Tennessee Aquarium

Tennessee Aquarium

The Tennessee Aquarium is a non-profit public aquarium located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It opened in 1992 on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, with a major expansion added in 2005.

The Tennessee Aquarium's exhibits are housed in two structures, the original River Journey building which opened in 1992 and the neighboring Ocean Journey expansion, which opened in 2005.

The River Journey facility is a 130,000 square foot structure equivalent in height to a twelve-story building. It contains a total of 400,000 US gallons (1,500,000 L), and was the largest freshwater aquarium in the world when it opened. River Journey also displays turtles, seahorses, frogs and other aquatic and marine life.

Ocean Journey, a 60,000 square foot structure equivalent in height to a ten-story building, opened in 2005 and contains a total of 700,000 US gallons (2,600,000 L).

Location

1 Broad Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee
USA

Getting There

The Tennessee Aquarium is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. To get there by public transportation, you can take the CARTA bus system. Several bus routes serve the aquarium, including the free electric shuttle that runs between the Chattanooga Choo Choo and the Tennessee Aquarium. Other bus routes that serve the aquarium include Route 10, Route 11, Route 14, and Route 28. For more information on bus schedules and routes, you can visit the CARTA website.

Nearby Airports

This is a list of primary airports in Tennessee that have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.