Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Fifteen minutes north of downtown San Diego, Birch Aquarium nestles among the cliffs of La Jolla. As the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, Birch Aquarium’s hands-on exhibits explore the latest in oceanographic discovery, while introducing guests to a variety of amazing creatures.
Visiting with CityPASS® tickets
Save up to 44% on admission to Birch Aquarium at Scripps plus other must-see attractions with San Diego CityPASS tickets.
- One simple purchase gives you admission to multiple attractions. And with 9 days to use your tickets, you’ll have plenty of time to spend at each attraction.
- Save time researching. Only the best attractions, like Birch Aquarium at Scripps, are included in CityPASS tickets. Rest assured you’re going to see the best San Diego has to offer.
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Took my kids to San Diego and got the City pass. Super easy to use the tickets on the phone. They scan them and you're in to the park; no trying to keep up with the tickets anymore. The CityPASS will save you money and time. I'll use it again when I go back next time.Absolutely no regrets..!!!!
This is a great deal and was our 2nd CityPass experience. Highly recommended. Of course, we crunched all the numbers to make sure it was. Tickets on the app, worked every time, at everyplace we visited. Do it..!!!Best family vacation we've ever had!
We bought a city pass for our recent trip to San Diego and it was the best decision. We bought the Legoland plus 3 and we used it fully. We chose the Zoo, Aquarium and the Midway Museum. The pass was so easy to use and we had no issues anywhere. We were able to enjoy so many attractions and we saved a lot compared to the regular prices and we were able to buy the city pass in our home currency which was also really nice. Will definitely buy a city pass again in the future.Loved sunny California!
The citypass was a great deal and very easy to use. This is the second time I have used it and I would do it again. Thank you for making things so easy!CityPASS was great!
We bought CityPASS on our recent trip to San Diego and it was great. We saved enough money to do something extra special while we were there that made the trip unforgettable. The tickets we received from CityPASS worked seamlessly at all the attractions. Super easy and convenient.
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HappyCamper from
Would buy again
Easy to use. Had multiple activities to do without spending more money
Date published: 2025-04-16
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Beach Buddy from
Great Value
CityPASS was a great value for the week's vacation in San Diego. Easy to use at all locations.
Date published: 2025-04-14
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Selena from
Helps to navigate new to you cities
San Diego is huge and if it is your first time visiting, it can be overwhelming to figure out what to do. I feel that CiryPASS is helpful in these situations.
I do kind of wish there was a pass option that did not include Legoland or SeaWorld. We ended up choosing the Legoland pass, however, it really is not the good of a deal. The Legoland pass also states that you can add-on Sealife for $25 per person, and that you can redeem in person, but the workers had no idea what I was talking about.
I was visiting for 6 days and it was not enough to use the pass in full. We went to Legoland + 2 attractions, and did not get a chance for the third. It is hard with Sam Diego traffic.
Overall, I probably would buy the San Diego pass again. Just wish there were different options.
Date published: 2025-04-12
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RS85 from
Amazing highly recommend!!
I got the citypass with seaworld and legoland with 3 other attractions.. the app was easy to use. I had to make reservations for legoland and the city cruise which was also easy. My son and I made the most of it and the 3 additional attraction we did was the zoo, city cruise and midway museum. A lot of savings getting the city pass fpr
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Date published: 2025-04-09
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BKtraveler from
Crusin’ in San Diego
We really enjoyed our CityPASS. We did Lego land and the zoo and the USS Midway Museum and the city cruise. What a great way to explore San Diego.
Date published: 2025-04-05
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Merci from
Definitely worth it
We took advantage of the City Pass and enjoyed all 4 activities we selected, our family of four had a 4-day vacation in San Diego and we planned our days ahead based on the City Pass we purchased. Seaworld, Safari zoo, USS Midway museum and the City Cruise. All of us loved it.
Date published: 2025-04-04
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Bonnie from
Wonderful
Super Easy to use our pass. 😊. We enjoyed the sights of San Diego!
Date published: 2025-03-21
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Chris from
Good deal
It was a good deal, we are very happy with the combination
Date published: 2025-03-14
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RNBINSA from
Same fun, for less
We used our pass this week for spring break. We selected Sea World, the zoo, the cruise and the Maritime Museum. All were awesome and the savings and flexibility of use was wonderful. I recommend CityPass whenever you travel and looking to do it for less.
Date published: 2025-03-14
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FunTraveler91 from
A Must Buy
Bought it for my San Diego trip and it was so worth it. Its the definition of "More Bang for Your Buck". You save so much money and get to do some amazing things. I'm using city pass wherever i visit next for sure
Date published: 2025-03-10
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