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Good Aquariums to visit in NJ,NY,PA area

Brizjuan

Brizjuan

Looking to take the family out for a nice day at the aquarium... Anyone have any recommendations... Im in central jersey and im not looking to travel more than 2 hours because i have a 3 month old...
 
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mnat

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I would recommend Camden, my fiancee went to law school there and we walked over a few times. They have excellent reef tanks and the rest of the aquarium is very fun. Just don't go for the local Camden tour ;)
 
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NJ_ychung1

def agree camden is okay for fam day trip. i dun really expect to see impressionable reef setup at any of the large aquariums but they certainly have interesting fish. that's worth it even if you don't see cool reef setup. i think the best reef setups are in ppls living rooms on this forum.
 
jsantoli

jsantoli

Riverhead ny has a reef set up that will make everyone here drool. It's 2 hours away from Edison and has a lot of outlet stores nearby too. It's called Atlantis marine world I think. I have pics of the reefs at home I can post later tonight
 
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calaxa

Joe,

How fast do you drive? RIverhead is 2 hours from Edison? I lived at the Queens/LI border for years and would estimate Riverhead at 2 hours from there. You're talking around exit 70 on the LIE near Tangiers Outlets?
 
Brizjuan

Brizjuan

Thanx for all the responses... Ill definitely look into Camden, I always hear nice things about it... I never heard of the riverhead one but ill see if they have a website.... The one with the best reef tanks will help me make a decision.
 
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subtraho

+1 to Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead. I went there last summer and their reef tank is really amazing. 20,000 gallons, and all the corals are real!

Link: http://www.atlantismarineworld.com/exhibit-indoor-coralreef.html/url] p.s. Hi, I'm new here!
 
jsantoli

jsantoli

From my old house in Edison it is exactly 120 miles to the coast guard station in Hampton Bays. Riverhead is the next town over. You won't be disappointed taking the ride there
 
Brizjuan

Brizjuan

Just checked out the Atlantis site... Ive decided thats probably our best bet... Thanx again for the advice guys I didnt even know these place existed..
 
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vangvace

subtraho said:
+1 to Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead. I went there last summer and their reef tank is really amazing. 20,000 gallons, and all the corals are real!

Link:

p.s. Hi, I'm new here!
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The aquarium in Camden. [url]http://www.adventureaquarium.com/]http://www.atlantismarineworld.com/exhibit-indoor-coralreef.html/url]

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Welcome.


The aquarium in Camden. [url]http://www.adventureaquarium.com/ It's a little expensive, but it's open 365. I'm there every other Sunday working behind the scenes.
I'm going to post some behind the scene pictures at the end of march if I remember my camera.
 
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chessmanmark

Atlantis will take longer to get to than you have wanted to travel, however it is well worth the trip. We are very fortunate to live close enough to this aquarium. The 20,000 gallon reef tank is arguably one of the best in the world. Then there's the anemone tank, the shark tank, penguins, etc. Consider spending the night if the trip is too long for you. You won't regret the experience. Your family may just have to drag you away from the tank as it is just all too incredible. I let my family walk around for a while and come back for me much later.
 
Brizjuan

Brizjuan

Alright Mark you pretty much sold me right there... You should work in advertising... Im pretty sure I could get there in like an hour and 45 minutes... I really wanna see this 20,000 gallon reef tank... My son loves to stare at my 120 gallon i cant wait to see the look of awe on his face when he looks up at 20,000 gallons of bliss
 
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ds4x4

Camden was great. I haven't been in a long time but we went today and had a blast.. Its amazing to see how big the little fish in the store can really get
 
Hawkeye

Hawkeye

nice pics sandee...i'm surprised you took any of ny's...not much there if you ask me! :p I walked by jenkinsons' only because the sticker-shock compared to the size of the place.

(hijack warning) Noticed you don't have New England's on your list...you should check that place out in Boston. I liked it a lot when I visited looong ago.
 
jsantoli

jsantoli

Sorry for the delay, but here are a few of Atlantis in Riverhead.

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