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Heal the Bay Aquarium

Q: Where is Heal the Bay Aquarium?

Los Angeles, United States. Heal the Bay Aquarium is a zoo or wildlife park in Los Angeles, United States. Its coordinates are 34.010° N, 118.496° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Channel Islands National Park, about 117 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Heal the Bay Aquarium?

30 species. Citizen-science photos record 30 species at Heal the Bay Aquarium, including Eastern Cane Toad, Veiled Chameleon, Green Iguana, Swellshark and Horn Shark. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Heal the Bay Aquarium in the wild?

Eastern Cane Toad: Brownsberg Nature Park. Some of the animals photographed at Heal the Bay Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Eastern Cane Toad (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Brownsberg Nature Park), Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park) and Swellshark (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park).

Q: When did Heal the Bay Aquarium open?

Opened 1996. Heal the Bay Aquarium, a zoo or wildlife park in Los Angeles, United States, opened in 1996, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 30 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Los Angeles

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 30 spp. present

Heal the Bay Aquarium, previously named the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, is a private-public aquarium at a California State Beach Park managed by Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, located beneath the Santa Monica Pier, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Since 2003, it is operated by Heal the Bay, a nonprofit organization. It was formerly known as the Ocean Discovery Center and was operated by UCLA until 2003. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

34.010° N 118.496° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1996

Size

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Rhinella marina

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Brownsberg Nature Park+ 17 more parks

Chamaeleo calyptratus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Miami

Iguana iguana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Tortuguero National Park+ 43 more parks

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Channel Islands National Park

Heterodontus francisci

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park

Actinemys pallida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Channel Islands National ParkNearby records

Gopherus agassizii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Joshua Tree National Park+ 1 more park · Nearby records

Psittacus erithacus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Odzala-Kokoua National Park+ 4 more parks · Nearby records

Before you go

Where is Heal the Bay Aquarium?

Los Angeles, United States

Heal the Bay Aquarium is a zoo or wildlife park in Los Angeles, United States. Its coordinates are 34.010° N, 118.496° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Channel Islands National Park, about 117 km away.

What animals can you see at Heal the Bay Aquarium?

30 species

Citizen-science photos record 30 species at Heal the Bay Aquarium, including Eastern Cane Toad, Veiled Chameleon, Green Iguana, Swellshark and Horn Shark. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Heal the Bay Aquarium in the wild?

Eastern Cane Toad: Brownsberg Nature Park

Some of the animals photographed at Heal the Bay Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Eastern Cane Toad (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Brownsberg Nature Park), Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park) and Swellshark (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park).

When did Heal the Bay Aquarium open?

Opened 1996

Heal the Bay Aquarium, a zoo or wildlife park in Los Angeles, United States, opened in 1996, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 30 species are photographed there.