Tennessee Aquarium

Walk through two riverfront buildings, one following a river from mountains to delta and one devoted to the ocean.

One Broad St · Chattanooga, TN

About Tennessee Aquarium

Two buildings on the Chattanooga riverfront split the visit between fresh and salt water. River Journey follows water from an Appalachian cove forest with river otters down to the alligators of Delta Country and the oversized freshwater fish of River Giants. Ocean Journey holds the Secret Reef, jellies, a butterfly garden and Penguins' Rock with gentoo and macaroni penguins. Keeper and diver chats run through the day.

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Rainy-Day Pick
Escapology Chattanooga
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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Hunter Museum of American Art
Under $25
An art museum in downtown Chattanooga focused on American painting, sculpture, and newer media.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Tours
Quirky Fun
Chattanooga Ghost Tours
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Guided walking ghost tours and cemetery ghost hunts through downtown Chattanooga's haunted history.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Ruby Falls
$25–$50
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Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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