Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
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🦒 Zoo · San Pedro
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 45 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: Beach lot about $1–2/hour (right next to the aquarium), daily cap on summer weekends
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeRain-OK · Handles heat · Good on cool days · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
A small free (suggested donation) aquarium on the San Pedro waterfront devoted to Southern California's own sea life: touch pools with starfish and anemones, small sharks, an octopus and jellyfish, and the wave-free Cabrillo inner harbor beach and tide pools right outside.
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