Tennessee aquarium Reviews

Get your tickets online for specified time slots. There is no ticket purchases when you get there. I felt this was a safe place and most people wore their masks. The aquarium is near the river front and you can have fantastic views of it when you go to the top. The whole area is beautiful. They have the best fresh water exhibits of any aquarium I have ever been to. So vast that they have an entire building dedicated to it. Four floors of the world's species. Once done you go to the next building for the salt water exhibits. I would suggest going during the week we had a great experience and parking in front of aquarium but it can fill up.

Loved this incredibly large, multi-story beautiful aquarium. This is a place to spend at least 4-6 hours. Great for all ages. Well done exhibits and HUGE fish and endangered amphibians. Great crawl spaces under the exhibits and tanks for kids. Plenty of sitting spaces for us grandparents. Spend the day and enjoy the clean large welcoming space.

We had such a wonderful experience. There was so much effort & love poured into this aquarium compared to other ones we've been to previously. Seeing the number of gators they had filled my heart with joy. Highly recommend if you're considering visiting

We traveled here from Michigan. We had a great experience. The whole place is amazing!

My family of 6 enjoyed our day spent at the aquarium, both my older teenagers and toddler found something of interest here. We loved learning about the diversity found in the local rivers as well as around the world. Offering lots of infomations, conservation and hands on exhibits we spent about 5 hours walking through and seeing everything. It was very stroller friendly and not over crowded. When we were done we enjoyed the gift shop, ice cream and splashing in the water river outside be sure to bring a towel for the little ones.

One of the best aquariums I've been too so far! There's two buildings to go through and each floor is a different exhibit. This aquarium has a mixture of botanical gardens/zoo/interactive animal touching/and of course any water life animal to view. The Shark tank is by far the biggest and best one I've seen.

Length: 1.30-2hrs to go through depending on your own pace.
Price: $65 for two adult tickets.
Parking: no on-site parking, street parking averages $5-15 depending on day and time frame you choose.

If you're looking for the most nostalgic Aquarium to go to in the state of Tennessee, I'd say the Tennessee Aquarium is the place to go to. As of currently, having the season pass(es) gets you into the aquarium without having to go through the trouble of planning an "appointment" and anything else involved. As far as wearing a mask goes, there was none to be found except for on the workers and the occasional precautions individuals, so I say wearing a mask in the Tennessee Aquarium is entirely up to you . And other than the crazy amount of heavily parking (because it's Chattanooga of course ), the entire trip was just a blast and would recommend this place to everyone who loves to have a good/memorable experience!

What can I say about my experience at the Tennessee aquarium. It was great! I live near Atlanta and have been to their massive aquarium. The Tennessee aquarium is much more enjoyable. There was a wide variety of animals to check out around every corner. The place was clean and well kept. I would love to go back the next time I'm in town.

Very nice aquarium but COVID precautions weird. Only tickets purchased online (fine) and hand sanitizer in abundance which is fine but science shows it s masks that do the trick in preventing spread. Other than staff, I was the only masked person. Disappointed.

Amazing aquarium experience! I would give this place 6/5 stars if I could! Not only are the two aquariums excellent, featuring a full size building for freshwater river dwelling species as well as a Marine aquarium for ocean dwelling species, but there's also tons of water features and fountains outside for the kids to play in after you finish the aquarium tours, so pack your swimsuits! The best of these fountains is the large set of "water stairs" right BEHIND (riverside, walking towards the river behind the aquarium buildings) the actual aquariums. Do not miss them!