I & my husband 1st time to ever visit this place & oh, just wow!! I felt like a kid just gazing at this huge fish & such. The butterfly room was mesmerizing! We had both enjoyed it. We are planning on returning at some point. So much to do & explore!! The price is well worth it. Check out Tennessee Aquaruim Chattanooga site. They will show you the price & times. Where we had parked. Was only a few steps to the aquaruim. If your planning a day there. I would pay over 5 hours for $14. It is worth it! Just need to do some research.

An incredible experience! There are two buildings: one for Ocean and one for River animals. While the animals and exhibits are phenomenal, it's some of the kid-friendly touches that I appreciated most. There are accessible access signs, doors, and elevators for strollers and wheelchairs. There are benches throughout to sit down and feed baby as needed. In between the Ocean and River buildings, there is a man-made stream with rocks that kids can play in. The whole experience just felt immersive and thoughtful.

The design of the Aquarium made it so easy to navigate the whole site. Starting at the top it was easy to stroll all the way down. Displays were very well explained and visible. Our choice between the two buildings was the fresh water site. Both were well laid out well.

What a great aquarium. The 2 buildings are separated by a courtyard, the River and the ocean. The kids got to pet stingrays and loved the butterfly exhibit. Great learning experience with special attention to the litter in the ocean.

This was a beautiful aquarium with many exhibits. However, at $40 a person, it's unlikely many can afford to take a family or visit more than once. That doesn't even count the cost of parking which is another $10 or so, and that is if you can find a space.

There are two aquariums (one price) to visit. The River aquarium is my favorite because it’s unique and who doesn’t love sea otters. The Ocean aquarium is also good - this is where the butterflies are - but doesn’t really compare to the other ocean aquariums in Florida and California. There is a touch pool for each side and interactive exhibits. Overall a fun and educational visit.

We only had one day here and the aquarium was on our list. Easy walk from the hotel. Nice venues, clean. Of course on a Friday there were many people and lots of strollers/wagons. Kind of a shame as in my opinion kids under about 3 or 4 are clueless. Managed to get a few nice photos. Only issue was the gift shop: about 2-3 doz high schl kids descended on it and they were unsupervised and a few very rude (line cutting, handling a lot of stuff). I wonder how much shop lifting occurs! Overall we enjoyed the visit. Gatlinburg aquarium is much nicer but also 2x cost. This one was very nice for the size. I would go back!

This aquarium is an attraction that is not to be missed. Take the elevator up and start at the top and walk down the winding ramp down. There are two buildings and unless I misunderstood, all of the animals and fish are from the Chattanooga area. Do not plan to take less then 3 hours and preferably allow four. That will allow you to have a bite of foo to break up your adventure.

This was our second visit to the aquarium. The first time we spent all our time exploring the River Journey. This time we explored the Ocean Journey. One of the first things we encountered was the penguin exhibit. I never knew there were so many different species of penguins. The signage was very good and educational. If your time is limited, I would suggest you spend more of it in the River Journey building because it is unique. The Ocean Journey does not excite like other aquariums, for example the one in Atlanta.

Great informative, interactive, and wonderful aquarium experience. One of the new areas (to us) called the butterfly exhibit was really awesome as well. And the bathroom facilities were immaculate. Overall, it was the best experience of our trip to Chattanooga.