Stephen Birch Aquarium
Birch Aquarium is a public aquarium in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. It serves as the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, with over half a million people visiting the aquarium each year.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: public aquarium in San Diego, California
- Also known as: “Birch Aquarium”, “Birch Aquarium at Scripps”, and “Scripps Aquarium”
- Address: 2300 Expedition Way, San Diego, CA 92037
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Scripps Building and La Jolla Shores Beach.
Old Scripps Building
University building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory, known as the Old Scripps Building, is a historic research facility on the campus of the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, California. Old Scripps Building is situated 1,100 feet west of Stephen Birch Aquarium.
San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park
Park
The San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park is the historical name for a marine reserve that includes the San Diego-Scripps Coastal Marine Conservation Area and Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve, adjoining marine protected areas that extend offshore from La Jolla in San Diego County on California's south coast.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torrey Pines and University City.
Torrey Pines
Suburb
Torrey Pines is a community neighborhood of 2,600 acres in the northern coastal area of San Diego, California, United States, with large areas of office space along Interstate 5. Torrey Pines is situated 2 miles north of Stephen Birch Aquarium.
University City
Suburb
University City is a community in San Diego, California, located in the northwestern portion of the city next to the University of California, San Diego. University City is situated 2 miles east of Stephen Birch Aquarium.
La Jolla
La Jolla is an upscale beach neighborhood of 48,000 people in San Diego that, while part of the city, is often viewed as its own distinct community. La Jolla is home to the University of California, San Diego campus, beautiful beaches, and gorgeous scenery.
Stephen Birch Aquarium
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.8659° or 32° 51′ 57″ northLongitude
-117.25064° or 117° 15′ 2″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
8544VP8X+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 39315120OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hebrew—“Stephen Birch Aquarium” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Birch Aquarium”
- German: “Birch Aquarium”
- Hebrew: “אקווריום בירץ‘”
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