Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Atlantic puffins have a distinctive large, triangular red-orange bill with a blue-gray base and yellow ridge.
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Explore Maryland's natural wonders with one of our summer camp excursions!
April 26-29, 2024 Get Nerdy With Nature
Help showcase Baltimore's biodiversity by making wildlife observations for this year's City Nature Challenge!
An Unforgettable Way to Visit Dolphin Training Session
Meet the pod and their trainers to see how fun and learning go "hand in flipper" every day.
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Tours & Experiences Experience the Aquarium Like Never Before
Experience a 4D movie, explore behind the scenes, meet our experts and come face to face with amazing animals.
Daily Dolphin Training Session
$95 Per Person
Saturdays & Sundays Insider's Tour
$60-$70 Per Person
Daily VR: Shark Dive
$8 Per Person
Saturdays Animal Care and Rescue Center Tour
$45 Per Person
Fridays & Saturdays Aquarium Sleepover
$125 Per Person
Daily Shark Behind-the-Scenes Tour
$50-$65 Per Person
Daily Family Sunrise Tour
$55-$65 Per Person
Daily Dolphin Tour
$25 Per Person
Featured Animals Thousands of animals. Hundreds of species. One Aquarium.
Learn about animals from all over our blue planet—from the depths of the ocean to the canopy of the rain forest—and discover the connection they all share with water.
Featured Stories The Latest From the National Aquarium
Events Join Us for An Aquarium Event
Get your hands dirty at a field conservation event, catch us in the community, check out an expert-led lecture, and more!
Conservation Driving Conservation Action for the Benefit of People, Animals and the Planet
The National Aquarium's mission—to connect people with nature to inspire compassion and care for our ocean planet—begins within the Aquarium itself. It also reaches far beyond. Our work includes education, habitat restoration, animal rescue, advocacy and sustainable practices, including our commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2035.
Combat Climate Change
We work to combat climate change through a holistic, solutions-focused approach.
Save Wildlife and Habitats
Our staff and volunteers inspire audiences to maintain healthy ecosystems and restore critical habitat.
Stop Plastic Pollution
We seek to curb the negative impacts of plastic pollution on the health of people, wildlife and ecosystems.