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March 27, 2023
Super-Sized Sand Sculptures, presented by Visit New Jersey, have arrived at Adventure Aquarium!
While sand sculptures are always jaw-some to look at, it’s even more impressive knowing the time and effort that goes into creating these larger-than-life pieces from start to finish.
March 27, 2023
Super-Sized Sand Sculptures, presented by Visit New Jersey, have arrived at Adventure Aquarium!
While sand sculptures are always jaw-some to look at, it’s even more impressive knowing the time and effort that goes into creating these larger-than-life pieces from start to finish.
February 14, 2023
Hippos are known for their voluptuous figures, but did you know that even hippos sometimes have to go on a diet? At the moment, Genny and Button, Adventure Aquarium’s resident Nile hippos, are reluctantly learning that lesson.
February 14, 2023
Hippos are known for their voluptuous figures, but did you know that even hippos sometimes have to go on a diet? At the moment, Genny and Button, Adventure Aquarium’s resident Nile hippos, are reluctantly learning that lesson.
January 17, 2023
Located just outside Philadelphia in the heart of Camden, New Jersey, Adventure Aquarium is home to a fantastic array of creatures like the largest collection of sharks in the Northeast (including a great hammerhead shark), green and loggerhead sea turtles, African and little blue penguins, a pair of Nile hippos, and countless other aquatic animals!
January 17, 2023
Located just outside Philadelphia in the heart of Camden, New Jersey, Adventure Aquarium is home to a fantastic array of creatures like the largest collection of sharks in the Northeast (including a great hammerhead shark), green and loggerhead sea turtles, African and little blue penguins, a pair of Nile hippos, and countless other aquatic animals!
December 06, 2021
The holiday season is a special time of year at Adventure Aquarium! Christmas Underwater returns for it’s 13th season bringing with it the immersive experiences visitors have enjoyed each and every year. They have even added new exciting events and features to celebrate this year!
December 06, 2021
The holiday season is a special time of year at Adventure Aquarium! Christmas Underwater returns for it’s 13th season bringing with it the immersive experiences visitors have enjoyed each and every year. They have even added new exciting events and features to celebrate this year!
October 29, 2021
The beautiful feathers of tropical birds are nothing short of majestic. The beauty of their lush orange, red and green feathers catch your eye when their wings spread wide.
October 29, 2021
The beautiful feathers of tropical birds are nothing short of majestic. The beauty of their lush orange, red and green feathers catch your eye when their wings spread wide.
October 04, 2021
The behind-the-scenes at Adventure Aquarium are just as interesting as what you experience when you visit.
October 04, 2021
The behind-the-scenes at Adventure Aquarium are just as interesting as what you experience when you visit.
September 27, 2021
The Delaware River is steeped in natural beauty, history and significance to everything that lives in its watershed. Flowing 330 miles from New York State to the Atlantic Ocean, the Delaware River is our region’s “highway to the ocean.”
September 27, 2021
The Delaware River is steeped in natural beauty, history and significance to everything that lives in its watershed. Flowing 330 miles from New York State to the Atlantic Ocean, the Delaware River is our region’s “highway to the ocean.”
August 04, 2021
Certainly, some of your fondest family memories are times with your cousins. From family vacations to holiday seasons you may even consider your cousins some of your closest (and maybe favorite) relatives. While humans use historic records to track their family tree, the animal kingdom too has a web of family members, including sharks and stingrays.
June 25, 2021
There is no better view of Philadelphia than from Camden’s Waterfront. Visitors, exercisers and dog walkers alike enjoy the brick pathway that lines the Delaware River. Home to many attractions and restaurants, there is more to do on Camden’s Waterfront than you might know.
May 12, 2021
From awareness weekends to our new Action for Animals Audio Tour, Adventure Aquarium is dedicated to protecting and saving animals. Among its many conservation efforts, the Aquarium partners with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to focus efforts on saving endangered species.
May 04, 2021
To celebrate the Association for Zoos and Aquariums’ Party for the Planet, Adventure Aquarium is debuting a free, self-guided audio tour for guests to listen to during their visit. Narrated by Adventure Aquarium’s dedicated team, you choose the order and the pace to learn about some of our favorite animals, the challenges these species face in the wild and the steps you can take to help protect these magnificent creatures.
April 04, 2021
The Earth is a big place. With five ocean basins (the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Artic) water covers two thirds of the earth’s surface. Think of the ocean as a layer cake, broken into zones based on sunlight, temperature and water pressure, just not as tasty.
April 02, 2021
Sharks are some of the coolest creatures in the sea, and Adventure Aquarium provides nothing short of a shark-tacular experience! With the largest collection of sharks in the Northeast, the Aquarium is home to numerous species of these magnificent fish, ranging from lounging carpet sharks to cruising sharks of the open ocean.
March 19, 2021
Adventure Aquarium is proud to welcome two Pacific blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) to Ocean Realm, the aquarium’s largest exhibit containing 760,000 gallons of seawater and featuring over 400 animals, including Anchor, a great hammerhead shark, silky sharks, loggerhead turtle, green sea turtles, stingrays and giant groupers.
March 08, 2021
While the anticipated pandemic baby boom for humans is being called a “baby bust,” Adventure Aquarium is booming with little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) chicks.
February 24, 2021
If you are in the Philadelphia-area, you’ve probably had run-ins with the Asian lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula). We unofficially enlisted ourselves on a mission to smash and crush these invasive nuisances during the summer of 2020. Perhaps these actions were a therapeutic way for us to deal with a pandemic, but ultimately we were protecting our environment.
February 14, 2021
From a first date to your wedding day, Adventure Aquarium is the perfect place to celebrate any love milestone.
February 02, 2021
Believe it or not, African Penguins are listed as “Endangered” under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. As an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited facility, Adventure Aquarium takes part in AZA’s Species Survival Plan (SSP), a program that oversees the population management of select species, including African Penguins, to enhance conservation of species in the wild.
January 26, 2021
Horseshoe crabs were sunbathing on the sandy beaches of New Jersey long before any shore-goers. Check out five interesting facts about these prehistoric invertebrates that have been on planet Earth since the Ordovician Period, which was 445 million years ago!
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