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Aquarium of the Pacific
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Looking for things to do in Los Angeles? Take a journey of discovery at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.
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4.6Employees were very friendly and helpful, and the photo package for the whole year is totally worth it.
Dec 13, 2025Even with the Thursday crowds, it still felt spacious and unhurried—plus, the $8 validated daily parking is a fantastic perk!
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Overview
The animals of the Aquarium of the Pacific are looking forward to welcoming you back! Take a journey of discovery at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Discover sunny Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the Northern Pacific, and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific.
Boasting more than 100 exhibits and 19 major habitats, a visit to the aquarium is entertaining and educational in equal measure. You’ll come face-to-face with and even touch the ocean’s ultimate predators in Shark Lagoon, hand-feed colorful lorikeet birds, and watch the Magellanic Penguins play. You’ll also learn about how to conserve and help these fascinating animals and our planet.
What's more, you'll discover Pacific Visions where you explore underwater realms and learn about our oceans. The centerpiece, Honda Pacific Visions Theater, plays two films throughout the day with multisensory effects. The theater houses a massive 180-degree curved screen and floor projection disc. You and your fellow viewers will have your full range of vision encompassed, creating a uniquely immersive experience, which is further enhanced by extra special effects such as seat rumblers.
Aquarium of the Pacific exhibits
Sea Otter Habitat
Watch these energetic animals tumble and play as you discover facts about their natural habitat through a host of interactive games. Learn all about their eating habits, kelp forests (where sea otters are most commonly found), conservation issues facing these curious creatures and much more.
Tropical Pacific
With over 1,000 species of colorful, iridescent fish and beautifully vibrant coral, a wander through this gallery is like stepping inside a kaleidoscope. Sea turtles, zebra and blacktip reef sharks, porcupine puffers, and a large blue humphead wrasse are just some of a huge array of sea creatures on show here. They even have a collection of sea dragons: hard to spot, these beauties delicately drift through seaweed beds with what is quite possibly the best camouflage in the underwater kingdom.
Jellies
These see-through marvels are mysterious and fascinating inhabitants of the ocean. Find out more about the important role they play and their long history on the planet – 500 million years to be exact.
June Keyes Penguin Habitat
Get up close to twenty Magellanic penguins, explore their habitat, and learn about their issues surviving in the wild. Check out the crawl-in space and you’ll feel like you’re right in the habitat with them.
Lorikeet Forest
This Aquarium of the Pacific exhibit will transport you to Australia where you’ll be surrounded by these beautiful multicolored birds. Find out more about their habitat and feeding habits in this 5,400-square-foot outdoor aviary. If you’re lucky you may even get one to rest on your arm – or head.
Shark Lagoon
These creatures from the deep are a highlight of this aquarium. You’ll come nose-to-nose with sand tigers, white tip and zebra sharks, and even stroke bamboo and epaulet sharks in the shallow touch pools.
Pacific Visions
Journey inside the stunning glass building to experience a state-of-the-art immersive theater, interactive art installations, multimedia displays, live animal exhibits, and more.
Molina Animal Care Center
See where the animals get their health checks and view veterinary procedures in action. This 1,800-foot hospital uses cutting-edge equipment to ensure the inhabitants of the center are always well looked after.
What's included
Entry to the Aquarium of the Pacific.
The Honda Pacific Visions Theater with 180-degree theater screening and special effects.
Reservations
Booking required
Visit Aquarium of the Pacific's website and then select “Make a Free Reservation” to reserve your time slot.
Please note:
For the use of this ticket you acknowledge to read and agree to the Aquarium of the Pacific's terms.
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100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, Los Angeles, USStandard opening hours
The Aquarium of the Pacific is open during the Long Beach Grand Prix.
Upcoming schedule changes
Find out more
For more information, visit the Aquarium of the Pacific website.
Sehr zu empfehlen.
Carolin ·Es ist wirklich sehr gepflegt und toll gemacht. Die Tiere sehen alle sehr gut aus. Und alle sehr nett.
A Fun Aquarium with Lots to Explore
Joanna Kristine ·We had a really nice time at the Aquarium of the Pacific! There’s a great variety of marine life to see, and the exhibits are beautiful, educational, and easy to explore at your own pace. I especially enjoyed being able to get up close to so many different animals and seeing the larger tanks. It can get pretty crowded, which made some areas harder to enjoy, and depending on how long you spend at each exhibit, you can get through the aquarium fairly quickly. Also, some of the stampers were broken so that kind of sucked. Still, it was a fun experience and a great addition to our day in Long Beach. Overall, definitely worth visiting at least once, especially if you love marine life or are looking for a family-friendly activity.
Viaje en familia
Sonia A. ·Una experiencia muy chula para hacer en familia. Visitamos el Aquarium of the Pacific en Long Beach con nuestro pase Go City y nos gustó muchísimo. La reserva es obligatoria, pero es muy fácil de hacer y la hora que eliges es bastante orientativa. Si después ves que esa hora no te viene bien, puedes volver a hacer otra reserva y se sustituye la anterior, así que no tuvimos ningún problema. El canje también fue súper sencillo: llevamos la reserva y el pase, y en la entrada nos dieron los tickets sin complicaciones. El acuario no es enorme, pero está muy bien y se puede visitar perfectamente en un par de horas. Lo que más nos gustó fueron las zonas donde puedes tocar a los animales. En Shark Lagoon hay piscinas de contacto con pequeños tiburones y rayas, y también hay zonas donde puedes tocar estrellas de mar, erizos, anémonas y otros animales de las pozas de marea. A nuestro hijo le encantó especialmente esta parte. ¡No quería salir de allí! Estuvo muchísimo rato tocando los tiburones y las rayas y disfrutó muchísimo pudiendo tocar las estrellas de mar y los demás animales. El agua está bastante fría, pero la experiencia merece totalmente la pena. Además, se puede llegar fácilmente desde Los Ángeles en transporte público utilizando la tarjeta TAP. Desde nuestro hotel, el Millennium Biltmore de Los Ángeles, el trayecto hasta Long Beach fue de alrededor de una hora. Es muy sencillo y no hace falta hacer transbordos, por lo que resulta una opción muy cómoda si no quieres utilizar coche. El billete cuesta aproximadamente 1,75 dólares. En definitiva, un acuario muy agradable, entretenido y especialmente recomendable para pasar un par de horas en familia. ¡Nos encantó! 🦈🩵🌊⭐
Great Aquarium!
Raphaela ·Love the place and the opportunity to see sea lions and seal show!
Aquarium
Brad Triffitt ·A lovely time spent in the Aquarium at long beach. Plenty of interesting areas which favourites being the shark pool and the fantastic sea lion talk we got to watch and listen to.
It’s ok
Cerulean ·It was nice, lots of people. It was clean and nice exhibits
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