Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga TN

Kristina and I recently went on a small weekend trip to see the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, TN. We wanted to see some nice scenery while driving so we opted not to take the Interstate that most people drive on. Instead we started out on Highway 31 in Columbia, TN and down Highway 50 and ended up taking US Hwy 64 over to US Hwy 41 South to Chattanooga. The traffic was pretty light most of the time and it was a very relaxing, stress free drive.

Down on Highway 41 along the Tennessee River Gorge, we found a public boat ramp to take a few pictures of the beautiful Tennessee River. The view was spectacular and it was nice to walk around and breath the fresh air and take in all the scenery while getting a little exercise in (not as much as walking around the Aquarium as I would later find out).

After taking a few photos of the Tennessee River we headed back down Hwy 41 and into Chattanooga. I was amazed at how clean the Downtown Chattanooga area looked. You can definitely tell this was a safe place to be walking around. There are all kinds of restaurants near the Tennessee Aquarium. Besides their own little cafe, you can choose from a Mexican Restaurant directly in front of the parking lot to the Aquarium, or adjacent to the property on the other side of the ticket/information center there is a TGI Fridays and many other top notch places to eat. Then if you prefer to relax and sit for awhile, there is a nice movie theater a couple blocks down the main street on the right. Kristina and I went to see a movie after being on our feet all day at the Aquarium.

The cost to get in to the Aquarium was $25.00 per person plus $9.oo to park. Paying to park is the way to go since we didn’t have to walk very far. There are plenty of parking garages and metered parking spaces up and down the streets. The Tennessee Aquarium offers plenty of things to see from penguins to butterflies and lots more. Here are a few pictures of what they have.