Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach, CA
~$44.95 adult / $29.95 kid
By Simir Shah
Updated September 13, 2026
★★★★★4.6(35,870 Google reviews)
From our editor — we've been
The Long Beach Aquarium is another great spot to take the kids and show them the beauty of aquatic life. It's in a really lively part of Long Beach. The girls love going there — we don't go often enough, but we always have a lot of fun when we do.
💡 Local tip: It sits right in the Rainbow Harbor area, so it's easy to pair with a walk around Shoreline Village if you want to make a whole afternoon of it.
What parents say
AI summary of 5 Google reviews — not a first-hand visit. How we write these
Touch pools, a lorikeet aviary and big tanks; reviewers with kids rate the hands-on parts highest. Shows cluster in the morning, so afternoons are quieter but thinner on programming. Outside food is not allowed and reviewers call the cafe overpriced and basic. Paid parking is right there. Allow a couple of hours.
Sea otters play in the Northern Pacific Gallery, sand tiger and hammerhead sharks patrol the 350,000-gallon outdoor Shark Lagoon (with a touch pool for rays and small sharks), and the 5,400-square-foot Lorikeet Forest lets kids hand-feed nectar to more than 100 colorful lorikeets. With over 11,000 animals across 500 species, it's one of SoCal's best rainy-day-proof outings for animal-loving kids.
Good for
- Ages 0–2
- Stroller-friendly
- Shade
- Sensory-friendly
- Restrooms
- Food on-site
Happening near here
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- MOLAA Free SundaysLong Beach · 1 mi · Sundays 11am–5pmFree
100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA
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What visitors say
- Mike Remby★★★★★
So many cool exhibits. I've never seen so many starfish and jellyfish before. The kids were so excited to see all the sea life. They have a rain forest exhibit with those cool poison dart frogs. Multiple touch pools. We all enjoyed and it was well worth it. Parking is right there and I paid $12 for 3 hours. Many restaurants nearby. The whole thing was dope.
3 months ago
- Joes19gram★★★★★
First time here and my family loved it. We especially enjoyed the hands on touching the sea creatures. The moon jelly were one of my favorite. We also got to feed them and the workers were very informative. My kids I and learned quite a bit about the jelly fish and many other creatures there at the Aquarium. It's bigger then I expected. They have stamping stations for you to fill at each exhibits. As much as we enjoy the whole experience as a parent I think the souvenirs were a win for us. Unlike the LA Zoo and most other places we've been to that sells souvenirs, a lot of stuff were very reasonably priced. So thank you for helping the parents out. Over all I highly recommend this place. So much interaction for the little ones. 10/10.
2 months ago
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