Aquarium
New England Aquarium
🇺🇸 United States
🐠 Aquarium, United States 205 spp. present
The New England Aquarium is a nonprofit organization and public aquarium located in Boston, Massachusetts. The species exhibited include harbor and northern fur seals, California sea lions, African and southern rockhopper penguins, giant Pacific octopuses, loggerhead and green sea turtles, and thousands of saltwater and freshwater fishes. In addition to the main aquarium building, attractions at Central Wharf include the Simons Theatre and the New England Aquarium Whale Watch. More than 1.3 million guests visited the aquarium each year prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
42.359° N 71.051° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
205
speciesOpened
1969
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Mon–Fri · 9:00–18:00Sat, Sun · 9:00–18:00
Getting there
- Address
- 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
VU
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Eudyptes chrysocome
LC
Yellow-headed Poison Frog
Dendrobates leucomelas
Before you go
Where is New England Aquarium?
Boston, United States
New England Aquarium is an aquarium in Boston, United States, at 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110. Its coordinates are 42.359° N, 71.051° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Acadia National Park, about 306 km away.
What animals can you see at New England Aquarium?
205 species
Citizen-science photos record 205 species at New England Aquarium, including African Penguin, Harbor Seal, California Sea Lion, Southern Rockhopper Penguin and Reef ray. 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 New England Aquarium in the wild?
African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park
Some of the animals photographed at New England 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), Harbor Seal (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park) and California Sea Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Channel Islands National Park).
Does New England Aquarium charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for New England Aquarium lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is New England Aquarium open?
Mon–Fri · 9:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, New England Aquarium is open Mon–Fri · 9:00–18:00; Sat, Sun · 9:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did New England Aquarium open and how big is it?
Opened 1969, 0.3 ha
New England Aquarium, an aquarium in Boston, United States, opened in 1969 and covers about 0.3 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 205 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)