City: Camden, NJ

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (856) 365-3300

Address: 1 Riverside Dr.

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Description: You have to cross the Delaware River for this one, but this place is way too cool to let a little extra water stop you. Waiting on the other side are 200,000 square feet of sharks, hippos, penguins, seals, free-flying birds, and sea life from around the world living in their own lagoons, rain forests, and saltwater seas. You can even touch a shark. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For some pretty hefty fees—but a lifetime of bragging rights—you can swim with the sharks ($165), frolic with the seals ($145), or make friends with some black-footed penguins ($125). Getting there can be part of the fun if, instead of driving, you take the Riverlink Ferry from Penn’s Landing (215-925-LINK; riverlinkferry.org; $7 round-trip) to the aquarium or other Camden waterfront attractions.

City: Camden, NJ

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (856) 635-1445 or (800) 663-46

Address: 1 Harbour Blvd.

Description: It has changed names several times since its opening in 1995, but this indoor 7,000-seat concert venue/25,000-seat outdoor amphitheater located directly across the Delaware from Penn’s Landing and just south of Adventure Aquarium consistently delivers the headliners you want to see and hear whether your preference is Jimmy Buffett or Black Eyed Peas, Michael Buble or Justin Bieber.

City: East Rutherford, NJ

Category: Spectator Sports

Telephone: (516) 560-8200 (tickets)

Address: 50 Rte. 120,

Description: For the 2010–11 season the New York Jets will move into their new stadium, a 700,000-square-foot complex located slightly north and slightly east of the old stadium (where the former no. 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 parking lots were located). The new stadium will offer a wide range of improvements, including 82,500 wider, cushioned seats, a variety of new restaurants and bars, and a state-of-the-art sound system. Thanks to a new train station near the complex, getting to the new stadium is easy from anywhere on Long Island. Simply take the Long Island Railroad to Penn Station, then hop on the new direct train to the stadium and enjoy the 20-minute trip.The New York Jets are members of the Eastern Division of the NFL’s American Football Conference. The team was established in 1960 and was originally called the New York Titans. In 1963 the team joined the NFL (when it merged with the AFL), and the name was changed to the New York Jets. The Jets have made their way into the playoffs a total of 13 times in their history, most recently during the 2009 season. One of the most famous team members was Joe Namath, though other players, such as Dan Marino, Ken O’Brien, Art Monk, and Brett Favre, have made football history playing for the Jets. In Jan 2009 the team welcomed Rex Ryan as its newest head coach.