Philadelphia Aquarium

Usual hours

• Mon 10:00–17:00
• Thu 10:00–17:00
• Fri 10:00–20:45
• Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00

From 40 published days, 2026-10-21 to 2026-12-15; published by the park.

About

Free admission.

This park's official page lists: Wi-Fi.

Rides and attractions

• Giant Otter animal
• Giraffe animal
• Hippopotamus animal
• Red Panda animal
• Zebra animal
• Boathouse Row
• Rocky Steps

At the park

• Giant Otter enclosure
• Giraffe enclosure
• Hippopotamus enclosure
• Red Panda enclosure
• Zebra enclosure
• 33rd & Wallace Playground exhibit
• Abraham Lincoln exhibit
• Alpha Pi Lambda exhibit
• Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden exhibit
• Azalea Garden exhibit
• Bergdoll-Kemble Mansion exhibit
• Calder Gardens exhibit
• Chief Justice John Marshall exhibit
• Corinthian Gardens exhibit
• Eastern State Penitentiary exhibit
• Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial exhibit
• Fairmount Water Works exhibit
• Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center exhibit
• Graff Memorial exhibit
• James A. Garfield Monument exhibit
• James Lee Wright Recreation Center exhibit
• Lambda Chi Alpha exhibit
• Lemon Hill Mansion exhibit
• Louis Bergdoll House exhibit
• Mantua Community Garden exhibit
• Miles Mack Playground exhibit
• Phi Sigma Sigma exhibit
• Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibit
• Pi Lambda Phi exhibit
• Rodin Museum exhibit
• Schuylkill River Park exhibit
• Sedgley Porter House exhibit
• Summer-Winter Community Garden exhibit
• Tau Kappa Epsilon exhibit
• The Pilgrim exhibit
• William M. Reilly Memorial: Revolutionary War Heroes exhibit
• Boathouse Row exhibit
• Allegory of the Schuylkill River scenic feature
• Allegory of the Schuylkill River in its Improved State scenic feature
• Allegory of the Water Works scenic feature
• Anthony Wayne scenic feature
• Charioteer of Delphi scenic feature
• Eagle scenic feature
• Gamekeeper’s Night Dog scenic feature
• General Casimir Pulaski scenic feature
• General Friedrich von Steuben scenic feature
• General Nathanael Greene scenic feature
• General Richard Montgomery scenic feature
• Iroquois scenic feature
• Joan of Arc exhibit
• John Paul Jones scenic feature
• Magic Carpet scenic feature
• Maja scenic feature
• Marquis de Lafayette scenic feature
• Mercury scenic feature
• Morton McMichael scenic feature
• Prometheus Strangling the Vulture scenic feature
• Puma scenic feature
• Rocky Statue scenic feature
• Settling of the Seaboard scenic feature
• Silenus and the Infant Bacchus scenic feature
• Spanning the Continent scenic feature
• Spirit of Enterprise scenic feature
• Stone Age in America scenic feature
• Symbiosis scenic feature
• The Birth of a Nation scenic feature
• The Fisherman scenic feature
• The Gates of Hell scenic feature
• The Immigrant scenic feature
• The Lion Fighter scenic feature
• The Miner scenic feature
• The Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther scenic feature
• The Ploughman scenic feature
• The Preacher scenic feature
• The Puritan scenic feature
• The Quaker scenic feature
• The Revolutionary Soldier scenic feature
• The Slave scenic feature
• The Statesman scenic feature
• The Thinker scenic feature
• and 31 more

Shows and experiences

• Tribute to Herman Wrice
• Rocky Steps
• Historic sites & museum

Places to eat

• 2637brew
• A Mano italian
• All Day Hoagies and Ice Cream ice_cream, sandwich
• Bad Brother american
• Balcony Café
• Bishop's Collar american
• Cescaphe at the Water Works american
• Chick-fil-A chicken
• Corner Deli
• Cosmic Cafe
• Deborah's Kitchen restaurant, catering, soul_food
• Dim Sum & Noodle chinese
• Domino's pizza
• Federal Donuts fried_chicken, donut
• Goldie mediterranean, falafel, milkshake
• Harper's
• Human Robot Girard snack
• I Scream for Ice Cream
• Ios RestoBar greek
• Italian Express pizza
• Kung Fu Tea bubble_tea
• Lazos Pizza & Grill
• Lee's Market sandwich, vietnamese, american
• Little Pete's Restaurant
• Luigi's Pizza Fresca pizza
• Nine Thai Kitchen thai
• Philadelphia Museum of Art Café
• Philly Sunnyside Diner diner
• Rodin Garden Bar
• Rybrew
• Sabrina's Cafe american, brunch
• Sky's Place
• Spot Gourmet Burgers burger
• Stir Restaurant
• The Boozy Mutt american
• The Fairview Philly
• The Monkey & The Elephant coffee_shop
• Trio BYOB thai, asian
• Unit Su Vege chinese
• Warehouse Cafe
• Zorba's Tavern greek

Before you go

Disability access

Step-free access is recorded at 1 facility. Verify specific accessibility needs with the park.

First aid

3 first-aid locations mapped in-park — First aid located on the park map; confirm the current station with any team member on arrival.

Limits

Backpacks, bags larger than 16 x 16 x 8 inches, large umbrellas, and selfie sticks are not permitted in the galleries

Limits

Backpacks, bags larger than 16 x 16 x 8 inches, large umbrellas, and selfie sticks are not permitted in the galleries

Facilities on the park map

91 bench, 3 emergency phone, 3 interactive play, 12 picnic area, 2 restroom, 2 shade zone, 2 visitor information, 6 water fountain.