Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Birch Aquarium
The public aquarium of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with a two-story kelp forest tank, seahorse and jellyfish galleries, and an outdoor terrace overlooking the La Jolla coast.
Birch Aquarium is part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. It is modest in size but refined: a two-story kelp forest tank, Pacific fish, a seahorse breeding gallery, jellyfish and little blue penguins, plus interactive halls explaining ocean and climate science. The outdoor tide pool terrace overlooks the La Jolla coast and Scripps Pier. Adult admission is about USD 30. It pairs well with La Jolla and Torrey Pines on the same day.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- La Jolla Cove
- Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial
- Children's Pool Beach
- Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
- Pacific Beach & Crystal Pier
- Mission Beach & Belmont Park
- SeaWorld San Diego