Monday, May 13, 2013

The Aquarium

One of the Crown Jewels of Gatlinburg is Ripley's Aquarium.  It's not that I'm a great admirer of fish or anything fishy, but I do appreciate the beauty of the creatures and I like the fact that you can photograph them from all angles. 



The aquarium is a great place for kids. I know our church takes a bunch every year for "sleeping with the sharks". That's a big educational sleepover, and yes, you sleep on the floor right under the shark tank!

 

There are lots of play areas and opportunities for interaction. You can buy a penguin painting and touch the stingrays. 


 

I enjoyed having our own personal tour guide. Bobby, our diver is very knowledgable when it comes to creatures below the water. I think he wanted to jump in the tank with them!


I guess my favorite exhibit is the jellyfish tank. I could sit and watch them dance to Beethoven all day. Very beautiful and very relaxing. 





I like the fact that we can take a trolley from the Gatlinburg Visitor's Center straight to the aquarium. It's a nice place to visit, especially on a rainy day. 

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