Adventure Aquarium | |
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39°56′42″N 75°07′52″W / 39.945°N 75.131°W | |
Date opened | February 29, 1992 (May 25, 2005 opened as Adventure Aquarium) |
Location | Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
Floor space | 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) (public areas) |
Volume of largest tank | 760,000 US gal (2,900,000 L) |
Total volume of tanks | 2 million US gallons (7,600,000 L) |
Memberships | AZA[1] |
Major exhibits | 11 |
Public transit access | Aquarium City Hall |
Website | www |
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The Adventure Aquarium, formerly the Thomas H. Kean New Jersey State Aquarium,[2] is a for-profit educational entertainment attraction operated in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware River Camden Waterfront by Herschend Family Entertainment. Originally opened in 1992, it 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).