The Seaport Aquarium on the Wildwood Boardwalk

The Seaport Aquarium is located directly on the Wildwoods Boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey. It's a small, locally owned aquarium that features various species of fish, reptiles and a few land mammals. You'll find it in the 3400 block area with the entrance right on the boardwalk.

It's a family-friendly place...although very small. It took us a total of 15-20 minutes to see all of their exhibits. It probably would of taken longer if we had children along with us or had been there on a busier day. Usually when you think of "aquariums" you think of large places that you can spend a few hours in. Not this place. Again, its very small.

You'll pay your admission fee at the front entrance where they stamped our hands. This hand stamp will allow you to come and go several times that day. Your admission fee is ONLY valid on that specific day...but you're free to leave and come back later in the day if you choose to do so. Check out their Facebook page for specials and upcoming events.

Once inside you'll find a wide variety of animals on display. We saw all kinds of different tropical fish in beautifully set-up aquariums, turtles, sharks and other marine life. There is a "touch tank" where you can stick your hands into the water and touch the fish, horseshoe crabs, starfish, etc. which was really cool. The Stingrays were my favorite in the touch tank. During our visit we were told that the new touch tank was completed in September 2019. We thought it was pretty cool.

There are over 16,000 gallons of water in their aquariums with fresh & saltwater species from around the world. You can visit their 6,000 gallon coral reef exhibit that houses the most beautiful & exotic species in the ocean. There are hundreds of different fish to see including: puffer fish, lion fish, piranhas, clownfish, sharks, koi, triggers, tangs and more! It was really interesting to see how some fish live happily together while others do not.

If reptiles are your thing you'll find a few of them there too! We saw a few really nice turtles, an albino python (snake), a few lizards and in one exhibit they had three alligators on display. Sometimes they'll have the python out of his/her exhibit and when they do...they will allow you to pet it. Sorry, snakes aren't my type of thing.

One thing that's really nice about the facility is that you can take your time going through it. Also, they offer various type's of fish food that you can buy to feed to a few of the animals on display. That's an additional fee...but if you have small children along with you...I would recommend it. I don't remember the price but it was only a few bucks.

At the end of your tour you'll come across a little gift shop area. They don't offer much but what they do offer seemed to be fairly affordable. Some of the items we saw you could buy elsewhere on the boardwalk and some items were exclusive to their facility. Again, very small and with limited offerings. 

You're invited to bring in your camera and take all of the photographs that you want. When it comes to photographing the animals I recommend turning off your flash when shoot through exhibit glass. This will cut down on the flash-bounce and give you nice photos of the animals. Next, don't knock on the glass and try to get their attention. That can rile up animals and stress them out. Just let them be!

Overall it was a nice little visit and gave us something to do on a rainy day up on the boardwalk. Like I said, its a very small aquarium and you'll be in and out in less than 30 minutes flat. If you're expecting a big aquarium...this place is not that but its a decent little place to visit.