New England Aquarium

The New England Aquarium is a nonprofit organization and public aquarium located in Boston, Massachusetts. The species exhibited include harbor and northern fur seals, California sea lions, African and southern rockhopper penguins, giant Pacific octopuses, weedy seadragons, and thousands of saltwater and freshwater fishes.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Public aquarium
  • Description: public aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Address: 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Simons IMAX Theatre at the New England Aquarium and Faneuil Hall.

Movie theater
is a movie theater.

Public building
is a marketplace and meeting hall near the waterfront and Government Center, in , Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 1742, it was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain. is situated 1,900 feet west of New England Aquarium.

Stadium
Photo: Nywalton, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose arena in . It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995. is situated 1 mile northwest of New England Aquarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dock Square and Financial District.

Neighborhood
Photo: M2545, Public domain.
in , , is a public square adjacent to , bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower.

Suburb
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The of is located in , near and . Like many areas within Boston, the has no official definition.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Now demolished, it was formerly located on the site of the current in .

New England Aquarium

Latitude
42.3592° or 42° 21′ 33″ north
Longitude
-71.04936° or 71° 2′ 58″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87JC9X52+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29660091
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­aquarium
Geo­Names ID
4945154
Wiki­data ID
Q2859185
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“New England Aquarium” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Նյու Ինգլանդ ակվարիում
  • Chinese: 新英格兰水族馆
  • Chinese: 新英格蘭水族館
  • Dutch: New England Aquarium
  • Egyptian Arabic: حوض اسماك نيو انجلاند
  • French: Aquarium de nouvelle-angleterre
  • French: Aquarium de Nouvelle-Angleterre
  • French: Aquarium De Nouvelle-Angleterre
  • French: New England Aquarium
  • German: New England Aquarium
  • Hebrew: האקווריום של ניו אינגלנד
  • Indonesian: Akuarium New England
  • Japanese: ニューイングランド水族館
  • Korean: 뉴잉글랜드 수족관
  • Turkish: New England Aquarium

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “New England Aquarium”. Photo: Robert Stern, CC BY-SA 2.0.