Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium
🇺🇸 United States
AZA
🐠 Aquarium, United States 286 spp. present
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. The aquarium, which has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 1993, is home to more than 12,000 animals representing almost 800 species. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
35.056° N 85.311° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
286
speciesOpened
1992
Size
Small
Accreditations
- Association of Zoos and AquariumsNorth American standards for animal welfare and conservation
Visit
Opening hours
Sun–Fri · 10:00–19:00Sat · 9:00–20:00
Getting there
- Address
- 1 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
- Phone
- +1-800-262-0695
🐠 Animals in captivity
LC
Gentoo Penguin
Pygoscelis papua
Sand Tiger Shark
Carcharias taurus
LC
Panther Chameleon
Furcifer pardalis
Before you go
Where is Tennessee Aquarium?
United States
Tennessee Aquarium is an aquarium in the United States, at 1 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Its coordinates are 35.056° N, 85.311° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 163 km away.
What animals can you see at Tennessee Aquarium?
286 species
Citizen-science photos record 286 species at Tennessee Aquarium, including Gentoo Penguin, Sand Tiger Shark, Wood Duck, Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex and Panther Chameleon. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Tennessee Aquarium in the wild?
Wood Duck: Point Pelee National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Tennessee Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Wood Duck (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Point Pelee National Park), Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Shenandoah National Park) and River Cooter (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park).
When is Tennessee Aquarium open?
Sun–Fri · 10:00–19:00
According to its open map listing, Tennessee Aquarium is open Sun–Fri · 10:00–19:00; Sat · 9:00–20:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Tennessee Aquarium accredited?
AZA
Open registers list Tennessee Aquarium with AZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Tennessee Aquarium open and how big is it?
Opened 1992, 0.2 ha
Tennessee Aquarium, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1992 and covers about 0.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 286 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)