is you can actually touch the animals... Very nice. Could be better though.

I wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be. It was nice but not really worth the drive or the 160.00 I paid for. I was more impressed with what was going on outside of the building, more to see more to do.

So many exhibits. And the kids loved it because they had so many touch pools and little presentations you could watch/ listen to. We enjoyed feeding the birds so much. It's free to walk through the bird cage but you have to pay to free them. We loved all of it, took us almost 3 hours.

Sea lions, seals and penguins... Oh my! What a great way to spend the day! Fascinating sea life and beautiful exhibits. Loved it so much I got a membership.

We are from Seattle. This aquarium is superior to ours in every way.

Lots to see and do here. Wish there was more hands on for the kids. The presentations are great but so disorganized as far as viewing (super crowded & no areas set aside for little kids). It was fun to run around with the little book and get all the stamps though!

Amazing and Beautiful. Fun place to bring all your young ones and yourself. Perfect place for first time dates, because after it closes you can go walk in the park in the back and look at the Queen Mary from the distance.
Lots of fishes, sharks and jelly's to look at. It is by far one of the best places to come and make memories with your family.
We ate at the restaurant, and their grill chicken burger is delicious but pricy (but thats usually the case with theme parks).

Great aquarium! Well set up. Exhibits are clearly marked.
Fun place!

Nice place for a date and or family outing.. Snacks are kind of expensive ...

Great puppet show, it was very crowded, hard to find parking, but overall it was a nice experience

This place has always been amazing and this visit was no different. Such a great assortment of marine life!

Amazing experience. Tropical and wave fish are amazing, can spend the whole day there

Always great to come here employees are always friendly

Fun place for kids.
Lots of car parks. And near by there's a whale watching ferry ride.
I recommend you to buy 2-4 days GO Los Angeles Angeles

Great place to take the kids to enjoy themselves line was 2 long for the michelada

My kids had a great time! The exhibits were very cool. I found out that tickets are half off after 5pm, and they close at 8pm. You can totally walk the entire place in less than 3 hours. Next time I'm going after 5pm. Also, on your way out, make sure you ask the person at the door to validate your parking ticket! It will discount you, not pay your parking in full.

Good clean place to take the kids. New part of the aquarium is nice and interactive. Plus theres a theater that's super big that's 2 stories high.

By far the BEST Aquarium I have ever been too. Great for all ages, including handicap accessible

I had a wonderful time with my family. Lots of schools were there that day.

Great place to learn about aquatic animals without having to drive 70 miles south to Sea World. On a less crowded day it's a perfect location to just observe the marine life in one of the many aquariums.

It's a good aquarium but the pools to interact with fish used to be better. The birds also seem to be always satiated and do not come to you for the syrup.

The petting tank is so cool! They have a wide variety of jellyfish and sea life. This place is worth a repeat visit!

Very nice place! Beware the parking structures across from one of the aquarium! Go to the aquarium parking structure instead.

Fantastic. From the time we walked in until we were mesmerized.

I love visiting aquariums and this one is one of my absolute favorites. It has a wide variety of exhibits and well as interactive options for little ones. The petting tanks are the greatest though, with starfish, batrays, and jellyfish.

Stupidly overpriced food. Pack a lunch and eat in your car or have a picnic since ins n outs are allowed

Kinda small size but it was worth the money forsure. Has a lot of different types of fish and marine life

Nice displays and lots of interactive sections for children

the staff is very informative and super cool to talk to. Did you know sting rays have teeth on their back. there covered in slime..but ya teeth. I said I wish you told me that before petted them...lol

Wonderful place. Never been to an aquarium quite like this!

Having any affinity for aquatic life, I always have a good time when I visit the Aquarium of the Pacific. Don't go expecting it to be the size of SeaWorld San Diego, however. It's an aquarium with many educational exhibits. There are several touch tanks where you can pet jellyfish, sharks, rays, starfish etc. My favorite themed areas are the Lorikeet Forest and the Sea Otter exhibit. For the Lorikeet Forest, guests have the option of paying $3 for a small plastic container (think ketchup/mustard containers at McDonald's) of nectar. Once inside the netted area, Lorikeets fly freely, landing on people with nectar, and also without. I had as many as 3 birds at one time fighitng for the nectar. Beware, these are birds so avoid getting turd on you, unless you're into that sorta stuff. The Sea Otter exhibit was great because just seeing the otters floating on their backs, playing with toys or munching on food, seemed so delightful & peaceful. I'd imagine I can spend quite some time just staring at them.

I haven't been to the Cafe so I can't critique it. I usually bring some water and some snacks. For those who want something substantial, Bubba Gump's is across the street and there are plenty of dining establishment on Pine.

Highly Recommend!

First time and the best moments of my life. The fishs,seals, otters, and so much more even made it as a huge blast

The behind the scenes "VIP" tour was super fun and you really got to see how they take care of the fish. We walked around the entire facility with a guide and they taught us all about the animals, and then took us to the back where they explained feedings, and all the behind the scenes doings. Great staff, and great location!

The Aquarium was really fun and educational. My school enjoyed the stay very much. The only thing is, the souvenir shop is really expensive. But overall, a nice place to visit!

Had the otter encounter..was able to hand feed some ultra-adorable otters!!!

Usually pretty crowded on weekends.

Had a lot of fun with my girls . Checking out all the exhibits.

Not bad. Had lots to learn about but was not the best aquarium I've been to. The shows need quite a bit of work. Overall, a good place to take kids that like underwater stuff and need a break from the amusement park.

Lots of hands on and really cute shows, had a great time

We can go back again and again. Never get bored watching the sea creatures in their simulated natural environment.

Friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend the behind the scenes tour.

I've been to many aquariums and this one is awesome!

Great place to visit. Love the aquariums. Lots to see in and around the place. Great place for kids or the whole family.

Always fun. Never too crowded. Price is just right. Great for family or a date..

It's a good place to walk and play with your friends, family at the weekend.

Cool place to go visit with kids. Very clean location with a variety of different fishes. The 3D movie about turtles or penguins is pretty cool, it's a must check out. The Starbucks inside the aquarium sells everything without flavor. Add a little sugar! It doesn't taste the way Starbucks should. It does cost the same as Starbucks.

Amazing. This place has amazing displays of different sea creatures and birds. The most amazing displays were the jellyfish where they looked so 3D and surreal. The Penguins were the kids favorite. There is a nice gift shop and things to do for all ages. We purchased some nectar in the birds exhibit so that the kids could feed the birds nectar and interact with them. The water table display was very educational along with everything else in the museum. We used our Axxess card to see what to do for the day and decided to go to the Pacific aquarium. Within walking distance there are tons of restaurants. We went to Gladstone's for fish on the waterfront and had a delightful lunch with the Queen Mary and Spruce Goose building in the distance. We could also see a lighthouse across the water way. The service was excellent in both places. There was a lot of help Staffing the aquarium to answer the most medial or complex questions.

The aquarium was great. They have great shows. The only thing that on Sunday it was to crowed. After going to the aquarium we went for a walk to the stores. The restrooms outside are super nasty, gross and so disgusting. They had no toliet paper, smelled so bad. They had feces every where and drity clothes too. They had homeless people living in some of the outside restrooms. Just don't use the restrooms there. Overall the experience was ok!!!