The Tennessee Aquarium is the highest-rated aquarium in the USA and one of America's top ten tourist attractions for overall guest satisfaction! You will enjoy a remarkable journey with 10,000 animals. Located on the banks of the Tennessee River in Chattanooga and surrounded by the natural beauty of the mountains, the Tennessee Aquarium tells the story of the river - following the path of a raindrop from the streams of an Appalachian Forest to the Gulf of Mexico - from the mountains to the sea. Although the Aquarium has grown in size and in animal population since its opening in 1992, its story and its mission have stayed the same: "to inspire wonder, appreciation, and protection of water and all life that it sustains."
The Tennessee Aquarium helps visitors connect with the natural world. They offer an enriching and entertaining experience to their visitors; in return, people who visit learn to care about creatures and habitats throughout the world. They begin to understand the urgent conservation needs of our fragile planet....
The Tennessee Aquarium is the highest-rated aquarium in the USA and one of America's top ten tourist attractions for overall guest satisfaction! You will enjoy a remarkable journey with 10,000 animals. Located on the banks of the Tennessee River in Chattanooga and surrounded by the natural beauty of the mountains, the Tennessee Aquarium tells the story of the river - following the path of a raindrop from the streams of an Appalachian Forest to the Gulf of Mexico - from the mountains to the sea. Although the Aquarium has grown in size and in animal population since its opening in 1992, its story and its mission have stayed the same: "to inspire wonder, appreciation, and protection of water and all life that it sustains."
The Tennessee Aquarium helps visitors connect with the natural world. They offer an enriching and entertaining experience to their visitors; in return, people who visit learn to care about creatures and habitats throughout the world. They begin to understand the urgent conservation needs of our fragile planet.
From free-flying songbirds in River Journey’s Cove Forest to the Undersea Cavern in the Ocean Journey building, the Aquarium combines both freshwater and saltwater habitats to give visitors an experience unlike any other. Explore indoor forests, underwater caverns, and deep canyons. Meet amazing creatures like playful river otters, toothy sharks, lurking alligators, whimsical seahorses, pulsing jellyfish, giant catfish, and captivating penguins. Surprises abound around every corner, like a giant spider crab pop-up tank or touch stations where people can “pet” sharks, stingrays, or prehistoric lake sturgeon. In the Butterfly Garden, a thousand fluttering jewels of nature surround delighted guests. Outside the Aquarium walls, downtown Chattanooga offers a revitalized riverfront with miles of parks and public art.
The Tennessee Aquarium also operates the IMAX 3D Theater and the River Gorge Explorer. Just a block away from the Tennessee Aquarium, IMAX lets you plunge into an amazing underwater adventure or travel to the farthest reaches of the universe at Chattanooga's premiere movie theatre. Located at the Chattanooga Pier, the River Gorge Explorer is the Southeast’s only high-speed catamaran and allows you to travel at speeds of up to 50 mph with an Aquarium naturalist down the Tennessee River.
Hours of Operation: The first admittance to the Aquarium is at 10 a.m., with the last admittance at 6 p.m. Eastern time. The Aquarium closes at 8 p.m. The Aquarium and IMAX 3D Theater are two great things to do in Chattanooga and are open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas day. The Aquarium ticketing center opens at 9:30 a.m. daily.
Tennessee Aquarium
One Broad Street,
Chattanooga, TN, 37402
800-262-0695
www.tnaqua.org
