Gift Memberships

Your gift recipient will enjoy these benefits and more:

  • Free unlimited admission for one year
  • Priority entry through the Member Entrance
  • Members-only events throughout the year—with free guest passes
  • 25% discount on parking at official partner garages
  • 20% discount on guest tickets and on tours and experiences
  • 10% discount on gift shop, cafe and photo purchases
  • A subscription to Watermarks, our member magazine

Your gift helps the National Aquarium, too. As a nonprofit, we rely on support like yours to fulfill our mission to inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures. Thank you!

For assistance, please email members@aqua.org. To speak with a representative, please contact us at 410-659-4230, from 9 am to 4:30 pm, seven days a week.

1. Choose a Level

Membership Levels

For National Aquarium memberships, youths are ages 5-20. All children age 4 and under are admitted free.

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As a nonprofit organization, the National Aquarium relies on donations to support our animal rescue efforts, habitat restoration work, education programs and conservation initiatives. Thank you for joining our community of hopeful conservationists!

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2. Recipient Info

Recipient Info

Please include the first and last names of up to two adults listed on the membership and where we can contact them. (Don't worry—before you check out you'll be able to select whether we send the gift membership to you or your recipient. Unless we're mailing the membership directly to them, we won't contact your gift recipient for 45 days from the date of your purchase.)

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3. Your Info

Your Information

Where to send it

Gift memberships are active from date of purchase and are sent by mail to the purchaser (you) within 7 to 10 business days. If you would rather have your gift mailed directly to the recipient, please indicate below.

4. Checkout

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