Aquarium

Boston Aquarial Gardens

Q: Where is Boston Aquarial Gardens?

Boston, United States. Boston Aquarial Gardens is an aquarium in Boston, United States. Its coordinates are 42.357° N, 71.060° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Acadia National Park, about 306 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Boston Aquarial Gardens?

27 species. Citizen-science photos record 27 species at Boston Aquarial Gardens, including African Penguin, Great Jacamar, Saffron Finch, Ball Python and Blanding's 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 Boston Aquarial Gardens in the wild?

African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Boston Aquarial Gardens 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), Great Jacamar (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Brownsberg Nature Park) and Saffron Finch (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Serra da Canastra National Park).

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Boston

🐠 Aquarium, United States 27 spp. present

The Boston Aquarial Gardens (1859-1860) was a public aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, established by James Ambrose Cutting and Henry D Butler. The "conservatories [were] filled with rare marine animals imported and collected exclusively for this establishment; ... a perfect and striking illustration of life beneath the waters." The business was located on Bromfield Street in the Financial District. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

42.357° N 71.060° W

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Essentials

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Tourism

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What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Spheniscus demersus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Table Mountain National Park+ 2 more parks

Jacamerops aureus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Brownsberg Nature Park+ 9 more parks

Sicalis flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Serra da Canastra National Park+ 29 more parks

Python regius

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Emys blandingii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Point Pelee National Park

Zalophus californianus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Channel Islands National Park+ 7 more parks

Tapirella bairdii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Corcovado National Park+ 14 more parks

Gorilla gorilla

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Odzala-Kokoua National Park

Before you go

Where is Boston Aquarial Gardens?

Boston, United States

Boston Aquarial Gardens is an aquarium in Boston, United States. Its coordinates are 42.357° N, 71.060° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Acadia National Park, about 306 km away.

What animals can you see at Boston Aquarial Gardens?

27 species

Citizen-science photos record 27 species at Boston Aquarial Gardens, including African Penguin, Great Jacamar, Saffron Finch, Ball Python and Blanding's 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 Boston Aquarial Gardens in the wild?

African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Boston Aquarial Gardens 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), Great Jacamar (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Brownsberg Nature Park) and Saffron Finch (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Serra da Canastra National Park).