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Adventure Aquarium, Camden NJ | Nearby Businesses


1 Riverside Dr
Camden, NJ 08103
(856) 365-3300

Discover Life…Underwater! Adventure Aquarium is just a few minutes from downtown Philadelphia on the Camden Waterfront and features one-of-a-kind exhibits with more than 8,500 aquatic species throughout two million gallons of water. Adventure Aquarium is home to the largest collection of sharks on the East Coast, including the only Great Hammerhead Shark as well as Silky Sharks on exhibit in the United States, and the only aquarium in the world to exhibit hippos. Come face-to-face with penguins, turtles, stingrays, and so much more! Experience free daily shows and up-close animal experiences all included in your Adventure Aquarium admission. Visit http://www.adventureaquarium.com to plan your visit!

Landmark and Historical Place Near Adventure Aquarium

Cooper Library in Johnson Park
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
N 2nd St & Cooper St
Camden, NJ 08102

Cooper Library in Johnson Park is located in the Cooper Grant, Camden section of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1916 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1980. It is part of Rutgers-Camden.The mosaic frieze entitled "America Receiving the Gifts of Nations" which adorns the front of the building was designed by D'Ascenzo Studios of Philadelphia.

Marcouse Building
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
231 Market St
Camden, NJ 08102

Marcouse Building is located in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1924 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1990.

A. S. Woodruff and Law Buildings
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
328 Market St # 330
Camden, NJ 08102

A. S. Woodruff and Law Buildings is located in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1920 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1990.

Landmark and Historical Place Near Adventure Aquarium

Cooper Library in Johnson Park
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
N 2nd St & Cooper St
Camden, NJ 08102

Cooper Library in Johnson Park is located in the Cooper Grant, Camden section of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1916 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1980. It is part of Rutgers-Camden.The mosaic frieze entitled "America Receiving the Gifts of Nations" which adorns the front of the building was designed by D'Ascenzo Studios of Philadelphia.

Marcouse Building
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
231 Market St
Camden, NJ 08102

Marcouse Building is located in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1924 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1990.

A. S. Woodruff and Law Buildings
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
328 Market St # 330
Camden, NJ 08102

A. S. Woodruff and Law Buildings is located in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The building was built in 1920 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1990.

USS New Jersey
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
62 Battleship Pl Camden, NJ
Camden, NJ 08103
(866) 877-6262

USS New Jersey is an, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the US state of New Jersey. New Jersey earned more battle stars for combat actions than the other three completed Iowa-class battleships, and was the only US battleship providing gunfire support during the Vietnam War.During World War II, New Jersey shelled targets on Guam and Okinawa, and screened aircraft carriers conducting raids in the Marshall Islands. During the Korean War, she was involved in raids up and down the North Korean coast, after which she was decommissioned into the United States Navy reserve fleets, better known as the "mothball fleet". She was briefly reactivated in 1968 and sent to Vietnam to support US troops before returning to the mothball fleet in 1969. Reactivated once more in the 1980s as part of the 600-ship Navy program, New Jersey was modernized to carry missiles and recommissioned for service. In 1983, she participated in US operations during the Lebanese Civil War.New Jersey was decommissioned for the last time in 1991, having earned a Navy Unit Commendation for service in Vietnam and 19 battle and campaign stars for combat operations during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Lebanese Civil War, and service in the Persian Gulf. After a brief retention in the mothball fleet, she was donated to the Home Port Alliance in Camden, New Jersey, and began her career as a museum ship 15 October 2001.