Aquarium of the Bay

Another "must" of the city (also included in your city pass). You can touch a little shark, a starfish and see the beautiful fauna of the sea. Go to the gift shop and buy an stuffed otter for your SO

This place was pretty tight. The jelly fish display was amazing and probably worth the admission alone. I accidentally slapped a little kid in the face here because it was so crowded .

Fiver otters tend to sleep during the day, so if you wanna see them in-action: Try seeing them in the morning or later in the evening. Otherwise: Ask when feeding time is! They spring to life by then!

Don't expect too much, price is elevated and the museum at Golden gate park has one aquarium bigger and more interesting for kind of the same price But it's definitely a place that children would like

This place was amazing. We had fun. The otters were my favorite. They never stop moving the whole time we watched. We also got to pet the baby sting rays.

Suprisingly good. They go for a few big exhibits instead of lots of smaller ones. For its small size it does a good job.

Very nice place with a good variety of local fauna. A little bit small, but a good show.

Jellyfish ???? Super small actuation though (3 floors.) We went through the whole acquiring in less than an hour.

Don't forget to take pictures of the marina on the deck at the back of the aquarium .

Pretty expensive for how quickly you move through it. Go early or there's a large crowd. The gift shop is accessible without buying a ticket. The underwater tunnel isn't actually under the bay

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Arrive early (before 11AM) to have a more leisurely stroll through the underwater tunnels , and less competition to pets the rays, sharks and starfish.

Let's talk numbers: The 65,000 square foot facility features 300 feet of crystal clear acrylic tunnels holding over 700,000 gallons of filtered bay water home to over 20,000 aquatic animals.

Love the jellyfish . Was warned that can't use flashlight for octopus but didn't see it after all.

They recently lowered the price to $8 which I think is reasonable. Good Activity if you're touring the Embarcadero (Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 49, Alcatraz, Ghiradelli Sq), not worth a standalone trip.

It's cool, but short lived. We were in and out within an hour, and I stopped to take pictures and touch the fish in the touch tank.

It is a small acquarium, but with a good variety of specimen, including a sevengill shark

See the Sevengill sharks - from the same population in the Bay that Shark Stewards is studying and protecting

Nice aquarium showing the animals living in the bay . I can't believe I actually touched a shark!

Very fin part of the city pass we used them all and had a great time

Worth visiting... ????????

Great underwater view of the ocean

The best place to go! Even better then The Alcatraz Island !!! Try this first and after u go to Alcatraz!!

Get a discount card from the welcome center to save a few dollars.

10am cleanup of T1 11:30 or noon Thursdays feed bat rays...wave hi to divers.

When you head to the 2nd Floor to see the Jellies , ask where's the peanut butter ?

Get a discount before you go in but is cool and worth a try at least once.

If you are going to the California Academy of science so maybe you can skip thí place

Nice place for sure, the tunnel is cool but regarding the price not that much to see

I believe you're allowed to re-entry once you purchase a ticket

Free passes via Berkeley public library "discover and go" program!!!

I liked the shark exhibit

The underground walk through tank is still my favorite

Thursdays 10am, divers vacuum and clean tunnel 1. Around 11:30 or

Not worth the money :( lots of school kids during the day. The idea is cool but the underwater tubes are very little an short . I thought it would be a much bigger aquarium with lots of opportunity.

Good place to see local and external marine species

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i love sea life - so go to touch the Stingrays (my favorite part).

You can touch a sting ray here..

Small and the people mover was broken in the lower level. The staff could do a better job keeping people moving. Strollers are cumbersome and shouldn't be allowed in.

Great for kids. Go early. It gets crowded .

When in the tunnels aim your camera overhead for good belly shots of sharks and rays.

You're in and out in about 30min. Go to Academy of sciences, you'll see way more animals. And you wont feel ripped off. And get a citypass!

Mention trolley and you get a discount

The octopus exhibit was interesting, but for the cost, I would rather take a drive to Monterey.

And those who think you get an underwater view of the ocean: it's a tank people;)

Limited displays. But the kids love the sharks and interactive touch areas

Felt a bit small for the price. I went an hour before closing and the place was nearly empty (2-4 other people in there), which was definitely a bonus.

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They aren't sea otters . They're river otters .