Animals & Wildlife Encounters

  1. A young girl with long blonde hair looks closely at a lionfish through the glass of a large aquarium decorated with coral and rocks.

    Sea Life Aquarium - LEGOLAND California

    SEA LIFE aquarium is your child's first interactive guide to the life of the sea, combining active hands-on learning with fascinating educational talks and up-close encounters with sea creatures including sharks, octopi, and rays!
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  2. Dirt path surrounded by shrubs leads toward buildings with a mountain visible in the distant background under a clear sky.

    Living Coast Discovery Center

    The Living Coast Discovery Center is a nonprofit zoo and aquarium uniquely set on San Diego Bay. Visitors enjoy up-close animal encounters with endangered green sea turtles, shorebirds, hawks, owls, sharks, stingrays, jellies and more. Uniquely located on the Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Follow us @thelivingcoast on Facebook, Instagram...
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  3. A young child with curly blond hair observes colorful fish in a large aquarium, reaching out toward the glass.

    Birch Aquarium at Scripps

    Dive into the world of sharks, seahorses, and coral reefs at Birch Aquarium in La Jolla. As the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, Birch Aquarium features amazing creatures including Weedy Seadragons and Little Blue Penguins as well as exhibits exploring the latest in...
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