New England Aquarium (Skip the Line!)

FREE admission to the New England Aquarium with a Go Boston Card or as a choice with the Boston Explorer Pass

Description

Take a trip to exotic waters and experience more than 70 exhibits featuring aquatic animals from around the world. Greet four different species of penguins as you enter, then wind your way around the four-story Giant Ocean Tank, home to a huge Caribbean coral reef. Out back, the New Balance Foundation Marine Mammal Center is a naturally lit, open-air pavilion that gives visitors a front-row seat to see Northern fur seals in action. The brand-new exhibit gives these sleek animals plenty of room to gallop, swim and lounge. Lastly, sit back and experience an unforgettable IMAX film on New England’s largest screen at the Simons IMAX Theatre.

Enjoy the amazing New England Aquarium on Boston Harbor and learn about the different species who reside here. Watch the African Penguins and the Rockhopper Penguins raise their young and zip by in the water on the first level. Don’t be afraid of the Sand Tiger Sharks and the Great Pacific Octopus because, even though they are some of the ocean’s scariest predators, they won’t cause you any harm since they are in the Giant Ocean Tank. You can get up close and personal with them without having the fear of being eaten! Travel to all corners of the world’s oceans to explore species like epaulette sharks and unicorns tangs which inhabit the Pacific Reef Community.

If you’ve brought the kids have them follow the exciting Penguin Power! theme program. Kids can learn about the penguins, their habitat, and how we can protect them.

There are tons of other exhibits to see at the aquarium:

• Amazing Jellies
• Amazon Rainforest
• Atlantic Harbor Seals
• Giant Ocean Tank
• Gulf of Maine
• Marine Mammal Center
• Pacific Reef Community
• Penguins
• Seadragons

Plus in addition to free admission and being able to skip the line, Go Boston Card and Boston Explorer Pass holders save $1 on the purchase of an IMAX ticket at the New England Aquarium. Offer cannot be combined with any discount coupon or combination ticket (not valid for IMAX Special Presentations).

Waste no time! Put your flippers on and let’s go exploring the New England Aquarium with the Go Boston Card and the Boston Explorer Pass!

Cost without the card:

Adult (13+): $20.95
Child (3-12): $12.95

Hours:

Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm;
Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 9:00 am-6:00 pm;
Extended summer hours. All hours are subject to change without notice.

Closed

Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. All holiday hours are subject to change without notice.

Public Transportation:

Take the T: Blue Line to the Aquarium stop.

Please read: important instructions on how to use your card.

Redemption Instructions:

Please present your Go Boston Card to any ticket taker. They will validate it, return your card, and let you in.

IMPORTANT: Go Boston Card admission applies only to the New England Aquarium. IMAX and Whale Watch tickets are available for an additional charge.

The Go City Card is accepted until 5:30pm unless otherwise noted; during all other times standard admission will apply.