Aquarium of the Pacific
Downtown Long Beach · Los Angeles · ~21 mi from downtown Los Angeles
ChillWorth it
$49.95 for adults
Southern California's biggest aquarium on Long Beach's waterfront: shark lagoon, lorikeet forest, penguins and the glass-walled Pacific Visions theater. The aquarium's own site prices adult admission at $49.95 — and sells a combo with the LA Zoo for $70 that covers both.
Book tickets on the official site
Good for
A full ocean day on the Long Beach waterfront
Crowd
Families; weekends and school breaks are busiest
Getting there
Metro A Line to Downtown Long Beach, then the free Passport bus
Parking
Paid garage and lots in the Pike district
Accessibility
Fully accessible; wheelchairs available