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

Highlights:

-Touch Tank

-Penguin Exhibit

-Butterfly Sanctuary

100+-year-old vertical gauge railway ride to historic sites & a trail with impressive vistas.

U.S. art from the Colonial period to present in a modern gallery space with river & mountain views.

145-foot-tall underground waterfall inside a limestone cavern in Lookout Mountain.

Museum showcasing antique motorcycles and race cars, plus a few airplanes.

Ancient rock formations, gardens & panoramic views of 7 states draw visitors to this walking trail.

Note: on the same mountain as Ruby Falls if you want to do both in one trip!

Trendy whiskey distillery offering guided tours with tasting flights & a shop.

"Making up for 100 years of Prohibition!"

Cruise option featuring sightseeing tours, sunset and dinner cruises.

Spooky themed shop organising guided paranormal walking tours & ghost hunts.

You will get an amazing 3 mile tour just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee at Nickajack Lake and will learn about gray bats, osprey, cliff swallows, blue heron, and other wildlife. Your guide will discuss how they are all interconnected, what is being done to protect these wild animals, and what impact you can do to help the incredible endangered gray bat. We throw in a little history of the Tennessee River and how it became what it looks like today. With a grand finale of watching 100,00 gray bats leave the cave at sunset.