Seattle Aquarium

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Seattle Aquarium

Photo: Leonardo Stabile · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

🦒 Zoo · Seattle

2.5 hours · $$$ · Reservation required

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 25 min drive
    From Bellevue · Parking: Waterfront garages about $15-25; 10-minute walk from Symphony light rail station
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Rain-OK · Handles heat · Great on sunny days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2.5 hours
    Best seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring · Summer

The aquarium on Pier 59: sea otters and seals are the perennial stars, the tide pool touch tanks let kids feel starfish and anemones, and the Ocean Pavilion that opened in 2024 has a huge tropical reef tank arching overhead.

💡 Tips
Tickets are about $35+ for adults and about $25 for kids 4 and up, with timed entry booked online; it's emptiest right at the 10am opening. Afterward, the new waterfront promenade is a short walk to Pike Place.

What this place offers

✓aquarium
✓sea otters
✓touch pools
✓big tank
✓indoor
✓waterfront
✓restrooms

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Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 49–64°F · 46% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 44–57°F · 2% rain

Location

Seattle, Washington

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