New York Aquarium
The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, having opened in Castle Garden in Battery Park, Manhattan in 1896. Since 1957, it has been located on the boardwalk in Coney Island,
| Address 602 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224, USA |
Basic Info
| Date opened December 10, 1896 |
| Location 602 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11224, United States |
About Our Park
The New York Aquarium was founded in 1896 in Castle Clinton in Battery Park, at the southern tip of Manhattan. In 1902, the New York Zoological Society (now Wildlife Conservation Society) assumed ownership of the aquarium. Although the location of the Aquarium has moved, first from Castle Clinton to
At the Aquarium
we strive to make a connection between our visitors and our oceans, focusing on the field research our scientists are doing right off shore in the waters of New York. The work of our scientists in the New York Aquarium's Conservation Program-- including shark and whale tagging, ecological monitoring,
