The Tennessee Aquarium has been acclaimed as one of the United States' top aquarium facilities, located in charming Chattanooga, Tennessee's downtown district. The nonprofit aquarium, which was opened in 1992, is an accredited Association of Zoos and Aquariums facility and is home to over 800 marine life species from around the world.
More than 20 million visitors explore the aquarium's exhibits each year, which are housed within the aquarium's River Journey and Ocean Journey buildings. Lovely River Journey exhibits include the North American habitat River Otter Falls, the Mississippi River Delta exhibit Delta Country, and the Tennessee River Gallery, which showcases native Tennessee River Valley species such as the channel catfish and the American paddlefish. Over at Ocean Journey, visitors can explore the immense 618,000-gallon Secret Reef, home to Gulf of Mexico species, or the Boneless Beauties jellyfish gallery.
1 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, Phone: 423-265-0695, Map