Connect with the Aquarium’s marine residents like never before. The fun and memorable moments created through these exclusive animal encounters offers a unique learning opportunity while helping support our ocean conservation work.

There are thousands of aquatic animals to visit at the Aquarium—from the African penguins to Myrtle the green sea turtle and the California sea lions. Here are a few of the animals that await you at the New England Aquarium.

The New England Aquarium has protected and cared for the ocean and marine animals for more than 50 years. Here are a few of the animals in our care and that we study in the wild.

From the largest shark and ray touch tank on the East Coast to the Giant Ocean Tank and so much more, New England Aquarium exhibits and educational experiences promote discovery and instill a sense of wonder for ocean animals and habitats.

The Aquarium is home to more than 50 penguins who live in a bustling colony surrounding the Giant Ocean Tank. Each penguin in our care has a unique bracelet on one of their wings to help identify them; females’ bracelets are on their right wing, males’ are on their left.

Our penguin exhibit is home to two species of penguins and contains 150,000 gallons of water filtered in from Boston harbor. Watch our African penguins swim, hop, and preen!

The habitat features more than 3,000 carefully sculpted coral elements handmade and painted by Aquarium artists. It is 40 feet wide, goes down 23 feet, and holds 200,000 gallons of saltwater. This exhibit is so big that it was built first, and then the rest of the Aquarium was built around it.

Your ticket purchase to the Aquarium directly supports our mission to ensure a vital and vibrant ocean for all. Please purchase tickets before your visit to guarantee entry. While a limited number of tickets are available on-site every day when we open, the Aquarium frequently sells out.

2020年9月8日 · Tatoosh comes to the New England Aquarium from the chilly waters off British Columbia. He is named for an island off the coast of Washington state that’s home to a rich ecosystem of marine plants and animals, from otters and …

Free express Aquarium admission for a full year* Free subscription to our magazine, blue, which will keep you in-the-know with articles and features highlighting our conservation and research; Free subscription to SeaMail, our member e-newsletter; Free members-only Aquarium hours throughout the year; Exclusive invitations to events