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Philadelphia Aquarium

Q: Where is Philadelphia Aquarium?

Philadelphia, United States. Philadelphia Aquarium is a zoo or wildlife park in Philadelphia, United States. Its coordinates are 39.966° N, 75.184° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 301 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Philadelphia Aquarium?

7 species. Citizen-science photos record 7 species at Philadelphia Aquarium, including Hooded Vulture, Snapping Turtle, Common Hippopotamus, Congo Peafowl and Tiger. 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 Philadelphia Aquarium in the wild?

Hooded Vulture: Hwange National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Philadelphia Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Hooded Vulture (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hwange National Park), Snapping Turtle (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park) and Common Hippopotamus (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Akagera National Park).

Q: When did Philadelphia Aquarium open?

Opened 1911. Philadelphia Aquarium, a zoo or wildlife park in Philadelphia, United States, opened in 1911, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 7 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In Philadelphia

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 7 spp. present

The Philadelphia Aquarium was one of the first aquariums in the United States. It was located on the east bank of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia’s decommissioned Fairmount Water Works buildings from 1911 to 1962, as part of Fairmount Park. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

39.966° N 75.184° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

Medium

Species present

species

Opened

1911

Size

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Necrosyrtes monachus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Hwange National Park+ 29 more parks

Chelydra serpentina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 7 more parks

Hippopotamus amphibius

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Akagera National Park+ 38 more parks · Nearby records

Afropavo congensis

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or citiesNearby records

Panthera tigris

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Bandhavgarh National Park+ 13 more parks · Nearby records

Saguinus bicolor

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or citiesNearby records

Goura victoria

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Before you go

Where is Philadelphia Aquarium?

Philadelphia, United States

Philadelphia Aquarium is a zoo or wildlife park in Philadelphia, United States. Its coordinates are 39.966° N, 75.184° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 301 km away.

What animals can you see at Philadelphia Aquarium?

7 species

Citizen-science photos record 7 species at Philadelphia Aquarium, including Hooded Vulture, Snapping Turtle, Common Hippopotamus, Congo Peafowl and Tiger. 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 Philadelphia Aquarium in the wild?

Hooded Vulture: Hwange National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Philadelphia Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Hooded Vulture (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hwange National Park), Snapping Turtle (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park) and Common Hippopotamus (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Akagera National Park).

When did Philadelphia Aquarium open?

Opened 1911

Philadelphia Aquarium, a zoo or wildlife park in Philadelphia, United States, opened in 1911, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 7 species are photographed there.