Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, TN, is literally teeming with life - over 10,000 exotic sea creatures in 350 individual species. There are more fish in this aquarium than there are …
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, TN, is literally teeming with life - over 10,000 exotic sea creatures in 350 individual species. There are more fish in this aquarium than there are people living in the entire town of Gatlinburg!
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Feb 8, 2025
We always love Ripley’s! The penguins and sharks are our favorite! We hear there’s some awesome adult oriented events happening soon. We plan to attend! Love that the aquarium integrates old and y…Full review by Amanda B
Feb 6, 2025
We are used to Pacific Ocean aquatic life so it was fun to see the difference in the two ocean inhabitants. The boat tour was fun to get a little closer to those invasive creatures that don't like to…Full review by Ronda W
Jan 30, 2025
We visited here with our 3 small children on a weekday. There were no crowds! We got to see the penguins walk around the aquarium at 1:15. My kids loved the play area and I loved that they could not …Full review by gcbacon