Zoo/Aquarium

New York Aquarium

The public aquarium on Coney Island in Brooklyn, founded in 1896, with sea lion shows, penguin feeds and sand tiger sharks.

Typical visit
Ages
Booking
Free entry
Children aged 2 and under get in free.
Ticket covers
Admission includes every exhibit and attraction open on your day of visit.
Book ahead
Buy date-specific tickets online in advance to guarantee your date and go straight to the park entrance.
Timed entry
Your ticket shows the time you can arrive at the park.
No refunds
All ticket sales are final, with no refunds, cancellations or rescheduling.
Under 18s
Everyone aged 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.
Wagons
Wagons are not permitted inside the aquarium.
Getting there
Take the F or Q train to West 8th Street station on Coney Island, Brooklyn.

The New York Aquarium was founded in 1896 and stands on Coney Island in Brooklyn. Every ticket is for one date and one visit: once you leave, you cannot come back in on the same ticket.

The date is the real commitment. The aquarium gives no refunds, cancellations or rain checks for bad weather or for animals that are hard to see that day, so the day you book is the day you get.

Personal strollers are allowed, but the aquarium recommends leaving them at home, and at the Aquatheater and the indoor exhibits they have to be parked in designated stroller areas. A limited number of free wheelchairs can be borrowed, first come, first served. Sensory bags with fidget tools and noise-cancelling headphones are lent out by the Admissions staff in the entrance lobby, free of charge against an ID left as a deposit. In peak summer the car park often fills up, and the aquarium recommends coming by subway.

Why kids will love it

The animals are the ones children already know by name: sea lions performing in the Aquatheater, penguin feeds, sand tiger sharks and cuttlefish. From April to October, Wild Encounters get families up close to penguins, sea lions and other animals, booked separately from admission.

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