Camden Aquarium May Be Nation's Best: USA Today

CAMDEN, NJ — South Jersey may have the nation's greatest aquarium, according to USA Today.

The publication nominated Adventure Aquarium in Camden for its 2024 Readers' Choice Awards. The facility is one of 20 up for the honor of the nation's best aquarium.

Now, it's up to the readers to decide which aquarium wins. You can vote daily for your favorite until voting ends at noon May 13. The top 10 winners will be announced on May 22.

Adventure Aquarium is in third place as of this writing — behind Wonders Of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium in Springfield, Missouri, and Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans.

The Camden aquarium has more than 15,000 aquatic animals, including the Northeast's largest shark collection, the only hippos exhibited in a U.S. aquarium and two species of warm-weather penguins. The facility also features the world's longest V-shaped shark bridge and the longest shark tunnel in New Jersey.

Click here to vote for Adventure Aquarium in USA Today's Readers' Choice Awards