点评:We finally made it to the Adventure Aquarium. We visited on a weekday morning and as expected during that time, crowds were minimal.
After going through a bag check area, your tickets are scanned. There are bathrooms and a locker area in case you want to store items...this is helpful, particularly during the colder months when you are carrying around heavy coats.
You head upstairs where there are a few food areas selling the the typical snacks you'd expect, popcorn, pretzels, drinks...there was also a "grill" area but it didn't seem to be open on our late morning weekday visit.
The aquarium itself is lovely with some great exhibits throughout. Wide variety of fish as expected but also some other unexpected sea creatures such as a variety of eels and jellyfish and a giant pacific octopus.
The large central tank that contains various sharks, stingrays, sea turtles and other sea animals was great...and viewable from multiple sides.
There are touch tanks containing smaller stingrays, smaller sharks and some reefs. There is also the "Shark Bridge" which is a cool concept.
The Hippo tank is massive and offers some great up close views of them.
Overall, I would expect to stay 2-3 hours, depending on how many exhibits you want to read and see. A quicker view-only walkthrough can be done in about an hour.
Admission prices are about $34-$42 for adults and $29-$36 for children depending on the day...weekends are more expensive than on weekdays. I think that is a bit high for what you get...prices of about $25-$30 may be more appropriate. Be sure to check for discounts...we saved about 15% by getting tickets through AAA.
Parking was $10 but there was a $5 credit when paying using the kiosk inside the aquarium.
All staff encountered were great...except the parking lot attendant, who wasn't.
翻译:我们终于去了探险水族馆。我们选择在工作日的上午参观,不出所料,那时人很少。
通过安检后,工作人员会扫描你的门票。这里有洗手间和储物柜,方便你存放物品……这在寒冷的月份非常实用,尤其是在你穿着厚重外套的时候。
上楼后,你会看到几个小吃区,出售常见的零食,比如爆米花、椒盐卷饼、饮料……还有一个烧烤区,但我们工作日上午晚些时候去的时候似乎没有开放。
水族馆本身很漂亮,到处都有精彩的展品。正如预期的那样,这里有各种各样的鱼类,还有一些意想不到的海洋生物,比如各种鳗鱼、水母和一只巨大的太平洋章鱼。
中央的大水箱里饲养着各种鲨鱼、鳐鱼、海龟和其他海洋动物,非常棒……而且可以从多个角度观赏。
这里有触摸池,里面有小型鳐鱼、小型鲨鱼和一些珊瑚礁。还有一个很酷的“鲨鱼桥”。
河马池非常大,可以近距离观察它们。
总的来说,我建议游览2-3小时,具体时间取决于你想参观多少展区。如果只是快速参观,大约一个小时就能完成。
门票价格成人约34-42美元,儿童约29-36美元,具体价格取决于日期……周末比工作日贵。我觉得这个价格有点高……25-30美元左右可能更合适。记得查看是否有折扣……我们通过AAA购票节省了大约15%。
停车费10美元,但在水族馆内的自助缴费机付款可以享受5美元的优惠。
遇到的所有工作人员都很棒……除了停车场的管理员,他不太友好。