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Sea Life Aquarium

One LEGOLAND Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
760.915.5346
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Ranked #15 of 30 attractions in Carlsbad
Type: Aquariums
Owner description: SEA LIFE is designed to be a child’s interactive guide to the life of the sea. Get ready to embark on a journey through fantastic ocean habitats.... more » Owner description: SEA LIFE is designed to be a child’s interactive guide to the life of the sea. Get ready to embark on a journey through fantastic ocean habitats. Shake hands with sea stars at the touch pools and discover the sharks, stingrays and tropical fish of the mysterious Lost City of Atlantis. SEA LIFE Aquarium is packed with interactive play zones, fun activities and unforgettable sights creating an experience like no other. « less
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Lake Elsinore, California
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26 reviews 26 reviews
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Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

As loyal Sea World visitors, I did not expect much. We were pleasantly surprised and impressed at the design of this aquarium. Many of the displays are at a child's eye-level and adults can look down upon the tanks. Better than a child having to look up toward a large tank to view the fish. My six-year old loved the... More

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San Diego, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

There were some interesting fish to see, especially the sharks. The flow of traffic was good, and it was apparent the way you were to go to get to the next exhibit. Nothing really stood out as phenomenal, but the kids I was with had a good time, and considering it was the end of a day after Legoland, it... More

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Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

It's not big and it doesn't take long to get through, but little aquarium (connected to the Legoland theme park) is a well run aquarium with some fun things to see. Our kids especially liked the demonstration where a scuba diver spoke to a group through a speaker and the kids could ask him question while he was underwater. It... More

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Los Altos, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

Comes with the entrance of legoland, cute that is it. It is in a way unfair to evaluate this aquarium when we go to the Monterey aquarium or the academy of science in the golden gate park, but for what it is suppose to be, it is nice, grand kids liked it

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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

We went to because we had a coupon to LEGOLAND for a free child ticket if we purchased a park hopper. It was fun actually. The kids liked it because we come from the desert. They had quite a bit of sea creatures and big tanks full of fish ranging from every color you could imagine. I think the most... More

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Los Angeles, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

We had a nice, quiet time at this aquarium. It was on a smaller side and we were able to walk through in less than an hour. It definitely was not crowded and we had no problems looking at each exhibit. We enjoyed the octopus, the lobster, the starfish, and the sharks. The jellyfish were beautiful! And the room where... More

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Las Vegas, Nevada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

We were disappointed in how small the Aquarium is. We (a family of three) spent about $70 with parking and to get into the Museum for about 45minutes to go through the whole thing. I think we could have stretched it to an hour if our daughter didn't go so fast.

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Los Angeles, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

This is an interesting sea life exhibit, focused primarily on California/US marine life, dedicated to introducing children to the wonders of the ocean in an interactive venue. Definitely primarily for kids' fun and learning, as one can tell from its LegoLand location, so adults-only more interested in a broader and more in-depth marine display won't suffer by skipping this venue.

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Las Vegas, Nevada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2013

if you go to legoland and its too cold to do the water park, definately pick the sea life park hopper ticket, the kids and us as well really enjoyed it

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Vancouver, Canada
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Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2013

Im giving a three stars because it's too small. I guess I have been to too many aquarium with the kids and this is by far the smallest aquarium I have been. Nothing spectacular. Mainly the same kind of fish in other aquarium.

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