Aquarium

Adventure Aquarium

Q: Where is Adventure Aquarium?

Philadelphia, United States. Adventure Aquarium is an aquarium in Philadelphia, United States, at 1 Riverside Drive, Camden 08103. Its coordinates are 39.945° N, 75.131° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 304 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Adventure Aquarium?

307 species. Citizen-science photos record 307 species at Adventure Aquarium, including African Penguin, Little Penguin, Sand Tiger Shark, Laughing Kookaburra and Snapping Turtle. 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 Adventure Aquarium in the wild?

African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Adventure Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park), Little Penguin (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Egmont National Park) and Laughing Kookaburra (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Royal National Park).

Q: When did Adventure Aquarium open and how big is it?

Opened 1992, 1.0 ha. Adventure Aquarium, an aquarium in Philadelphia, United States, opened in 1992 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 307 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Philadelphia

🐠 Aquarium, United States 307 spp. present

The Adventure Aquarium, formerly the Thomas H. Kean New Jersey State Aquarium, is a for-profit educational entertainment attraction operated in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware River Camden Waterfront by Herschend. Originally opened in 1992, the facility re-opened in its current form on May 25, 2005 featuring about 8,000 animals living in varied forms of semi-aquatic, freshwater, and marine habitats. The facility has a total tank volume of over 2 million US gallons (7,600,000 L), and public floor space of 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

39.945° N 75.131° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

307

species

Opened

1992

Size

Small

Visit

Getting there

Address: 1 Riverside Drive, Camden 08103

adventureaquarium.com ↗

Who runs it

Run by: Herschend Family Entertainment

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Spheniscus demersus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Table Mountain National Park+ 2 more parks

Eudyptula minor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Egmont National Park+ 7 more parks

Carcharias taurus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

LC Endemic

Dacelo novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Royal National Park+ 15 more parks

Chelydra serpentina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 7 more parks

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Emas National Park+ 12 more parks

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Pipa pipa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Tambopata National Reserve+ 1 more park

Before you go

Where is Adventure Aquarium?

Philadelphia, United States

Adventure Aquarium is an aquarium in Philadelphia, United States, at 1 Riverside Drive, Camden 08103. Its coordinates are 39.945° N, 75.131° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 304 km away.

What animals can you see at Adventure Aquarium?

307 species

Citizen-science photos record 307 species at Adventure Aquarium, including African Penguin, Little Penguin, Sand Tiger Shark, Laughing Kookaburra and Snapping Turtle. 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 Adventure Aquarium in the wild?

African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Adventure Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park), Little Penguin (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Egmont National Park) and Laughing Kookaburra (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Royal National Park).

When did Adventure Aquarium open and how big is it?

Opened 1992, 1.0 ha

Adventure Aquarium, an aquarium in Philadelphia, United States, opened in 1992 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 307 species are photographed there.