Plan Your Visit
Best Times to Visit
The Aquarium is most crowded on the weekends, during the holiday season and during the summer. If you do decide to visit on a Saturday or Sunday, you can beat the crowds by coming earlier (between 9:00 am and 10:00 am). On weekdays, school groups visit the Aquarium in the morning, but leave by 2:00 pm.
Timed Ticketing
We want every guest who visits the Aquarium of the Pacific to have a positive experience. In order to do that, the Aquarium needs to limit the number of people who enter the facility so that large crowds do not overwhelm the exhibit galleries.
During our more popular summer periods and holidays when we anticipate higher attendance, the Aquarium of the Pacific utilizes a timed ticketing system, which allows each guest a special time to enter the facility. While you wait for your entrance time, we suggest exploring nearby downtown Long Beach restaurants and attractions.
Audio Tours
Enhance your visit by downloading our audio tours and load them on your iPod or other MP3 player before you come to the Aquarium of the Pacific.
- You can subscribe to our AquaCast where you can download our audio tours and other fascinating interviews and Aquarium news OR
- You can download zip files of our gallery tours, extract the files on your computer, and load them onto your MP3 player of choice
More gallery tours will become available, so stay tuned!