🐠 Seattle Aquarium: Your Underwater Adventure Awaits! 🌊

Location 📍 1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59, Seattle, WA 98101 (Right next to the Seattle Great Wheel—double the fun! 🎡) Getting There 🚌 🚶♀️ Walk: 5-min stroll from Pier 57 (sea breeze + ferries = 👌) 🚌 Bus: Lines 10, 99, 113, 121-125 (stop: 1st Ave & Union St) Hours ⏰ 🕒 Open: 9:30 AM–6:00 PM (last entry at 5:00 PM) 💡 Pro Tip: Go weekday mornings (smaller crowds + better photo ops 📸) Tickets 🎫 💲 Prices (2025 rates): Adults: 20(was40! 🤑) Kids (3-12): 12(was25 🎉) Free: Under 3s + members 👶 Exhibits You Can’t Miss 🐬 1️⃣ Window on Washington Waters 🌊 120,000-gallon tank (size of 3 backyard pools!) See: Salmon, rockfish, and diver feedings (daily at 2 PM 🤿) 2️⃣ Underwater Dome 🌍 360° tunnel under the ocean! Spot: Sharks, rays, and a giant Pacific octopus (intelligent AF 🐙) 3️⃣ Tide Pools 🌊 Touch: Sea stars, urchins, and anemones (slimy but cool 👐) Kids’ favorite: “Sticky seaweed” texture demo 🧤 4️⃣ Sea Otter & Sea Lion Shows 🦭 Cuteness overload: Otters cracking clams with rocks 🦪 Sea Lion Feeding: 11 AM + 3 PM (noisy but hilarious 🤣) 5️⃣ Ocean Pavilion (NEW!) 🐠 Opened August 2024: Spotted eagle rays (graceful swimmers 🦅) Endangered zebra sharks (stripes fade with age 🦈) Interactive projections: “Swim” with virtual jellyfish 🪼 Pro Tips 💡 🍴 Eat: Aqua Cafe (clam chowder = 🔥) 🛍️ Shop: Marine-themed gifts (plush octopus > tacky souvenirs 🐙) 📸 Photo Ops: Underwater Dome (sharks + selfie = 🤩) Ocean Pavilion (neon jellyfish backdrop 🪼) Final Thoughts 🌟 The Seattle Aquarium = Perfect for: Families (tide pools = 2-hour entertainment 👐) 🐟 Marine lovers (12 exhibits in total!) 📸 Instagrammers (blue lighting = flattering 💙) Bonus 🎁 Local secret: Sea otters hold hands while sleeping! 🤝 (So they don’t drift apart 💕) #SeattleAquarium #UnderwaterMagic #OceanPavilion #SeattleWeekend