Camden New Jersey

manufacturer of phonographs (record players) and records through the first two thirds of the last century. Another important business that was started here was the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. During WWII it was the largest and most productive shipyard in the world. The river here has access to the Atlantic Ocean and thus is a port that moves literally TONS of international and domestic cargo daily, a lot of it going to residents of Camden apartments!

In addition to the port along the waterfront are multiple locations for sightseeing and playtime. For spring and summertime enjoyment are events and concerts at the Susquehanna Bank Center, a 25,000 outdoor seat amphitheatre, with views of the water. During the colder months, the space is converted to an indoor theater that holds 7,000 and presents Broadway shows, concerts and family entertainment. The nearby Adventure Aquarium features about eight thousand marine and land animals living in semi-aquatic, freshwater, and marine habitats. The center is an educational entertainment venue and has around two million visitors per year. You can also visit poet Walt Whitman's house on the riverfront, and it is so humble that it will most likely make you appreciate your Camden apartment.

Other venues at the Camden waterfront are Wiggins' Park, the Camden Children's Garden, Campbell's Field, where the minor league baseball team, the Riversharks play and the USS New Jersey, a US Navy ship retired here. You can tour this boat that saw action in WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. When you're finished adventuring in Camden, you may take the RiverLink Ferry across state lines to Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For those of you who wish to further your education in your free time, Camden offers several options in higher education. Camden Community College offers associate degrees and there are satellite campuses of both Rutgers and Rowan University. The University of Medicine and Dentistry is also located in the city.
With so many spare time options, you can enjoy the good life in Camden apartments.