Aquarium of the Pacific

Highlights / General details

Home to more than 11,000 ocean animals, representing nearly 500 species, the Aquarium celebrates the planet’s largest and most diverse body of water: the Pacific Ocean. Featuring 19 major habitats and 32 focus exhibits, the Aquarium of the Pacific is a world-class aquarium, exploring the waters of Southern California and Baja, the Northern Pacific, and the Tropical Pacific.

Horses and Dragons

While Pegasus is a mythical creature, did you know that winged horses really do exist in the ocean? Or, that male seadragons carry eggs until they hatch, and that seahorses can change color? Visitors will be able to see and learn more about the unusual animals in the Syngnathid group, which includes the sea moth (also known as Pegasus), seahorses, seadragans, pipefish, and razorfish through exhibit displays, a film in the Great Hall, and education programs in the Marine Life Theater.

Vanishing Animals

Visitors will be able to learn more about animal extinctions, humans’ relationship with our planet, and our future ocean through a five-minute daily show in our Ocean Science Center. Animals on display will include fishes, newts, and salamanders native to local streams, as well as some invasive species of crayfish and finfish in these ecosystems; American alligators; healthy corals contrasted with corals overgrown with algae; oysters, mussels, and white abalone, representing species commonly propagated in the aquaculture farms; Atlantic cod; and cardinal tetras and discus fish.

Inclusion

1 day admission.

Exclusion

Transportation to and from venue.

Hours of operation

Open daily from 9:00am - 6:00pm. The Aquarium is closed Christmas day, December 25. Hours and closure dates are subject to change. Please visit our website for updated hours and closures.

Location

Located at 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802.

Policies

Cancellation: 3 days prior 100% penalty. No show 100% penalty.

Tickets purchased in 2018 must be redeemed by December 31, 2018.

Tickets purchased in 2019 must be redeemed by December 31, 2019.

Guest must provide photo ID that matches name on voucher when redeeming tickets.

**All information requested must be supplied or booking is subject to automatic cancellation**