California Adventure Tour
Outtings for Aquarium and Youth Groups
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Discover California's natural wonders when you explore to a scenic backdrop of amazing urban, wilderness, mountain, islands and coastal terrain.
Find many exciting high wilderness adventures opportunities for sports and recreation including
rock climbing, mountaineering, boating, camping, hiking, weekend retreats and more.
California is home to several major world class aquarium exhibits and a number of lessor ones
with a major emphasis on exploring life and habitat in the great Pacific Ocean.
Tour Monterey Bay Aquarium - Monterey CA
Since it first opened in 1984, this facility has quickly evolved into one of the most unique and most popular
attractions in America. It features many award-winning exhibits that are rich in information about the many
animals, plants and natural habitats of our oceans with a special emphasis on the Pacific Ocean.
Aquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach CA
It takes more than an ordinary aquarium to lead you on journey of discovery of the world's largest ocean.
Special exhibits let your dive into a unique exploration of sunny Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the North Pacific, and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific.
Birch Aquarium - La Jolla
Located adjacent to the world-renown Scripps Institute of Oceanography
this facility has large salt-water aquariums primarily dedicated to the
study of both cold water and tropical water marine life of the
Pacific Ocean. Includes giant octopus, jelly-fish, garibaldi,
kelp forest and live coral. Several educational exhibits.
Legoland Aquarium : New - Opens Summer 2008
Legoland is building a big 36,000 square foot sealife aquarium exhibit just to the left of the main gate.
The first floor is slated to include a freshwater stream, a children's maze, an area for harbor animals, a theater, a toddler water play zone and a classroom.
A restaurant, a sea horse display area, a ray tank and nature discovery area are planned for the second floor.
Tour San Diego Sea World - Mission Bay
Sea World is one of the premier theme park attractions of
Southern California. Founded in 1964 as the first in a series of aquatic theme parks, this
166-acre marine zoological park is located on beautiful Mission Bay.
It is home to dolphins, sharks, penquins, polar bears, manatees, otters, seals,
sea lions, walruses, flamingoes, and much more. This park also operates
a major marine life rescue and research program.
North Coast Marine Mammal Center - Crescent City Harbor
private Non-Profit Organization dedicated to Rescue and Rehabilitation of stranded, sick or injured seals and sea lions.
The Center was founded and incorporated in 1983 by a Veterinarian, Dennis Wood D.V.M.
Ocean World Aquarium - Crescent City Harbor
Over a half million gallons of sealife exhibits
including sharks, sea lions, rays and wolf eels. Also look for the shark petting pool, tide pools and sea lion shows.
There is also the 45-minute guided tour.
California Whale Watching Tours : Jan-Mar
From January through March, some 28,000 Pacific Gray Whales make their annual migration up along
the coast to their summer Alaska feeding grounds. During the summer Blue and Humpback Whales also
come to visit the local waters delighting visitors with upclose encounters.
California Coastal National Monument
Established in 2000, the California Coastal National Monument runs the entire length of the
California coast (1,100 miles) between Oregon and Mexico, extends 12 nautical miles from the shoreline, and encompasses
thousands of BLM administered islands, rocks, exposed reefs, and pinnacles above mean high tide.
These provide forage and breeding grounds for significant populations of coastal birds and sea mammals.
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California Fish Hatcheries
Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery
Smith River, CA
Numerous school children visit the hatchery and several of the local schools have developed classroom incubation programs.
Salmon Spawning Seasons run November to March.
Trinidad Marine Laboratory
Fred Telonicher Marine Laboratory
Humboldt State University operates this facility in the coastal town of Trinidad (not far from the main campus)
for students majoring in Fisheries Biology, Oceanography, and Biological Sciences.
California Sporting Events
Calendar and Ticket Center
Basketball, Baseball, Football, Hockey, NASCAR, NCAA and many other sports classics.
California Aquarium Adventures
Explore the Oddities of the Golden State
California Academy of Sciences - San Francisco
J Paul Getty Aquarium - Los Angeles
Navy Ship Aquarium Tour
