Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland

The Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland in California is ready to share exciting undersea experiences with visitors. Built as part of the resort complex at Legoland theme park in Carlsbad California, Sea Life is a rich interactive aquarium that allows visitors to explore a variety of sea habitats, including both freshwater and saltwater aquariums.

Dive in to fun at Sea Life Legoland.

Sea Life is intended to introduce children – of all ages – to a variety of marine animals and habitats in an exhilarating and interactive way. The aquarium incorporates Legos throughout the exhibits, making a uniquely appealing learning environment for children. In addition, Sea Life is devoted to conservation efforts, increasing awareness of the importance of protecting marine life; to this end, Sea Life has a Save Our Seas (S.O.S.) campaign. The aquarium had its grand opening in August of 2008 and has been met with great enthusiasm by visitors.

The beautiful new aquarium facility is 36,000 square feet in two stories, with 36 unique displays. The exhibits are all bright, attractive, and compelling, making a visit to Sea Life incredible fun. Of course, Legos play a big part, making up decorations in many of the environments and even inside the aquarium habitats. Lego swimmers, divers, undersea exploration vehicles, and other elements are found in many of the tanks. The aquarium is broken into a variety of zones including:

Lost City of Atlantis Diver

• Lake Tahoe
• San Francisco Harbor
• California Coast
• Kelp Forest
• Southern California Tide Pool
• Lost City of Atlantis
• Shipwreck
• Surf Break
• Ray Lagoon
• Kingdom of the Seahorses
• Discovery Zone Touch Pool

At the entrance, which is beautifully guarded by a giant Lego fish, children can pick up a scratch card for the Sea Life Quiz Trail. This allows them to answer quiz questions throughout the exhibits, scratching off selections on their own card, to see if their answers are correct. The quiz questions are interesting and as fun as they are educational, often inviting children to look, touch and feel as well as think.

Ray Tank

More than 200 species of sea creatures live at the Sea Life Aquarium. Some highlights include the Leopard Sharks and Blacktip Reef Sharks; watch them swim over you as you go through an underwater tunnel in the Lost City of Atlantis. Visit rays in a hidden temple of the ray lagoon and admire seahorses in their own kingdom. Make sure to check out the Giant Pacific Octopus and the Moon jellies.

You can even touch some of the creatures, both in the touch pool and tide pool. Get hands on with sea stars, sea hares and more touchable marine life. (Hand wash stations are conveniently located for use after your close encounters!)

Sharing the entrance with Legoland in Carlsbad, California, the Sea Life Park is close to the 5 Freeway, just north of San Diego. Legoland has 28 other Sea Life parks throughout the world. The addition of this park, along with Sea World, makes San Diego a great destination for anyone interested in aquatic life.

For maps and additional information on the park, visit the Sea Life web site.

Inside the Aquarium

Tickets can be purchased to just the Sea Life aquarium or as a package with Legoland park tickets. Tickets can be purchased ahead online or at the front entrance ticket booths. Adult price for Sea Life only is $19; Children ages 3-12 pay $12 and senior pricing (60+) is $16.

Our tour of Sea Life took a couple hours, not including our lunch, and all the members of our group (two moms, two second grade girls) declared it "fabulous." Clean, bright, and fun, we were never bored and never at a loss for something to enjoy in this immersive experience. The sea creatures were amazing and the environments aided learning without detracting from the fun. Of special interest were the "bubbles" that let you get "inside" different aquariums and the touch tanks. These were declared favorites, as were the sharks, rays, and seahorses!

There was nothing in our experience that was less than we'd expect, with the one exception of an empty aquarium tank whose resident had yet to arrive. We visited only a week after the grand opening, so this was to be expected and didn't detract from our experience (we only noticed because the girls looked in every single tank).

The facility is well laid out, with conveniently located restrooms and a nice café on the second floor. We give two thumbs up to the grilled cheese sandwiches, the smoothies, and the availability of fresh produce, milk, and healthy (yet kid friendly) options at the Ocean Journey Café. And, last but not least, the gift shop (which you may enter without paying for Sea Life admission) has a great selection of items; if you know someone who loves sea creatures, you are sure to find something perfect to take home here.

The Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland is a unique interactive aquarium offering rich experiences for all visitors. Colorful, fun, and education, the park is perfect for a visit for anyone interested in Legos, marine life, or both.

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