Aquarium of the Pacific
Galleries move from Southern California and Baja to tropical Pacific and northern waters, with sharks, sea otters, seabirds, coral, touch habitats, and conservation programs.
Artwork inspired by William Wendt
Galleries move from Southern California and Baja to tropical Pacific and northern waters, with sharks, sea otters, seabirds, coral, touch habitats, and conservation programs. Harbor views keep shipping and urban ocean use visible. Useful scale comes from three specifics: opened, 1998; focus, Pacific Ocean; and setting, Rainbow Harbor.
Begin with the Southern California gallery, then compare how temperature and currents reshape analogous habitats elsewhere in the Pacific. Timed tickets and convention traffic affect arrival, harbor parking is charged, and animal encounters or boat programs are separate. Close attention to Blue Cavern, Shark Lagoon, and Pacific Visions turns the visit from a collection of sights into a connected argument about this place.
- Opened
- 1998
- Focus
- Pacific Ocean
- Setting
- Rainbow Harbor
Quick guide
- Set the context
- Begin with the Southern California gallery, then compare how temperature and currents reshape analogous habitats elsewhere in the Pacific.
- Do not miss
- Compare Blue Cavern with Shark Lagoon, then use Pacific Visions to test what the site is trying to communicate.
Know before you go
- Set the context
- Begin with the Southern California gallery, then compare how temperature and currents reshape analogous habitats elsewhere in the Pacific.
- Do not miss
- Compare Blue Cavern with Shark Lagoon, then test that reading against Pacific Visions.
- Place in context
- Opened: 1998; Focus: Pacific Ocean; Setting: Rainbow Harbor
- Plan the arrival
- For Aquarium of the Pacific, use the visitor entrance at 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802. Before visiting Aquarium of the Pacific, review timed admission, parking or.
Good to know
Timed tickets and convention traffic affect arrival, harbor parking is charged, and animal encounters or boat programs are separate.
Notice these
- Blue Cavern
- Shark Lagoon
- Pacific Visions