Birch Aquarium at Scripps in San Diego

 I’ve been going to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps in San Diego for years. Recently I decided to take my 1 year old granddaughter there to see the fish. She first saw the huge whale fountain when you walk up from the parking lot towards the aquarium and her face lit up with excitement. What a day we had. She loved it. The Birch Aquarium is located at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CA 92037 and is very easy to find off of Route 5. The Aquarium is part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

At the lobby of the aquarium is a large cylinder tank of fish, I believe they were anchovies and they swim in a circle and are really cool to watch. There are many tanks of fish and other sea life and the main aquarium is huge. There is a really neat area in the back of the aquarium where you can touch the sea creatures in the tide pools. If you’re looking for a great way to spend the day in San Diego make sure you visit the Birch Aquarium.