Adventure Aquarium
adventureaquarium.com
Camden
Highlights: Kaleidoscope Cove, Little Blue penguins, Shark bridge and Genny & Button – the only hippos in the world to be exhibited at an Aquarium. Plus, every day, you can see the penguins and hippos being fed and talk with an aquarium diver over at Ocean Realm Theater.
Battleship New Jersey
battleshipnewjersey.org
Camden
Highlights: Venture below deck for a tour of the former crews’ quarters, the room where the ship was steered, the mess and more.
Millville Army Air Field Museum
p47millville.org
Millville
Highlights: Explore exhibits at this former airport like The Navajo Code Talkers, Women with Wings and The Tuskegee Airmen featuring artifacts like replicas of warplanes and vintage uniforms.
Wheaton Arts
wheatonarts.org
Millville
Highlights: “Make-Your-Own Experience,” anyone over age 5 can sign up for a class where you will be guided by an artist/instructor to shape hot molten glass, cut & arrange cold glass, or sculpt wet clay into beautiful objects.
Indian King Tavern
indiankingfriends.org
Haddonfield
Highlights: Tour the historic room where New Jersey completed its transition from colony to state and visit the tavern where friends gathered almost 300 years ago. Check their Facebook page for events and lectures.
Rick and Jean Edelman Planetarium
rowan.edu/planetarium
Glassboro
Highlights: Every Friday in February and March, you can see “Laser Stranger Things,” inspired by the Netflix hit “Stranger Things.” Plus, every Sunday there’s a family show starting at 2 pm.
Burlington County Prison Museum
prisonmuseum.net
Mt. Holly
Highlights: Play the escape game – you’ll get a case full of clues but first you have to figure out the combination to open the case. Then follow the clues throughout the historic prison (many convicts escaped the jail in its 154 years) to reach your ultimate escape. $10 per case.
South Jersey libraries
Highlights: There’s always something happening at your local library – and it’ll be free! Programs like story time and tech lessons are staples at many locations, but each library also offers unique events like “A Lesson in Mindful Eating” at the Cherry Hill Library (Feb. 9), a Broadway Musical lecture at Moorestown Library (Feb. 13) and Girls who Code at Haddonfield Library (Thursdays).
Perkins Center for the Arts
perkinsarts.org
Moorestown/Collingswood
Highlights: You can see two photography exhibits this month. In Moorestown, “Photography 45:
Focus on Freedom” is on display and “Room for My Lens” is on display in Collingswood.
Edelman Fossil Park & Museum
efm.org
Mantua
Highlights: Explore South Jersey’s prehistoric past at this immersive fossil museum built atop a real dig site. Indoor exhibits feature life-size dinosaur reconstructions, interactive galleries and hands-on discovery zones where kids can touch real fossils and learn about creatures that lived here 66 million years ago.
Emlen Physick Estate
capemaymac.org
Cape May
Highlights: This Victorian mansion has guided tours that explore beautifully preserved rooms, original furnishings and plenty of stories about the eccentric life of Dr. Emlen Physick Jr.
Museum of American Glass at WheatonArts
wheatonarts.org
Millville
Highlights: This Smithsonian-affiliated museum is home to one of the largest collections of American glass in the country, with galleries showcasing everything from historic bottles to stained glass and modern works.
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
usnasw.org
Cape May Airport
Highlights: Housed inside a restored WWII-era hangar, this museum makes aviation history exciting through aircraft displays, interactive exhibits and powerful personal stories from service members.
Delaware and Susquehanna Model Railroad Club
Haddonfield
Highlights: Open on select dates, this elaborate indoor railroad exhibit brings hand-built landscapes to life with tunnels, bridges and trains that are always on the move.
Rowan University Art Gallery
rowan.edu/artgallery
Glassboro
Highlights: Rotating contemporary exhibitions from regional and national artists mean there’s always something new to discover inside this gallery.
