For my first adventure, I decided to start small and stay local, while also crossing something off my to-do list that has been on it since I first moved to Los Angeles nine years ago. I chose to do a sea life-themed day in Long Beach, which is less than an hour drive away from me, and I centered the day around my long-time desire to check out the Aquarium of the Pacific, the largest aquarium in Southern California and the fourth most attended aquarium in the nation. (more…)