Aquarium of the Pacific — Long Beach, California

Address100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802

HoursDaily 9am–6pm; closed Christmas Day

PricesAdult $49.95 · Child 3–11 $34.95 · Senior 62+ $46.95 · Under 3 free

Price notesOfficial prices from aquariumofpacific.org. An official Aquarium + LA Zoo combo ticket is $70 adult / $53 child, redeemable within a year and not required to be used the same day.

Age notesOfficial pricing tiers: child 3–11; children under 3 free.

BookingReservations are required on weekends and holidays per the official site; timed tickets sold online.

Suggested timeAbout 3 hours

AccessibilityNot confirmed — official accessibility/sensory pages not fetched in this pass; no access tags claimed.

ParkingPaid parking in the aquarium structure on Shoreline Drive; see official visit page for rates

Tickets & bookingGeneral admission operates on advance reservations (member reservations are required, and the VIP package is specifically sold as including admission with 'NO ADVANCED RESERVATIONS required'). Admission and package perks must be used on the same day, except the Aquarium + L.A. Zoo combination ticket, which is redeemable for up to one year from purchase and does not have to be used on the same date (official Plan Your Visit page).

Parking$8 parking is available in two structures a few minutes' walk from the Aquarium (official Plan Your Visit page). During the Festival of Human Abilities, the entire first level of the parking structure is reserved for accessible parking (official accessibility page).

AccessibilityThe Aquarium and its exhibits are wheelchair accessible; wheelchairs can be checked out free of charge at the Information Desk, and Behind-the-Scenes tours (when offered) are wheelchair accessible. A guest in a wheelchair can touch animals in any touch pool (staff can assist). Service animals are welcome, except inside Lorikeet Forest (a free-flight aviary - staff will assist the guest and animal) and at behind-the-scenes tours, VIP experiences, dive immersions and animal encounters for animal safety. For guests who are blind: free audio tours designed for blind guests at the Information Desk or via the Visitor Guide app (which includes VoiceOver), Braille visitor guides, and touch exhibits (rays, small sharks, jellies, crabs, tidal animals). For guests who are deaf: written show descriptions for checkout, closed-captioned exhibit videos, free sign language interpreters for tours and programs with four days' advance notice (call (562) 590-3100), listening devices in the Ocean Theater, and RF headsets/Telecoil neck-loops plus portable captioning screens in the Honda Pacific Visions Theater. The Aquarium's Map & Visitor Guide is also available in Braille and Spanish.

Sensory notesThe Aquarium partners with KultureCity for guests with sensory needs: sensory bags containing KCVIP badges, fidget tools, noise-canceling headphones and other resources can be checked out at no cost from Member Services, and staff receive continuous sensory-needs training. 'Autism Families Nights and Morning' are special low-cost evening and early hours in a quiet, autism-friendly environment. Pacific Visions offers sensory experiences including touchable coral-like sculpture, underwater soundscapes and rumbling theater seats; special Ultraleap mid-air 'virtual touch' devices let visitors who are blind and/or deaf feel the Pacific Visions film (request at the Information Desk; limited number per showing, film every 15 minutes), and Epson smart glasses providing closed captioning for the theater film are available at the Information Desk (limited number daily). Note the Pacific Visions Theater film also features strobe light effects.