San Francisco Aquarium of the Bay Tickets

Dive into this marine adventure with your ticket to the San Francisco Bay Aquarium. From seven-gilled sharks to moon jellyfish to otters, this aquarium contains marine life native to the Pacific Ocean and the waters around San Francisco Bay.

Walk through the 4 exhibits of this aquarium where there are more than 24,000 aquatic species. Not only will you pass through tunnels and tanks where animals swim at will, but you'll also have the opportunity to touch some of these specimens in interactive exhibits.

The San Francisco Aquarium of the Bay opened in 1996 and welcomes an average of 600,000 visitors a year. Located on the edge of the city's Pier 39, the aquarium focuses on ocean conservation and the local aquatic animals of the San Francisco Bay and its rivers and watersheds. It is a member of the AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums).

Among its wide variety of marine fauna, this aquarium is home to species such as:

• Pacific Angelsharks
• Seven-gilled sharks
• Leopard sharks
• School sharks
• Bat rays
• Eastern Kelpfish
• Spiny dogfish
• Scorpionfish
• Sturgeons
• Gobies
• Rockfish
• Eels
• Otters
• Moon jellyfish
• Decorated war bonnets

Up to 4 exhibits make up this building: Discover the Bay, Under the Bay, Touch the Bay and North American River otters. Each is well differentiated and contains different species where you will be constantly surrounded by tunnels and tanks of beautiful aquatic animals, some of which are endangered.