Nostalgic candy and chocolate indulgence are on tap at this candy shop. Stop by a modern patisserie for a bite and a bakery lesson from the pastry chef. Next comes the experience of international olive oils and vinegars. The flavors of Mexico will be available several blocks down the street in several authentic handcrafted dishes. The tour features traditional and modern Indian Cuisine, and fresh, chef prepared food from the newest “kid on the block,” Haddon Culinary. as permanent residents and exhibits the longest Shark Bridge in the world. Global flavors will be on tap during the Collingswood Food Tour from 1 p.m. Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ - Entertainment - Local Hispanic life. They will also have vendor tables with local artists and small business owners selling their creations. For more information, visit. This event will feature games, entertainment, snacks, drinks, and sneak preview performances from their upcoming Mainstage Season and Ritz Kidz Summer Theatre Camp. Hours: 10AM-5PM weekdays, open until 6PM on weekends.The Ritz Theatre in Haddon Township will host a Summer Sidewalk Festival fundraising event from noon to 3 p.m. (included as part of CityPASS, see for details) Parking at the Aquarium is $10 in their lot.Īdmission: $28/adult, $21/child ages 2-12 It was a perfect and peaceful ending to our fabulous 2-day Philly trip.įor a special combo price, you can ride the Riverlink Ferry from Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia to the Aquarium and back. Here you can see the Philadelphia skyline and the Ben Franklin Bridge for a spectacular view. Actually, one of our favorite aspects of the aquarium came when we left and had dinner delivered to us by my awesome cousin Ken from Chick’s Deli (winner of the Best Cheesesteak in Philly award even though it’s in New Jersey!) and we went around back and sat at a picnic table on the Camden waterfront. Don’t get too excited about that as it was for real little kids and didn’t even seem 3D to me, but made for a nice place to take a break and rest your feet. over the 21-foot deep Shark Realm exhibit on our incredibly cool Shark Bridge presented by. Other amenities include a gift shop, café, and 3D Theater, which is actually included with general admission. Camden, NJ Waterfront Joined April 2009. It was pretty sweet to have a shark swim right over our heads! Then we crossed the totally unique rope suspension bridge hung across the top of the shark tank for another fun encounter. Imagine being able to walk right through an ocean filled with sharks and rays…that is the effect the see-through tunnel creates. However the show stopper was definitely the one-of-a-kind Shark Tunnel and Shark Bridge. Some of the highlights included watching a feeding of the Little Blue Penguins, watching the hippos go swimming, getting our hands wet and touching lots of cool, slimy invertebrates in multiple tanks, and being mesmerized by the 760,000 gallon “Ocean Realm” tank containing myriads of aquatic animals. It was so refreshing after visiting the Franklin Institute earlier in the day and fighting the field trip crowds. The Aquarium is home to the largest collection of sharks in the Northeast, the only aquarium in the world to exhibit hippos, one of only six facilities in the US to have Little Blue penguins as permanent residents and exhibits the longest Shark Bridge in the world, a unique V-shaped rope. We were able to see the whole aquarium, and look at the exhibits unimpeded by crowds. Adventure Aquarium is just minutes from downtown Philadelphia on the Camden Waterfront and features one-of-a-kind exhibits with more than 15,000 aquatic species throughout two million gallons of water. Turns out, it was a fantastic time to visit as most people had left for the day and we nearly had the place to ourselves. We arrived around 3:30PM on a Friday and knowing it closed at 5PM, we figured we would just see what we could before it closed. Since this was part of our CityPASS package, we decided to end our Center City Philly trip at the aquarium and then drive home from there. Although smaller, there were enough unique aspects that definitely made the trip worthwhile. Formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium, this educational destination is home to 8,500 species of aquatic animals and boasts the largest collection of sharks on the East coast and the only aquarium in the world to exhibit hippos! Just weeks before our visit, my son had visited the Baltimore Aquarium on a class field trip, and he claimed Adventure Aquarium was better! He is into sharks, so their superior shark exhibits is what won him over. I know, I know…this destination is not actually in PA…BUT it is marketed to tourists in Philadelphia, included with the Philly CityPASS booklet, and is a quick jaunt over the Ben Franklin Bridge on the Camden riverfront (without driving into the shady part of town).
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