Umbrella jellies, purple-striped jellies and egg yolk jellies: You can see all sorts of jellyfish species – and even safely touch them without getting stung – at Aquarium of the Pacific’s new Jellies exhibits. Discover these beautiful yet mysterious animals with no heart, brain or lungs that have existed on our planet since before the time of the dinosaurs, and learn about their importance to our ocean planet. Plus, you can come face-to-face with and touch the ocean’s ultimate predators in Shark Lagoon, hand-feed colorful lorikeet birds and watch Magellanic penguins play. You’ll get closer to animals than ever before at the bonnethead shark and cownose ray touchpool, the horseshoe crab touch lab and an immersive exhibit on the Southern California Steelhead, a fish that lives in local rivers. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach celebrates the planet’s largest and most diverse body of water: the Pacific Ocean, from the frigid waters of the Northern Pacific to the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific. With this offer, you can choose any weekday during afternoon hours (3:00pm-6:00pm) to visit this world-class aquarium featuring a wide array of hands-on activities, live and video presentations and much more.

Event Description: Take a journey of discovery through the world’s largest ocean at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. Explore the exhibits, and discover sunny Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the North Pacific, and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific.

Check out the BP Sea Otter Habitat modeled after their natural habitat and discover the Molina Animal Care Center, where you can see how the animals are cared for and witness medical procedures as they are performed.

Get up-close with more than a dozen Magellanic penguins both above and below the water in the new June Keyes Penguin Habitat. The exhibit is home to the first penguins in the Aquarium’s collection and includes a crawl-in space, allowing you to feel as if you are in the exhibit with the animals.  The exhibit features a rocky area and beach that resembles the penguins’ natural habitat, a pool for swimming, and nesting areas. Life-sized models of penguins representing other species are also on display in the exhibit area.  

The Aquarium of the Pacific … where the ocean and humans connect.