New Jersey State Aquarium

Pros: good for a day trip. Shark tunnel, Hippos
Cons: expensive, can be very crowded on weekends

My husband and I first discovered Adventure Aquarium on our own. He had an appointment in Philly and we had a couple of hours before that scheduled time. We decided to stop in Camden, New Jersey, across the river before we went to Philadelphia to ...

Pros: shark tunnel
Cons: price, small size

We took my toddler to the Adventure Aquarium this past summer (August 07). I had been to the aquarium when it had first opened a number of years ago and I was looking forward to seeing all the recent changes that had taken place. I was disappointed. ...

Pros: Extremely child-friendly, small-size.
Cons: Cost and small size.

While I am unable to compare the NJ State Aquarium (aka the Adventure Aquarium) to what it was before the new ownership, I can say that I was more impressed than I thought I'd be when I went this past summer. It is a small aquarium by comparison to ...

Pros: New animals, new building, and world-class feel bring life to a dying, old aquarium
Cons: Can be crowded, a little expensive, some large animals nocturnal

I'm an 18-year-old high school student just two weeks from graduation, who recently visited the Adventure Aquarium in Camden for probably the fifteenth time in as many years. My family and I had been members of the former aquarium since its opening (when ...

Pros: clean, new, helpful staff, ample petting tanks
Cons: outdoor exhibits miserable, food awful, small

Background: The New Jersey state Aquarium in Camden has been going downhill in the past years. In 2004, they closed for renovations, and this year, in May 2005, they reopened under new private management, and are now known as Adventure Aquarium in ...

Pros: New Shark tank is good.
Hippos
New design
Better exhibits
Parking space has improved

Cons: Children's garden is gated off in amateur manner
Cafe too large, waste of space

The Aquarium main attraction has been its 760,000-gallon tank, which is the third largest in North America. It is an impressive site, especially when viewed from the seated theater section. The problem is that it was the only real star attraction for the ...

Pros: A Whole New Way to "Sea" Life, opening Spring 2005!
Cons: Only good things could come from such a grand new facility.

For the past four years, I have been privileged to work as an educator at the New Jersey State Aquarium. While many of the reviews prior to my own list the negatives associated with our facility, I must point out that, for a building designed to display ...

Pros: Fun family activity
Cons: Not a world-class aquarium

The NJ State Aquarium in Camden makes a good day trip for young families. If you are expecting to see a great world-class aquarium – this is not the place to go. However, if you are looking to spend 3-4 hours in a place that your children will enjoy,...

Pros: The aquarium is small so you don't waste a whole day there
Cons: Not much, just from when I paid my admisson to when I left.

A few years ago, my wife's family and I went to the Camden aquarium. They promised me a great day of seeing great sealife. I was excited.

I've been to dozens of aquariums, from the large park Seaworld in Orlando, Florida to true aquariums,...

Pros: Educational, all in doors for rainy day
Cons: not much to see or do

I was so unimpressed with the New Jersey State Aquarium this is going to be hard to write. My basic impression of the day we spent at the aquarium is one of disappointment and boredom. I'm actually having a hard time remembering what's there...
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Pros: Beautifully arranged
Cons: Pricey

Ten years ago my wife and I visited the Aquarium shortly after it was built. Back then the fee was only $7.
Given that the exhibits were outstanding.
Just recently I visited the aquarium again. The price was $13.00 to get in and that added to...

Pros: Small, but well done.
Cons: Not as big and flashy as some other attractions nearby.

When you think of marine tourist attractions, face it, New Jersey is probably not the first place that comes to mind. What possessed the State of New Jersey to build their aquarium in Camden of all places? Probably the fact that that perennial tourist...

Pros: petting the sharks! active animals!
Cons: small, not a ton of variety.

With one seven year old and two toddlers in tow we ventured out for our second trip to the New Jersey State Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.

After a short ride via ferry or over the Ben Franklin Bridge from Philadelphia you enter the...

Pros: Clean
Cons: Boring

When I went to the NJ State Aquarium I expected so much. After all, it is the STATE Aquarium. What a let down. We went in July and it was very crowded. I didn't have to worry about parking because we took the ferry over from Penn's Landing in...

Pros: it is an aquarium, the exterior looks nice at night
Cons: small, uninspired, could have been so much more

When I heard they were building an aquarium just across the river from my hometown of Philadelphia, I was filled with excitement. I had been to the fabulous Baltimore aquarium, I had been to the incomparable Monterey Bay Aquarium and I had always longed...