Welcome to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Downtown Gatlinburg
This small anchor themed aquarium welcomes you to the attraction
Heading into our first room - the Tropical Rainforest
Electric Eel
Green Iguana
Poison Dart Frog
The next room is the Ocean Realm
Sea Nettles
Moon Jellies
Palometa
Razor Fish
I thought this guy was so chill.
Pot-bellied Seahorse
The largest exhibit is the Shark Lagoon which features an underwater-viewing tube
Sand Tiger Shark
Giant Ray
Sawfish
French Grunt
Blacktip Reef Shark
Nurse Shark
Horseshoe Crab Touch Pool
Moon Jelly Touch Pool
Interactive Aquariums
A large climbing structure for younger guests to explore
Lionfish
Octopus
Giant Japanese Spider Crab
Cuttlefish
Various species of ray including Cownose, Southern and Spotted Eagle
African Penguin
This is a great aquarium and definitely worth a visit when in the Smokies.