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    Seaside Aquarium

    3.1 (270 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Sandy W.

    My 3 year old Favorite Place ! You can touch the star fish's and other sea animals you can feed the sea lions ! That's are so funny! And the gentleman behind the starfishes was so nice and friendly to my baby and actually talk to her I'm a way she can understand and learn about the sea animals I loved it ! And he gave us so much fun facts and information about the star fishes that I didn't even know ! I love it it's a small aquarium but it's also a must if you are in the area the guy that helped us in the gift shop was also very nice ! Everyone in this place had amazing customer service ! I'm so glad we came even Though it was pouring rain! lol had an Amazing experience (:

    My French bulldog, Lulu saying hi to some of her relatives.
    Jim C.

    BEST DEAL in SEASIDE!!!!! 5 STARS This place is a must. Every time I'm in town, I make it a point to come visit this place. The people that work here are the nicest people around. This is a Seaside staple. Thank you guys.

    Cam C.

    So cute and got to feed the seals! The seals were great and there are tons of neat creatures there.

    cherry p.

    The overall aquarium was alright, but not something to be excited for. The pricing for the aquarium was amazing, but I probably think this because I paid for one child and one adult, which the total came out to be $15.50. However the price should tell something I didn't see unfortunately. The aquarium has not many exhibits and it's the smallest one I've ever seen. Unfortunately the exhibits they did have was equalavient to an average pet store. There was only fish and some other sea animals, yet it was disappointing how little there was to see. Although, there was two touch exhibits where you could touch star fish in one, and I think some sort of sea urchin if I'm not mistaken. After we were done with the exhibitions we went on we to feed some seals, thought most of them were full and didn't care too much for the food. The seals were cute, however I have an extreme concern including the male seals. They've put WAY too many males with eachother and it's dangerous. There is constant fighting and it's getting out of hand, it's all the seals will do. There are atleast 3 male seals with exposed raw skin on their neck. It's very sad, and I hope the aquarium owner could find it in their heart to separate them. Lastly, there was a gift shop, very small as-well but had nice things, I got a treasure chest and a beautiful shell. Don't go to the gift shop if you aren't ready to pay for a huge amount though, everything in there is incredibly overpriced!!

    "Petting zoo" part of the aquarium
    Mya P.

    This was a fun little aquarium in Seaside, Oregon! The exhibits: There's quite a few aquarium exhibits, though not as many as other modern aquariums. This is a small place, maybe 30 or 40 exhibits overall, possibly less. They have a seal exhibit where you can buy fish to throw to the seals and watch their antics. They also have a little petting zoo sort of aquarium setup - not for the seals, but just for hermit crabs, sea urchins, star fishes, etc. The staff: The staff were very kind and helpful. They answered any and all questions I had and were overall very kind. The environment: There's no internet at the aquarium, however, so that's just good to know. It's a little darker in the building than you would expect and pretty cold. They also have a gift shop! It's a nice aquarium to spend an hour or two of your afternoon. Final thoughts: It's not a lot of exhibits, so it only takes maybe an hour or so to go through the aquarium if you're also reading the explanatory signs next to the aquariums.

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    Wildly expensive for what you get to see. My family was thoroughly disappointed. The place desperately needs a deep clean.

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    Great experience! Thanks for allowing dogs my dog loves it there. Amazing staff thanks for being dedicated to the animals.

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    Seaside Shark Exhibit

    Seaside Shark Exhibit

    3.0(2 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    This one-room "exhibit" with a bunch of shark posters hung about is actually a front for a…read moretimeshare sell. Several salespeople wander around outside and inside the exhibit, snagging people and trying to get them to attend the hours-long timeshare presentation for "free." For your additional enjoyment, they have a video loop on constant play talking about how sharks are bloodthirsty for humans and all the horrible ways they are just waiting to eat you alive. Alarmist and ridiculous, total fear-mongering B.S. If you're really interested in the species, you'll do better watching Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.

    I was approached on the prom to do a tour of the resort, I hadn't planned on it but in the end we…read moredecided if the service inside the resort is as good as we experienced in their shark exhibit, it might be worth it to see what they were offering. We did not purchase but we were so impressed we shared the offer with some family members who did. We've been to other resorts since and haven't had a bad experience yet but it all started here. Glad they talked me into it. We recently came back to Seaside & Im glad to see things haven't changed. Both our kids were given sharks teeth & cotton candy. They also suggested an even better seafood restaurant than the one we normally have dinner at that has become our new favorite. I was impressed because we weren't staying at the resort & they still remembered us from the last time we were there.

    The Portland Aquarium

    The Portland Aquarium

    4.7(12 reviews)
    68.6 miDowntown, Southwest Portland

    We were visiting from out of state and came to check this place out with my kids. When we came in…read moreon a Tuesday it was not very busy and the gentleman at the front was super helpful explaining the goals of navigating through the aquarium. Mike Bennet did such a great job creating a fun learning experience for kids and adults. I love the way each creature is a cartoon character to connect the kids and sea creatures with. The water effect lighting and music throughout created a visual under water experience. The gift shop is super cute with photo Op cutouts for the kids and adults. The staff was super friendly letting us know where to go for lunch and giving locals advice. We truly appreciate his kindness to ensure we continued to have a wonderful experience while in town. Thank you!

    We always love to support local artist Mike Bennet and we were so excited to check out this new…read moreaquarium! This is in the heart of downtown Portland (kitty corner from Pioneer Square) so MAX is probably the easiest but we also found parking garage close by on Alder. There was only one person working there but she was so friendly and we were able to look around while we waited for our turn to go inside. (Side note: love that the decor in the bathroom documents all the planning and construction process of this place!) You get a super well-made adventure book to check off all the sea creatures in the book while learning about them. Our favorites were the sea sheep and the deep sea creatures. What up Blobfish! It only took us about 45 minutes to go through the whole place but they do give you a secret code word for the day so you can come back as many times as you want in a day which is great. We love to see a local artist succeed! Please come support and experience this magical place for yourself!

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    The Portland Aquarium - Entrance to the inside

    Entrance to the inside

    The Portland Aquarium
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