Once the kids no longer had a stroller to stuff everything in, I would have to carry a tote bag. It holds snacks, band aids, drinks, tickets, umbrellas, money etc… I like that it can convert to a back pack if needed. For any outing where we will be walking we take our wheeled back pack. For families with no stroller/ wagon children, I highly recommend purchasing a quality wheeled back pack. Admission price for what was offered for my age group of children, I would have skipped. The exhibits seemed clean and the animals seemed well cared for. It was hard to enjoy when there are others behind you and they are pushing and bouncing on the walk way. Thought my kids would enjoy the walk above the sharks on the net rope walk way. Was disappointed that it was smaller than I thought. I originally wanted to go here because of the shark tunnel I saw online. They have a few touch tanks but hard to get a turn with all the younger children pushing to get to the tank to touch. The colors, signs and attractions more geared towards toddler and preschool aged children. There is many play areas for younger kids. My tween and teens were OK, but did not have a great time. It is a very nice aquarium just geared more towards a younger audience. The Cafeteria style set up inside was nice and seemed to have a large selection to choose from. We were not planning on purchasing food so we did not check out any price from the vendors or inside to compare. They claim to have better prices than what is located inside. If you park near the aquarium and have to walk to the entrance you may pass Hot Dog vendors selling food. Food: The Aquarium does allow you to bring in outside food and beverages, which we did not know and wish we knew about. The person scanned our tickets on the phone and we went right in. When we arrived to the entrance there was a person checking bags. From ordering the tickets till they arrived in an email maybe took 10-15 minutes. To use will call you must order 2 hours prior to arriving. If you order tickets online you have the choice of having them emailed or using will call. We chose to have the tickets emailed to us and logged on to our account to access them. We stopped at a bench and ordered the tickets online and saved a few dollars per a ticket. Tickets: As we were walking we saw many signs to save time and money and order your tickets online. The entrance to the Aquarium is tucked down a side road and along the waterfront. The area I was walking towards was the entrance to the Children’s Aquarium Garden. Being unfamiliar to the area, once parked we started walking towards what looked to be the entrance, till I saw flag signs pointing to another area. We parked in the area marked “Aquarium Parking”. Parking: There is plenty of parking areas in the area, most are pay to park. We chose to visit this day because rain was expected in the forecast and all but one section of the Aquarium is located outdoors. Fifth - I don't believe there is an audio tour to address one of the questions below. skyine (would have brought sandwiches to eat there if I had realized the set-up). Fourth - it was nice walking outside along the Delaware River sitting on the benches and looking at the Phila. Given how very few people were present at the hippos and shark tunnel, compared to who we saw previously, indicated others never found it either. movie when it began, and almost missed the hippos and main attraction of the large shark tank, thinking those we saw at the beginning were what were offered. Third - the brochure by no means maximizes the exhibits. Zoo) around the exhibits which prevents one from learning about the sealife. Second - there aren't staff people inside the aquarium (like I'm used to at the Phila. First - the admission is pricey, $34/adult ($32 for seniors) and then $10 for city parking so one should do research before making the trip to know what is in the aquarium and plan your route.
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