California / CA Public Aquariums
California / CA Public Aquariums
| La Jolla |
| Name of the Aquarium: |
Birch Aquarium at Scripps |
| Address: |
2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, California, 92037 |
| Phone: |
(858) 534-FISH |
| Url: |
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/ |
| Since 1903, Scripps Institution of Oceanography has maintained an aquarium and museum dedicated to public education and enjoyment. The new complex contains more than 60 tanks, three living tide pools, and an interactive museum. The aquarium's 13,000-gallon shark reef exhibit in the Robert Smargon courtyard is a highlight of the Birch Aquarium. Centered on science education, the aquarium has two seawater-equipped classrooms that adjoin the public display areas. A variety of educational programs are offered.
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| Long Beach |
| Name of the Aquarium: |
Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific |
| Address: |
100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, California, 90802 |
| Phone: |
(562) 590-3100 |
| Url: |
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org |
| The Aquarium of the Pacific is one of the largest aquariums in the United States. Its nearly 1,000 species fill 19 major habitats and 32 focus exhibits and take visitors on a journey throughout the Pacific Ocean's three regions: Southern California/Baja, the Tropical Pacific, and the Northern Pacific. Meet more than 12,500 animals as you explore sunny Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the North Pacific, and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific.
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| Monterey |
| Name of the Aquarium: |
Monterey Bay Aquarium |
| Address: |
886 Cannery Row, Monterey, California, 93940 |
| Phone: |
(831) 648-4800 |
| Url: |
http://www.mbayaq.org |
| Home to 300,000 individual plants and animals, the exhibits re-create Monterey Bay's habitats, from shallow tide pools to the open ocean and deep sea. One of the best exhibits in the nation.
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| San Diego |
| Name of the Aquarium: |
Sea World San Diego |
| Address: |
500 SeaWorld Drive, San Diego, California, 92109 |
| Phone: |
1-800-25-SHAMU |
| Url: |
http://www.4adventure.com/seaworld/ca/ |
| SeaWorld was founded in 1964 by four graduates of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). It is a marine zoological park on 22 acres along the shore of Mission Bay in San Diego. With an initial investment of $1.5 million, 45 employees, several dolphins, sea lions, and two seawater aquariums, SeaWorld drew more than 400,000 visitors its first year. Offers travel through a submerged viewing tube, a pipeline to the center of the shark's world, one of the largest displays of sharks.
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| San Francisco |
| Name of the Aquarium: |
Steinhart Aquarium |
| Address: |
875 Howard Street, San Francisco, California, 94103-3009 |
| Phone: |
(415) 321-8000 |
| Url: |
http://www.calacademy.org/aquarium |
| View poison dart frogs, box turtles, sea horses, and clown fish in jewel tanks. Get an up-close look at sturgeon, giant sea bass, alligator snapping turtles, gars, and moray eels. Touch sea stars and hermit crabs at the touch tide pool. Enjoy the penguins as they preen on land and swim underwater. Interact with aquatic biologists as they study, feed, and care for the animals. Steinhart residents that formerly made their home in the Swamp, including the anaconda, African rock python, ball python, pine snake, vine snakes, California kingsnake, ground boas, and emerald tree boas, are slated to take up residence at Snake Alley.
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