Seattle Aquarium

(written on February 15, 2018)

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SEATTLE AQUARIUM 

COST:

9:30am to 5pm daily

Last entry at 5pm, exhibits close at 6pm

The Aquarium is closed all day June 1, 2018 for Splash! our annual fundraising gala.

Holiday hours

Thanksgiving Day 9:30am-3pm

(The Aquarium Café closes at 2pm. The Aquarium Store is open.)

Christmas Eve 9:30am-3pm

Christmas Day Closed

Open regular hours all other Holidays, including:

Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.

Exhibits close one hour after the last admission.

HOURS:

Skip the line and save $2 per ticket by purchasing online!

The Seattle Aquarium is a nonprofit organization. Your paid admission benefits marine conservation education and programming—as well as the Aquarium’s 10,000+ animals.

Aquarium only

Adult (ages 13 & over) $29.95

Youth (ages 4-12)* $19.95

Child (ages 3 & under) Free

*Children 12 years and under must be accompanied by an adult while at the Aquarium.

Discounts  

(Only available at the Aquarium, not online)

Seniors 65+ $2.00 off

Persons with disabilities $2.00 off

Active military (ID required)  $2.00 off

Seattle Aquarium <---- website

The Seattle Aquarium not only has an AMAZING location but is always a ton of fun. We have gone several times, it is always a hit!  It is on the Seattle Waterfront and you can see the mountains, you can see the Ferris Wheel (dubbed the Seattle Great Wheel) and the Ferries come in and out ...plus the great water of Puget Sound.... 

The Puget Sound sculpture.

When you get into the Aquarium there is a large tank filled with native fish. (my boys are sitting on the bench on the left lower corner ... blue/gray hoodie and black t-shirt

The tank that has the Tidal Wave ....

They have the hands-on tank.  where you can see and touch Sea Anemones .... Starfish ...

Calahan, Noah and Nathan "Chicken Legs" ...

The octopus that they have at the Aquarium are Giant Pacific Octopus and they can change their color at will expressing mood, comfort or whatever ... which is amazing!  Anyone want an octopus mood ring?

I love the Jellyfish..... <3 <3 <3

Here are a couple of fish that are pretty cool in their own right ....

I think the fish (below) is a Stonefish.  The main reason I know Stonefish are poisonous is because of the movie Blue Lagoon (Where I envy Brooke Shield's hair) ... she steps on one and things are dicey there for a little while.   it has haunted me my whole life.  It's why I only like swimming in pools! LOL

Stonefish (below) have usurped the title of ‘Most Venomous Fish’ in recent years. They often resemble encrusted stones (hence the name), blending into their natural environment with ease. They deliver their venom through a row of spines on their back that can be extended when threatened (or stepped on). Venom is involuntarily expelled when pressure is placed on the fish and the more pressure the more venom. They reside in the Indo-Pacific region and northern Australia. A sting from one of these fish can cause excruciating pain, rapid swelling, tissue death, muscle weakness, temporary paralysis, and in very rare cases death.

Here is a VIDEO of how a Stonefish would pump venom in you ... 

Lionfish (below) were thought to be the most venomous fish until recent years when stonefish stole the title. These conspicuous fish have venomous dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines covered by a loose sheath that moves down and compresses venom glands when the spine punctures tissue. A sting from these fish can cause extreme pain, swelling, and in very severe cases, cardiovascular collapse. Most lionfish naturally reside in the Indo-Pacific but they have become an invasive species in recent years; most notably along the Atlantic coast of the United States where they are having a major impact on Atlantic coral-reef communities. Lionfish were likely introduced along the Atlantic coast through aquarium releases.

This pick turned out blurry .... ugh...

I believe this is a slipper lobster ...

I believe this is a White Leaf Scorpionfish ... I thought it was a very beautiful fish ...

I now this one....  it's a flat fish.

A black eel ....

I love the look of this fish too ...  it looks like another type of Stone Fish ... but I don't think it is ... it is certainly camouflaged though...

I found Nemo & Dory!

Seahorses!  Did you know that the male Seahorse is the one that "gets pregnant" and carries the babies???

I seriously love Sea Anemone, they are soooooo pretty ....

They have a room dedicated to the Orcas ....

The Aquarium isn't just fish and Octopuses and Jelly Fishes ...  there are some birdies...

There are Puffins .... 

There are Seals ....

And Otters... (I love Otters!) ...

And my boys.....  I left them there... LOL...

Okay I didn't leave them there.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE WOULD RECOMMEND AND WE WOULD DEFINITELY GO HERE AGAIN (and we do).