The Tennessee Aquarium is one of the world's largest freshwater aquariums, and easily Chattanooga's biggest attraction, contributing more than $115 million to the city's economy annually.
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East Tennessee is home to two top ten aquariums in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice vote, with Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies taking the #1 spot and the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga coming in at #9. Gatlinburg is home to America's favorite aquarium once again!
The S.E.A Aquarium in Singapore is the second-largest aquarium in the world. While the S.E.A. Aquarium is the second-largest aquarium in the world, it previously held the record as the largest from 2012 to 2014. This 12-million-gallon aquarium opened in 2012 and is home to over 100,000 animals and 800 species.
Out of an abundance of caution for Aquarium guests, staff, volunteers and the Chattanooga community, the Tennessee Aquarium and IMAX 3D Theater will remain temporarily closed until further notice. All programming and events are cancelled as a preventative measure to help slow the spread of COVID-19 through our area.
Georgia Aquarium, GeorgiaThere are 11 million gallons of water in total at this aquarium. The Ocean Voyager tank makes up over half of this total with 6.3 million gallons of water — making it the largest tank in the entire world. This is where you can find their four resident whale sharks.
The Tennessee Aquarium has been ranked as one of the 10 best aquariums in the world. Travel website TripAdvisor ranked the Chattanooga-based aquarium seventh in its 2018 rankings. The aquarium finished one spot behind the Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo and ahead of Hawaii's Maui Ocean Center.