Zoo & aquarium · Camden · New Jersey

Adventure Aquarium

Nearest place to stay

0.3 mi

Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront Philadelphia

Open since

1992

Wikipedia readers

9.1K

a year · #2,379 of 7,799

In brief

A zoo & aquarium inside Camden

Places to stay next door

Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront Philadelphia is 0.3 miles away; Hilton Philadelphia At Penn's Landing (0.5 mi) and Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing (0.6 mi) are close too. 113 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓

A day trip from New York City

New York City is about 80 miles northeast and Baltimore is about 90 miles southwest (straight-line). Hotels nearby ↓

Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Sep and Oct

April, May, June, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 65–83°. When to go ↓

An airport 8 miles away

Philadelphia (PHL) has airline service, about 8 miles from Adventure Aquarium.

Established in 1992

Adventure Aquarium dates from 1992. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

The year’s weather

Here are the months at Adventure Aquarium, with their weather.

Jan42° / 26°

Feb45° / 27°

Mar53° / 34°

Apr65° / 43°

May74° / 53°

Jun83° / 63°

Jul88° / 68°

Aug86° / 66°

Sep79° / 59°

Oct67° / 48°

Nov56° / 38°

Dec46° / 31°

Typical highs and lows in Camden. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Camden. Camden’s full climate →

About

Adventure Aquarium

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).

Type: Zoo & aquarium
Established: 1992
Wikipedia readers: 9.1K a year

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.

Where to stay

Lodging by Adventure Aquarium

The 4 miles around hold 113 places to stay. The shortest trip is to Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront Philadelphia, 0.3 miles.

Adventure AquariumWater1Places to stay (the list)Places to eat

Closest places to stay

1Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront Philadelphiahotel · 0.3 mi northDirections
2Hilton Philadelphia At Penn's Landinghotel · 0.5 mi westDirections
3Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landinghotel · 0.6 mi westDirections
4Society Hill Hotel Xli Owner Llchotel · 0.7 mi westDirections
5Philadelphia Marriott Old Cityhotel · 0.7 mi westDirections
6Penn's View Hotelhotel · 0.7 mi northwestDirections
7Thomas Bond Houseinn or B&B · 0.7 mi westDirections
8Holiday Inn Express Philadelphia - Penns Landinghotel · 0.7 mi northwestDirections
9Tokio Sushi Bistro & B & Binn or B&B · 0.8 mi westDirections
10City House Hostel Philadelphiahostel · 0.8 mi northwestDirections

Places to eat nearby

1,059 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles

154 Asian & Indian147 bars & pubs109 coffee & cafés52 pizza48 Italian47 Mexican & Latin41 bakeries

Compare 8 towns to stay in

Town	From Adventure Aquarium	Drive	Places to stay	People	Typical home	Safety
Camden	in town	—	2 1 hotel · 1 lodge or cabins	71,430	$112K	D⁻
Philadelphia	4 mi north	5 min	168 133 hotels · 2 motels · 17 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 3 hostels · 4 campgrounds	1,574,281	$243K	D⁻
Mount Laurel Township	12 mi east	20 min	34 31 hotels · 3 motels	47,738	$357K	C
Cherry Hill Township	8 mi east	10 min	14 11 hotels · 3 campgrounds	79,965	$386K	—
Bellmawr	6 mi south	10 min	11 8 hotels · 3 motels	11,874	$239K	B⁻
Tinicum Township	8 mi southwest	10 min	13 13 hotels	3,985	$207K	C⁻
Lower Merion Township	10 mi northwest	15 min	12 9 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds	64,691	$810K	B⁻
Bensalem Township	15 mi northeast	20 min	21 17 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground	62,783	$364K	C

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Newark74 mi northeast Jersey City77 mi northeast New York City80 mi northeast Paterson84 mi northeast Baltimore90 mi southwest Hempstead93 mi northeast Yonkers96 mi northeast

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

PHLPhiladelphia · major hub8 mi

TTNTrenton Mercer28 mi

ILGWilmington31 mi

Places to stay and eat: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · streets, water and the site outline: Overture Maps / OpenStreetMap contributors · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Adventure Aquarium’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

These lie within 10 miles as the crow flies.

Big drawin town MuseumUSS New Jersey

Big drawin town Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year

Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field

Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena

Big draw3 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary

2 mi MuseumAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Big draw9 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall

in town MuseumUSS Olympia

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: See below, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Olympia: 颐园居, CC BY-SA 4.0

Common questions

Visiting Adventure Aquarium: the answers

Is Adventure Aquarium in Camden?

Yes. It’s inside Camden, NJ.

When is the best time to visit Adventure Aquarium?

April, May, June, September and October, with highs of 65–83°.

How far is Adventure Aquarium from Newark and Jersey City?

About 74 miles northeast of Newark and about 77 miles northeast of Jersey City, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to Adventure Aquarium?

Philadelphia (PHL), about 8 miles away.

What hotels are near Adventure Aquarium?

Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront Philadelphia (0.3 mi), Hilton Philadelphia At Penn's Landing (0.5 mi) and Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing (0.6 mi). 113 places to stay are within 4 miles.

From locals

Inside knowledge from Camden

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.