The National Aquarium, located on Baltimore's Inner Harbor, is just 38 miles from Washington, D.C. Whether you live in the nation's capital or are just visiting, the Aquarium is easily accessible. If you're traveling by car, the Aquarium is just minutes off I-95. We offer discounted parking at multiple nearby parking garages. If you're arriving by train, Baltimore's Penn Station is just a short distance from the Aquarium.
Getting to the Aquarium
The National Aquarium is located in the heart of downtown Baltimore on the Inner Harbor, easily accessible by all modes of transportation. Our address is 501 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202.
The National Aquarium has multiple official parking partners nearby that offer discounted parking rates for our members and guests.
- Harbor Park Garage: 55 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
Reserve a spot in Harbor Park Garage (*non-members only) - LAZ Inner Harbor Garage: 100 S. Gay St., Baltimore, MD 21202
Reserve a spot in LAZ Inner Harbor Garage (*non-members only) - Parkway Lockwood Place Garage: 124 Market Place, Baltimore, MD 21202
Reserve a spot in Parkway Lockwood Place Garage (*non-members only)
Aquarium guests can park at any of our partner garages for a flat rate of $18 per visit, for up to 24 hours. Guests can either validate their parking ticket inside the Aquarium during their visit or reserve a spot online to receive the discount.
National Aquarium members enjoy an even better value with $10 flat-rate parking at all partner garages, along with other membership benefits. To use the member parking discount, members must validate their parking ticket inside the Aquarium.
* For general admission ticketholders, if you reserve your parking online in advance, the rate you are charged is the discounted Aquarium guest rate. For National Aquarium members, please do not reserve parking online in advance as we are then unable to provide the member discount.
Some partner garages offer early-bird parking discounts before 9 a.m., Monday through Friday. If you qualify for early-bird parking, we recommend that you do not validate your parking ticket at the Aquarium, as that will override the early-bird parking discount.
Our partner garages provide accessible parking spaces. On-street parking with ADA-compliant meters is also available.
Parking Discount Instructions
How to receive in-person parking discount at our partner garages:
- Enter the chosen garage by taking a ticket and parking. Be sure to bring the ticket with you into the Aquarium.
- Get your parking ticket validated at the end of your visit before you exit the Aquarium.
- Take the validated ticket to the parking garage lobby, and the automated machines will discount the parking based on your length of stay.
Amtrak: Penn Station: 1500 N. Charles Street—only 1.06 miles from the Aquarium. Taxi and bus service are available from the station, as well as the free Charm City Circulator and ride-sharing services.
Light Rail: Convention Center and Camden Yards Light Rail Stops
MARC Train: Camden Yards and Penn Station MARC Train Stops
Metro Subway: Shot Tower/Market Place Metro Subway Station
Bus: Bus Lines CityLink Yellow, CityLink Navy, CityLink Brown, LocalLink 54 and LocalLink 65
Charm City Circulator: Fast, free and eco-friendly! The National Aquarium is conveniently located on the Orange Line of the Charm City Circulator.
Bike racks are installed outside the Aquarium on Pier 3, next to the USS Torsk.
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