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Aquarium of the Pacific
Category: Active Life Aquariums Aquariums [Edit]
100 Aquarium WayLong Beach, CA 90802
(562) 590-3100
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 9 am - 6 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
About This Business:
Age of Aquariums specializes in educating the customer to make your aquatic endeavors successful. We carry quality livestock that has been quarantined… read more »
642 reviews for Aquarium of the Pacific
641 reviews in English
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Review from Jenn H.
Long Beach, CA
5/26/2012
This place is made more for families.
Although it is not very big as the one in Monterey, it is still satisfying to me.
Not an ideal date spot though and I highly recommend if you go, go on a weekday afternoon, I was here on a weekend with my bestie it was just too crowded and frustrating because there was too many kids looking in awe at the otters (I want to see them too you know!)
Wish they had sea turtles though or did I just not see them? -
Review from Josh P.
Long Beach, CA
5/23/2012
Good place but not for younger couples. Took my girl this past weekend and it was a bit over crowded and a bit pricey....
Overall it was nice but more for families. -
Review from Tiffany P.
Chino, CA
5/20/2012 1 Check-in Here
Second time around, this Aquarium is still a delightful place to visit. I think everything was pretty much the same, except for the addition of the penguins, which were cute!
Great place for kids as they love planting their faces and fingers on the glass windows to oooh and aaah at the sea life.
I appreciate that the Aquarium allows you to touch the sharks, rays, and jellyfish. There's also a section featuring humongous crabs and lobsters, it's crazy! Needless to say, we left craving crabs.
We ended going through the Aquarium in about an hour and a half. While this isn't a large aquarium, it is a nice one, with lots to see.
For the next few weeks, you can buy discounted tickets at Ralph's for $18.95. -
Review from Cynthia A.
Torrance, CA
5/25/2012 1 Check-in Here
I absolutely love aquariums...this is MY Disneyland!! I am fortunate enough to visit this aquarium yearly with my kids from work but I want to get a year pass. They just opened the penguin exhibit and all the penguins have their name attached to their fins; definitely gives them personality. The aquarium itself is very big and has many exhibits to check out, various fish, sharks, sea lions, birds, and much more. Perfect place to spend a day with your partner or kids and afterward have lunch or dinner across the street at the Pike or take a harbor cruise. A camera is a must because there are great picture opportunities with the beautiful jelly fish, clown fish, and birds. The employees are very nice and helpful. The only thing I don't like are their gift shop prices, way too expensive in my opinion.
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Review from Cydney M.
Interesting venue for a wedding and great place for young kids.
A relative tied the knot here a few months ago and it was a really nice place to have a wedding.
Website:
http://www.aquariumofp...
Hours:
Open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day of the year, except Christmas and during the weekend of the Long Beach Grand Prix.
When my son was in pre-school this was my favorite place to take him for a few hours for viewing the beautiful fish and the wonderful exhibits.
Little did I know that you can rent this place out for weddings. It was so cool to be able to check out 80% of the exhibits after closing time. All the exhibits outside were not open, but everything inside was.
They had bars set up in a couple places on the second floor in the Tropical Pacific Gallery pre-ceremony. The actual ceremony took place on the first floor in front of that huge two story tank under the big Humpback whale replica.
They do the catering for the event and the food was good. They gave all wedding guests tickets to the Aquarium to visit again which was also nice. Not sure about the bottom line, but if you are looking for a venue check it out. -
Review from Stephanie V.
Windsor, CA
5/8/2012 1 Check-in Here
This is a great aquarium. Lots to see and learn and do. Very impressive displays, and huge, HUGE crabs. Don't bother comparing it to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. They are both nice places.
Feeding the lorikeets is nice too. Lorikeets at an aquarium?! Why the hell not.
It's also a 100% not for profit business, I'm told. Ain't nothin' wrong with that! -
Review from Chris S.
San Clemente, CA
5/23/2012
More expensive than I remember for the limited number of exhibits you can interact with (the jellies are great)... Also, the seal v. Sea lion show is NOT as good or entertaining as Sea World (about 2 minutes long for a 30 minute wait) Also, presently some exhibits are under construction.
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Review from Angelie D.
Arcadia, CA
4/26/2012
I've been here quite a few times. I remember being in grade school and going with my school! Back then, I was just glad to not be in school! Now that I am older, I get to appreciate the wildlife of the sea!
I love animals, so it is to no surprise that I will be visiting this place as well. This place is no comparison to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but it's good for what it's worth. The staff is very friendly. The animals are gorgeous!
I loved all their exhibits. I was able to touch like 3 or 4 animals! When I was young, I only remember touching the starfish! So I was content with all the animal touching I did and all the antibacterial I used!!!!
I fell in love with the seals and the sea otters! I saw myself just gazing into the glass wall for like 20 minutes! I didn't know all the time had passed by!!!!
I enjoyed myself a lot this time around! Yay for Long Beach! -
Review from Ana B.
Los Angeles, CA
4/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
Its been like years since iv'e been to the aquarium of the Pacific and its still awesome and majestic as I remember. The location is wonderful, its right by the bay and restaurants are all over the place.
Had a coupon so saved up at least $12 bucks with a total of $24 dollars for two adults. Entered in and staff welcomed you with a smile and couldn't help but feel like a ten year old making fish faces with my sister.
Bird cage was my fave, bought $3 dolllar nectar for the birds and was so ecstatic, and to my suprise they folked in my arms like a couple of, well birds!!!
Will always love the aquarium and fun for kids, and make sure to bring snacks for lunch you do not want to buy in to their expensive snacks
Happy fish faces!!! -
Review from Anna M.
Irvine, CA
4/26/2012 1 Check-in Here
We had an wonderfull time here, great customer service, very clean place and too many activities to write about but with tons of fun!
Great place definitely will come back -
Review from Cindy H.
Went this past Easter for the brunch and aquarium. Although the staff looked disorganized and opened a few minutes late, they pulled it together and we had a nice brunch. Some of the food was awesome (Beef Wellington & Bearnaise sauce, Caprese skewers, Lox Canapes), some were good (breakfast items), and some were not great. I'm talking about the Waldorf salad. I was really looking forward to this item, but you could totally tell it was prepared too far in advance (night before probably). The cream made the fruit soggy and unappealing which is a shame since it had a lot of potential.
We had a lot of fun looking at the awesome aquatic life, petting the rays, and feeding the Lorikeets. (I'm assuming the $3/tiny nectar cup will go towards helping wildlife and keeping the place open.
One big star off for the crappy fox enclosure. Wtf is that? (look at my local pic) The poor Arctic foxes are in a boring ass cage with nothing to play with other than a tunnel. Some ice/snow would be nice given they're native to cold climates. Also, these sensitive-eared beauties are placed right next to the noisy Lorikeet habitat. Not to mention idiots who run up to the cages screaming at them. They need to build a roomy, cold place with hidden toys/treats or something that will stimulate their brains. Shame on you LB Aquarium! If you can have awesome tanks for the sea life, get it together and build something cool for the foxes! -
Review from Jim A.
4/17/2012
I had a great time here. I felt like a kid. Truthfully i look forward to coming back as i did not have time to fully enjoy everything i wanted to see. Some of the tanks i just wanted to stare at them for hours but i had to move on if i wanted to see everything.
you will love it! bring your kids and they will love you for it! -
Review from Justin I.
Seattle, WA
4/10/2012
I imagine it's expensive maintaining an aquarium. I imagine that, given that kind of overhead, it might be tempting to name your aquarium something really grandiose to get people's expectations up, such that they might be willing to shell out 25 bucks to look at some fish. This might explain the exorbitant price of admission to the Aquarium of the Pacific, or as I call it, the Museum of Screaming Children.
It's not that there aren't some legitimately cool things to see here -- the sea horses, sting rays, sharks, and jellyfish all left us in a childlike state of wonder as much as the next guy. It's just that for the price of admission, I expected much more. The whole thing was over in an hour and a half (though I should point out that it could've taken longer were we not extremely motivated to keep moving by the screams reverberating around each room).
Really, I don't know what I expected as far as the number of children in there. I mean, it's an aquarium, not an oyster bar. Nonetheless, the amount of stroller-dodging one has to do in this place tends to detract from one's enjoyment of the frogfish, or whatever the fuck. Adults without a near-pathological level of interest in aquatic life may find this aquarium skippable.
Parents may want to consider their budget before springing for admission. Non-parents may want to consider a visit, as a healthy reminder of why they've made the choices they've made. The exhibits are clotted with mouth-breathers (on both sides of the glass), and the price of admission is just too damn high. The shark exhibit IS pretty cool, though, if you can elbow your way to the front. -
Review from Joe O.
Manhattan Beach, CA
Updated - 4/18/2012 1 Check-in Here
The Aquarium raised its prices but is still one of the best values in the Long Beach area for small kids and tweeners.
The Aquarium has the usual exhibits but also includes a play area where little ones can run and (in warm weather) get splashed. There are touching pools where kids (and adults!) can feel fish - they're not slimy. There is a movie theater (no extra charge) that has a regular schedule of films about nature, the sea, whales, etc.
There is also a walk-through aviary, where parrots and other birds will come and land on your arm (or head) and where you can buy feed to attract them.
Suggestion: plan on spending much more time than you think you will need, because there are so many things to do and see.
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8/12/2011
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Review from Christine M.
San Diego, CA
4/15/2012 1 Check-in Here
UUHHH.. MAAAY.. ZZAAAAA.. ZZZZIIIIINNNGG!!!!
We LOVE this aquarium. Very educational, massive and exhibits galore. Think of it as a zoo, but instead of land, its for animals that live in water. And the price? Inexpensive for what you get. You can easily spend no less than 5hrs here if you were truly to partake in all the activities/shows they offer. They even have live divers cleaning and educating while their inside the tank and have shark and various fish swimming around them, how cool is that??
Weve done a couple tours alread: (1) behind the scenes where we learned how they ran their tanks, how the filtering works and why its important, we got to feed the fish, learned and saw more about their seahorse and just a whole array of stuff which was pretty amazing to learn. (2) we did the shark encounter where we learned more about sharks and also participated in feeding them infront of an audience
Theres a whole lot of tours you can participate in in which our goal is to do all of them so it gives us a reason to keep comin back.
Definitely worth the drive from SD to LB!! Will continue to keep coming back.
But then again, it's just my opinion.. -
Review from Sara M.
Henderson, NV
4/12/2012
"Touch me! Touch me! No Touch me!"
Education meets exploring and fun! Honestly a very cool place to go as adults or with kiddos! There are hundreds of exhibits on two floors, plus a huge outside to enjoy. There are hundreds of tanks that are filled with everything you can think of...
and then there is more that you COULDN'T even imagine! Room's, movies, tunnels, plus a passport to stamp as you go around Ü They had jellyfish touch ponds, sea urchin touch ponds, sea ray's to touch, and even sharks... yes to touch!
When planning I though we would be able to kill one or two hours... but 4 hours later I was dragging my 4 and 8 year old out of there because we had somewhere we had to be! Thank you for providing such a fantastic learning environment for the public!! -
Review from Hailey Z.
Glendale, CA
I'm not gonna lie, marine life has never been my favorite thing, however I have a huge appreciation for it as I do for all living things. We had family friends come out from out of state so we decided to make it a day here and I had a complete blast! Packed, yes. It was so crowded here that it was difficult for my pregnant self to move around here without kids bumping into me left and right. Annoyance factor, at least for me, can get to a high here because parents don't pay attention whatsoever to what they're doing. They let them roam, run, and jump right in front of you when you're really looking at an exhibit. I almost wanted to punt a few of them across the room.
Now on for the positive stuff, shall we....
This place is super informative and I really like how they divided up the different lands so that you know exactly where the marine life would live in the wild. The vibrant colors of the fish and anemones, corals and other marine life that is in each aquarium is amazing to see. I was hoping that my favorite exhibit would have been the arctic exhibit, but it was the only one that didn't have much in it, which I'm pretty sure it didn't because they'd need extreme temperatures in that area. The aquarium also really promotes the arctic fox, which of course, you never see once and that was an animal I would have loved to have seen despite the fact that I truly feel that every animal should be left in it's own natural habitat, of course, saving them and putting them in a safe place in captivity is always best in my mind as well.
In any case, they have a lot of stuff to do here, we saw the turtles in 4d which was a cute story to teach people to be kind of animals and their homes, an outside area with a tide pool (again, I wanted to slap just about every kid there because I wasn't able to get anywhere near the pool without one of them jumping in front of me or for not being gentle with any of the life that was in the tide pool). It gets really hot there fast. I had to sit down with a few bottles of water because I had gotten so dehydrated (and so did the little one inside me) that I had to try to get my hydration back up. They also have a small viewing area for the seals and probably my favorite part of the entire trip was the sea otters that my husband and I aren't able to see up close when we're in Monterey, so it was nice to be able to see them closer, they are truly beautiful creatures.
Just a few other things....they say no outside food or drink, but they were really lenient on letting our friends bring in their Starbucks and my friends toddler bring in her drinks and snacks. Wear sunscreen on those hot days and on the days where the sun is out but it isn't as hot. I burned. Weekdays may be a better time to go, I would avoid going at all during the summer because everyone will be there. There were times when I felt like I was at Disneyland, it was that crowded. Parking is in the parking structure directly across the street from here. You cannot miss it, its a huge structure. Parking is $8 all day flat rate, as long as you show them your ticket to the aquarium. If you aren't going to the aquarium (which why wouldn't you be if you were reading this review anyway?) then the shops and restaurants around the area do validate, but only for 90 minutes. Also, make sure you bring plenty of cash. The places in the aquarium do take your cards, but the kiosks outside and some of the extra stuff inside the aquarium do not. And of course, prepare yourself for over priced food and drink inside the aquarium as well. My parched pregnant self drug itself to the nearest food place in the outside area to get a drink of water, I was told I had to spend $3.75 on a bottle of dasani water that I could have easily gotten for $1.00 to 1.50 elsewhere. I got the water though so I shouldn't be complaining.
All in all, this is for a fun day (and an even more fun day on a less crowded day) with your family or your kids. I would just recommend this for an older kid that can appreciate the marine life the right way. -
Review from Xenia D.
Long Beach, CA
4/16/2012
I love this Non-Profit Educational Aquarium!
We have a family membership here, and go quite often. The kids love being able to ask the very friendly staff/volunteers as many questions as they can about the sea life and the worlds oceans. I also have a great deal of respect for their work as a rescue center. And it doesn't hurt that I can grab a Soy Starbucks at their coffee bar either! Makes one happy Mamma!
I just wish they had some Vegan friendly options in the Cafeteria... We always have to eat off site. -
Review from Priscilla P.
Irvine, CA
5/20/2012 1 Check-in Here
very disappointing...
when you first walk in, you don't get the "Wow i'm at an aquarium!" feel. i felt i walked into an office building with sealife decor
the place is divided into sections and some were okay why some were not worth going into. you'll see some sharks, sea otters and sting rays, which were cool but that's where the coolness ended.
some of the glass partitions are dirty and not well kept.
don't go when you see droves of kids coming in in the yellow school buses = crowded walkways of smelly kids
for $25/adult, it seemed kinda overpriced.
buy your tickets at ralphs in advance and its only like $18/adult.
i'd rather make the drive to seaworld -
Review from Randy P.
Los Angeles, CA
5/1/2012
The Cabrillo Aquarium in San Pedro is free (5$ suggested donation). FYI. It's also 10 minutes away.
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Review from Teresa E.
Pomona, CA
5/9/2012
I am a huge fan of marine life animals. Been bringing my kids here every chance that I get. My toddler enjoys spending the day watching the sharks and seals. Their boat tours are also great, just make sure to bring a sweater for the little ones. Prices are reasonable ( i enjoy my AAA discount) and the staff are awesome!
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Review from Ariou B.
Glendale, CA
5/21/2012
This thing is huge!! they also have penguins awww
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Review from Erin S.
3/21/2012 1 Check-in Here
This aquarium is really nice and is worth a trip, but is small and somewhat limited. I don't see this as a place to come back to again and again - especially with the high price tag: $24.95 for one adult, $13,95 for kids 3 and over. Even through the annual pass may be a value, I just don't see how the price is justified unless you have kids that are aspiring marine biologists and want to come back constantly. I personally don't need to come back for about 3-4 years, if not longer..
Come early, this place fills up - you'll be fighting strollers and it's hard to see everything
The overall location is great and there is plenty to do in the area to milk the $8 parking fee for all it's worth. -
Review from Diana L.
3/18/2012
While this place was smaller than I thought (especially considering the pricey tickets), it was definitely a quality experience. Beautiful exhibits and plenty of opportunity to touch animals outside. I imagine this would be a good date place if you go on one of the adult nights, but I don't think that's a year round thing for them.
My friends and I went an hour before closing, and we got half off the ticket price AND free churros! :D We were able to see everything we wanted within that hour. My favorites: jellyfish, otters, the biggest stingray I've ever seen! -
Review from Don H.
Costa Mesa, CA
2/22/2012 2 Check-ins Here
I had always heard bad things about the Aquarium and had never made a point to visit it even though I live very close. That changed about 3 weeks ago when my fiancee had a day of work midweek. She picked it and I went along for the ride.
I was blown away! One of the things I had heard was that it was a bit rundown. Completely false! It was in pristine shape, everything was beautiful. The maintenance of the place was very impressive, i saw employees cleaning glass, which impressed me to no end. Everyone we spoke to was very informative, helpful, friendly, and made all the information very easy to understand and digest.
The highest compliment I can pay this place is that we turned our 1 day trip into an annual pass. I can't overstate the great variety, and how peaceful it was just to be in front of the aquariums. This place was first class all the way. -
Review from Kathleen N.
Fremont, CA
I LOVE AQUARIUMS! Anything to do with water.. the ocean.. fishies.. I'm all over it! So you can say I was pretty excited when I was brought here.. However, it wasn't what I had expected at all. This aquarium is much smaller than I anticipated. For the price, I think it's pretty hefty considering how little it offers compared to other aquariums I've been to at the same rate. First off, there are no PENGUINS! An aquarium is not an aquarium unless it has these cute, waddling little creatures!!! I'm not sure if they have added this since..
Second, we were able to run thorougly through all the exhibits within a matter of an hour.. And then continued to sort of wander around aimlessly thinking "Wait.... that's it?" Sure, what they did have were pretty amazing but unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations. Once again, considering the price for admission? Not worth it, in my opinion. I wish this place was also more hands-on. The manta ray pool outside was a nice touch to this experience... But honestly, it was the only memorable thing.
I must say that the location is fantastic as there are a variety of restaurants within walking distance and it's a nice place to take a stroll around. I'd skip out on this aquarium though. -
Review from Katie L.
3/5/2012 1 Check-in Here
I've been to a lot of aquariums so I'm probably spoiled but this one was pretty underwhelming and really expensive. I had a daily deal but if I had to pay full price for this I would be disappointed. I paid $15 per ticket and was still disappointed.
I've been to the aquarium in New Orleans, SeaWorld, Miami Seaquarium and others and this was the lowest quality one I've been to.
It seems like a great place for kids to go on a Field Trip but for 2 adults, this is just too small and kid centered for us. -
Review from Nancy L.
Compton, CA
5/1/2012 1 Check-in Here
Last time i was here was about 10yrs ago lots have changed since then. the place has expanded since last i came here. they have shark tank, exotic bird area where u can see and feed. I like that they have sea creatures you can touch such as jelly fish, sting ray baby sharks and other. I went on-line to see how much was the entrance fee 24.99 for adults, but if you go to a Ralph's grocery store its only about 18 bucks pretty neat. I think this place is good for kids. I enjoyed myself but was over it too fast lol.
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Review from ReBecki P.
Cerritos, CA
Just went here last Friday for the 18+ event Night Dive, where most of the aquarium is open, the ticket was only $15 (usually $25 for regular admission), there were art paintings displayed, some artists did live paintings, DJs played dance music inside and outside, two local rock bands performed, there were hosted bars, martini lounge, free photo booth, and hyped gourmet food trucks outside.
I've been to the aquarium once in the day time 10 years ago, but seeing all the fishes at night was beautiful and a little eerie. We spent most of the time in the shark area and orange jelly fish tanks.
Arrive early to park at the designated parking lot. It was full by the time we arrived and parked across the street/bridge walk way, which was crowded because of the Pike shops. -
Review from Anonymous S.
Long Beach, CA
Updated - 2/27/2012
It's expensive, but seriously ...look at all these fish and otters, and sharks you can pet. The changing exhibit is about the 2 polar regions. It was interesting. I can watch those silly puffins and otters for hours.
The massive, overwhelming 2 story tank at the end of the main hall is so cool. It shows how different breeds swim low or high, they separate themselves like a jello mold.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/12/2008
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Review from David A.
Long Beach, CA
3/18/2012
The Aquarium consists of two indoor floors and a respectable outdoor section. They have clownfish, which makes children happy, and sharks, which makes everyone happy. The Arctic and Antarctic section provides individuals with the opportunity to touch jellyfish, and to observe impressive gigantic red king crabs. The large tank at the end of the first floor features a giant sea bass and a california moray eel (among many other fish). There was a nice sea otter feeding demonstration in the "BP sea otter habitat" section. Sea otters are definitely skilled at positively interacting with humans. They are essentially the "dogs of the sea".
The shark lagoon is a popular destination in the outdoor section of the Aquarium. The lagoon features a number of different sharks, including the zebra shark (with a rounded nose) and the freshwater sawfish (with a saw nose). The lorikeet forest and ray touchpools are the other notable outdoor exhibits. You can watch individuals (that paid for nectar) feed the birds at the Lorikeet forest. You can touch rays at the ray touchpool.
The Aquarium is infested with children. You may have a more peaceful visit by arriving during the earlier parts of the day (e.g. from 9-11) or during the weekdays. You should also note that the Aquarium of the Pacific is not as extensive and impressive as the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Finally, you should scour the internet for discounted admission. You might be able to find deals up to half-off.
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Review from Elizabeth Y.
Santa Monica, CA
3/16/2012
I thought this oh so talked up aquarium would be larger. Pretty small compared to some Ive been to. I thought there would be an Arctic part with penguins or polar bears!! But, they only had two small arctic foxes. They looked and acted like small puppies. Nothing fab about them. They smelt. Their play pen was covered in toilet paper shreds. I feel like all I saw were sting rays everywhere.
The coral/tropical life with the jelly fish were really cool though!!
I also felt like a lot of the time it smelt like a dirty diaper with all the kids running around! Yuk! -
Review from Diana G.
1/31/2012
This place is a wonderful experience...From dates, to taking 300+ 7th graders, to spending time with my family.
Date-Days here are exceptional. Not as crowded if it is later in the "school day," for most school groups have headed back to their campuses. I feel I actually have time to interact with the activities associated with each hall.
School group - awesome time with the students!! The people in charge made sure each student was taken care of... from where to eat lunch, to which halls they would be visiting, to when their group would be able to take part in the interactive shark program. Thank you Aquarium staff for making this field trip so incredibly easy!! -
Review from Scott G.
1/14/2012 1 Check-in Here
This is one of the best attractions in the LBC. We have had a family membership for almost a decade. For a little over a $100 (tax deductible) two parents and as many kids that live in the house get in for a year. Plus, you receive discounts on food and the gift shops. And, if you come with another member , you get 20% off your annual pass the first time you sign up.
The best way to see the Aquarium is when it isn't overly crowded. I hate people and tourist even more, so my general rule of thumb is to come first thing in the morning when they open. Generally, that gives you a solid two to three hours before the crowds begin to accumulate. And, if you have a pass and will be coming back anyway, staying more then a few hours at a time isn't really a requirement.
Today, we went after lunch and boy was it crowded. It totally reinforced the morning strategy approach for my familia.
There is quite a bit to see there and it is an awesome way to spend a lazy weekend morning with a cup of coffee, the boss and the rug rats. This is one of my happy places, as long as none of you are there!Listed in: Strong Beach, Bling Bling, Only as a parent...
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Review from Ciera A.
Ventura, CA
3/13/2012
Such a fun place! I went here a couple of weeks ago for a day trip and had a great time. The Behind-The-Scenes tour was awesome and totally worth the few extra bucks. Our guide was Talia and she great; we had a small group of kids and adults and she made the tour fun for everyone and showed us a great time. She did a great job of teaching us all things and answered all of our questions. You could tell she really enjoyed her job and wanted everyone to have a good time.
The exhibits were cool, I loved how we were able to touch the jelly fish. I enjoyed the touch tanks at this aquarium more than the ones at Monterey. The exhibits were well organized and eye catching. I loved the Pipe Dragons!
It is a big aquarium and the staff we came across all seemed friendly. -
Review from Samuel R.
Chino Hills, CA
4/1/2012
Great place to come during the summer. Location is awesome! Plenty of restaraunts within walking distance. I'm all about not standing in long lines and looking over peoples shoulders so the best time is during the week. My daughter loves the animals and the fact that it's not extremely long and hilly like the zoo. You can get in and go through the entire aquarium and still get out in enough time to beat traffic on your way home.
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Review from J T.
El Monte, CA
4/16/2012 1 Check-in Here
Love this place! But most looking fwd to the new penguin habitat to open next month. Cant wait to come back :) Bonus: make it a day and visit the Pike and Mai tai bar after if you can. You are sure to have a blast - tipsy or not ;
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Review from Tones T.
Menifee, CA
4/16/2012
It was cool, I enjoyed it. I would avoid going during spring break or the week after since elementary schools are still on an additional week off school, so the place was very crowded with the little ones running and ramming about... this is a fine family place though, it's just that during my visit the little anchovies outnumbered the big tunas 7-1 or more, if you catch my drift...
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Review from Greg T.
3/18/2012
the annual pass is the way to go if you have children that enjoy being face to face with sea creatures. where else in LA can you pet a shark, mangrove ray, jellyfish and larakeets?
The indoor exhibits are interesting but the real fun happens outside where the sharks, rays and larakeets live. If you have a child that enjoys getting wet they have an area with light water play...make sure to bring extra clothes if you want to get wet.
$8 parking is kind of a bummer...and make sure to bring cash for parking...no credit cards. -
Review from Jeffrey M.
Whittier, CA
First off, this is no Monterey Bay Aquarium.. That place is unparalleled and is in it's own league.. But with that being said, the AotP is a great place in it's own right!
Sure, it's a bit on the expensive side for a one day ticket but if you're a general fan of animals and live in the LA area they'll throw in a ticket to the LA Zoo for an extra $13.. The ticket is good for a year from the purchase date and can help satisfy your voracious appetite for animal viewing in case the smallish aquarium isn't enough for you..
Oh yeah, that reminds me.. The place isn't the biggest thing in the world.. My girlfriend and I were able to take in (with relative ease and no rushing) a good 90% of the exhibits in about 2.5 hours.. This could be a positive or a negative thing depending on how you look at things.. Also, due to the size, the place can get really packed with unruly children so don't expect a nice quiet afternoon of sightsea-ing (see what I did there?)
You know what really makes this place pop? What gives it that little extra push from 3 star territory to 4?
SEA OTTERS
Enough said.. Go and see the sea otters.. Simple as that..
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