[4K] A Visit to Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography | La Jolla, California

BIRCH AQUARIUM AT SCRIPPS | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
If you're looking for a more affordable alternative to SeaWorld San Diego, consider visiting Birch Aquarium. This attraction is located less than 15 miles north of downtown San Diego by La Jolla Shores Beach. The aquarium was occupied in September of 1992 with the mission of providing ocean science education, interpreting Scripps research, and promoting conservation.
Before you enter Birch Aquarium at Scripps visit, you need to snap a photo in front of “The Legacy.” It’s a compilation of three life-sized gray whale bronze statues. Two are breaching in one fountain pool, while the third is tail-up in a separate nearby pool. “The Legacy” marks the entrance to the aquarium.
Admission starts at around $25 for adults and $20 for children 3 to 17. The aquarium is open year-round. Generally, it welcomes visitors daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking is free. Be sure to check the aquarium’s website for information when planning your visit.
HALL OF FISHES
This exhibit features more than 60 habitats. Guests journey through the California Current, which brings water from the Pacific Northwest down to California and the warm Mexico waters, and finishes in the Indo-Pacific coral reefs. There are several not-to-be-missed highlights in the Hall of Fishes such as the Giant Pacific Octopus, Giant Jelly Fish and the Giant Kelp Forest.
TIDE POOL PLAZA
This stunning outdoor plaza overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is the perfect place to enjoy the outdoors. Tide Pool Plaza give kids the unique opportunity to touch local tide pool creatures like sea anemones, sea stars and sea urchins.
ODDITIES
This comic book-inspired exhibit showcases the superpowers of ocean species. You’ll also learn how these creatures from all depths have inspired everything from cinema and pop culture to medicine and engineering.
EXPEDITION AT SEA
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography has one of the largest research fleets globally, including the new R/V Sally Ride, named for famed astronaut and UC San Diego professor Sally Ride. This exhibit showcases the ship’s cutting-edge research and what it’s like to be out at sea. You’ll even have a chance to suit up like an explorer.
Take a virtual tour of R/V Sally while exploring sea mapping and discovering what specimens can be found along the ocean floor. You’ll even have a chance to suit up like an explorer.
SHARK SHORES
This where you will find sharks and rays. Shark Shores is home to a few spectacular species you can find all along the coast of Southern California.
BLUE BEACH
Blue Beach serves as a place for people to connect with the ocean and each other. This new area features a 4,500-square-foot floor mural depicting the bathymetry (or map of the depth) of the underwater canyons off La Jolla Shores, plus pedal-powered music from Rock the Bike, comfy seating, and fun outdoor games, all surrounded by stunning ocean views.
SEADRAGONS AND SEAHORSES
Here, you’ll find a dozen seahorse species, their relatives the sea dragon, and other unique fishes.
Immerse yourself in the incredible world of seahorses and sea dragons and learn about how they care and conserve this unique fish. Sea dragons are delicate, colorful, and beautiful, so you should stop into this permanent exhibit.
BEYSTER FAMILY LITTLE BLUE PENGUINS
Birch Aquarium is the only place on the West Coast where you can find Little Blue Penguins. Little Blue Penguins are the world’s smallest penguins (less than 12 inches tall) and are native to the coastal dunes and rocky shores of Southern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
In this exhibit, guests will learn about Little Blue Penguins journey from hatchlings to adults, highlighting the challenges they face in a changing climate while celebrating the features that make these penguins so unique and adorable! The 2,900-square-foot exhibit includes rocky and sandy shore habitat and an 18,000-gallon pool for introducing guests to penguins socializing, interacting, and nest building.
The exhibit also includes a small amphitheater for guests to observe birds swimming and a discovery cave for children to closely observe Little Blue Penguins on land and inside nesting burrows.
website: aquarium.ucsd.edu
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This looks like a great place to take the kids, not too big but still worth visiting.

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Yes it is a nice aquarium and kids enjoy it a lot. Thanks for watching!

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