Aquarium of the Pacific Reviews

Amazing place to take the kids In Los Angeles! So much fun and educational programs for any age!

Place is very nice and clean. A little bit small and can be walked within 3 hours. Try to make it to the shows. They are usually very good

Really nice. Not the biggest place but set up beautiful. Not to busy and plenty to see and enter act with

Grant place for kids to interactively learn about the waterways and oceans

Its fun for kids and adults. They even have the opportunity to go into one of the tanks (for a fee of course). The shark tank is so fun to watch!

What an awesome experience.
We came to visit long beach from san Antonio texas ,and my kids absolutely love it ,what a great experience my 14 year old boy had the best time, not only for the aquarium, but where its located all the surrounding are so relaxing definitely a great experience. I just wish there where more fast food restaurants around the area, sometimes kids dont want to have a stake for lunch they want something fast so that they can keep enjoing the area . thanks and we will definitely visit again next time we come to long beach .

Its fun for the kids. Can see everything in less than 3 hours.

Very nice aquarium. Tha annual pass is a great deal if you plan to come at least 3 times per year, and includes some free parking passes to go with it. An excellent place to take the family with a lot of exhibits for kids of all ages to learn from

I love this place. It's beautiful and full of engagement opportunities.

Wow where do I begin! What a fun day out, tons of interesting information that is both exciting and informational! Most of all, the hands on activities and exhibits are amazing! This aquarium is perfect for both kids, adults, entire families and even babies. There is enough to stay engaged and excited the entire time!

Nice pleace, clean, good costumer service
Is not cheaper
Needs octopuses, dolphins

Amazing experience. Bring your camera, so many great things to see. Informative shows, and lots of hands on things too!!

We learned about a new species of shark while we were here. We also enjoyed the interactive watershed exhibit. Very informative and fun.

Pretty nice aquarium close to home not a bad price for the size. Spent about 45 minutes to see everything although it is kind of crowded. If you go to the welcome center and present your triple aaa card you'll get a coupon book and 1 hour free parking for pier 39 garage.

Aquarium of the Pacific is really cool, but I can only give it 4 stars because I've been to Monterey Bay Aquarium and that one is definitely a 5.

This aquarium has some beautiful exhibits and good hands on fun for kids and kids at heart. The lorikeet area is a great photo opportunity, but be warned: You might get pooped on. It's a real risk.

I like the way they divided the exhibits by region, like Baja or Northern Pacific. It really helps build a picture of each area's ecosystem and how different organisms interact with each other. For obvious reasons, the Shark Lagoon is kind of on its own outside. Some kid favorites are the sea otters, seals and the new penguins.

Kids might find the environmental/pollution exhibits boring, but give them a taste of it so they at least know why plastic bags in ocean = bad.

Speaking of bad, eat elsewhere. The food is pretty lame and overpriced. There are plenty of well known eateries in walking distance.

Prices are reasonable, but you can usually find coupons or deals online or in grocery stores.

Family, friendly, and fun. A nice place to take out the whole family.

Love it! The kids really loved it.

Jellies, sharks and rays. You get to touch small sharks and rays! How cool is that.

Well laid out. Park across the street in the garage and do yourself a favor and pay for parking at the window with the tickets that way you don't wait in line later.

Beautiful and lots of creatures, tanks and not overwhelming.

A great aquarium with lots to see and do. Schedule at least 3 hours to see it all

It was a little crowded but that is to be expected when it's field trip season! I love how many different showings there were so you know you don't miss a thing

My first time and my 2 year old bonus grandson made it a good time for me.

Probably one of the best aquariums in southern California. Only other aquarium I think is better than this one is Monterey bay aquarium.

This is a very educational venue. It is also very small. It is good for about a two hour visit. The little ones really love it.

It s was a great experience, just that it was too pact, however the whole place was great! The staff were very friendly. I love the exhibitions, it s not as small as I would of imagined, it relatively big enough. I loved it.

I loved that The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach CA has Autism for families. It was a great experience. Definitely suggesting to friends & family.

Aged quite a bit from when I was a child. Noticably grimey, but still enjoyable.

Went for the day with family and had an excellent visit. Easy to get around & lots to see. I will say that drink and the like are way too expensive but you are welcome to bring tour own food.

This place was definitely lots of fun. Packed but everything in LA is... Staff was very friendly and helpful. You can touch sting rays, little sharks, jellyfish, and starfish. There was a long line for the starfish tank. There is a bird place that you have to wait in line for and pay to get into. That was weird. They had a 3D globe screen in one of their screening rooms that showed a mini documentary called "resilient cities" which is really the most positive way to spin that the world is overpopulated and we are destroying our health and our ecosystem for the sake of building buildings and fancy infrastructure (killing wildlife and ending authentic human connection)... Even after natural disasters happen we somehow insist on spending trillions of dollars (and our wellbeing) on rebuilding... Even my husband said it was depressing. Not sure what the takeaway of that was. But whatever. Overall the aquarium was fun and informative.

Varied exhibits with good information. I especially love the jellyfish.

Very beautiful place to go with your family, children, friends, or significant other. I was lucky the company I am working for bought tickets for all of its employees, but the ticket price is around $30. You should also pay for the parking if you park in the parking structure that is next to the aquarium.

The beauty and the wonders of the Pacific Ocean at it's best

Great way to spend spend a few hours with the kiddos.

Loved all the animals and installations, this is a place you must go!

Great place to spend the day with your kids without spending a fortune.

Super crowded on a weekday around 2:30 with all the kids on field trips. Crowds died off around 4 though.

great little place but next time I'm going to pay the different for sea world just you many people for the size

Love all the animals got a AAA discount the jellyfish touch pool was surreal and getting to feed the birds was an amazing experience.

Great place to take your kids... Don't expect it to be big(as I did)... Staff is On Point & friendly... Bathrooms Are clean & they have a family room for nursing mothers which is very nice with comfy seating...

Really great experience! I loved that guest were able to touch some of the sea creatures.

It's a great experience, on weekdays, for the weekends its just crowed and just don't go on a weekend. But it's nice to go in and learn about sea life.

Perfect day.....able to see each exhibit. Were able to enjoy the day. Last time was miserable to many people shoving and unruly children we left.

Humongous aquarium and so worth it! We drove around 2 hours to visit here and it was so worth it! There s even a bird area.

Good place mainly for kids. Where they can find varieties of fish in single place. Crowded on weekends. Show timings for different action.

Super fun and exciting aquarium, plan on spending 4 hours on here or longer if you see all the shows, definitely glad I visited.

Loved the sealife exhibits very clean and staff was great

This was my first time here, I truly enjoyed my experience. I appreciate the hard work of the staff and volunteers. The animals looked happy, even the sharks were smiling . Thank you for the wonderful time and memories l. Will definitely return. Please make a bit more handicap accessible. I had a pretty difficult time getting around. I can't wait to return!

Best assortment of jellyfish I ve ever seen, they were amazing! The aquarium facility is large, kid friendly, well maintained and has a nice variety of exhibits. There are examples of fresh and salt water plants and animals. The penguins were especially interesting - their exhibit allows you to get a close-up view and their handlers give very informative briefings on a regular basis.

Awesome experience here. Very educational and the surrounding areas are great too

The Aquarium is celebrating their 20th anniversary this summer and there are so many fun things! We love the new day octopus and seeing the baby seal pup! There are scavenger hunts and contests to win tickets to return to the Aquarium. We love feeding the lorikeets and touching the sharks and rays in the touch pools!

was really great. i kind of expected more.. and it was super packed. was very difficult to enjoy the displays. 6/10 for the day i was there .. sunday night too !

Overpriced and overrated a very simple aquarium very crowded there are other places in Shoreline village where you can have a better time with less money I personally did not enjoy it and the kids we're okay with it but nothing great

Nice aquarium but not a lot of value for your money. I expected it to be bigger.

Very awesome place to visit. The view is simply amazing. Its a mixture of old and new l.

I loveeee it. Was raining, the facts are amazing. The money was well worth it.

Its fun to visit but not much to see. There is about 1 or 2 sharks. There are mostly just fish. Still a cool place tho

Great place for a date or to take your kids. They also have a bar :)

I like it because it is fun we toke my grandparents and they liked it they speshily liked the pingins

Smaller then we expected but enjoyable for the kids

Kinda small but had some kids touch areas and exhibits that were cool.

Very beautiful Aquarium and the Fish are beautiful as well

Never get tired of visiting this Aquarium! I recommend getting the at opening or in the afternoon to avoid school field trips. Parking is directly across the street, be sure to get your parking ticket stamped to pay only $8. Lots of places to eat nearby or they have a cafe upstairs. Touch tanks outside are great and feeding the Lorikeets is an extra charge but so worth it!

A very nice place to spend the last hours of our vacation in the USA.

Great experience, but get a coupon or buy through AAA. It is not worth it otherwise, especially if you have younger children.

Way over priced!!! The aquarium at the Mandalay Bay is 100 times better!

Very small. Cool place, but not nearly enough there to fill a day, or even half a day. My girlfriend and I struggled to fill three hours. Also, not the cheapest option at $25 a person.

Great place to take the kids. Adults learn lots as well. Clean place with knowledgeable staff.