Your Visit - Welcome Center
Ripley’s® Aquarium of the Smokies is literally teaming with life – our 10,000 exotic sea creatures comprise more than 350 individual species. There are more fish in this aquarium than there are people living in the entire town of Gatlinburg. Although Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies is hundreds of miles from the ocean, the scenic beauty and the abundance of water all around make the town of Gatlinburg a “natural” location for a world-class aquarium, America’s most fun aquarium.
HOURS OF OPERATION
- SUNDAY–THURSDAY 9 am to 9 pm
- FRIDAY & SATURDAY 9 am to 11 pm
- Memorial Day to Labor Day – 9 am to 11 pm daily
Open 365 Days a Year
The innovative and fascinating new exhibit at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies is a Killer Exhibit. It features dozens of the most shocking and deadly creatures of the sea More…
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
Imagine you are on an expedition with Robert Ripley exploring an equatorial rainforest that receives over More…
GALLERY OF THE SEASA collection of delicate undersea life such as Pacific Giant Octopus, sea anemones, living corals, jellies and More…
SYSTEMS CONTROLThere are thousands of marine animals living in our building. To assure their well-being at all times More…
TOUCH-A-RAY BAYIn this shallow lagoon patrons can reach out and touch rays as they glide by… More…
STINGRAY BAYGliding through the water like majestic birds in the air, the rays on display in Ray Bay, are gentle More…
SHARK LAGOONFilled with thousands of fish of every shape and size, this is our largest and most popular exhibit More…
CORAL REEFThe bright colors of the rainbow are found underwater in the Indo-Pacific coral reef. View thousands More…
OCEAN REALMA collection of delicate undersea life such as Pacific Giant Octopus, sea anemones, living corals… More…
DISCOVERY CENTERGuests experience the thrill of holding horseshoe crabs at The Sea-For-Yourself Discovery Center More…
