We visited the aquarium on our recent trip and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was just my husband and myself and we really liked it and we are over 50. My husband was actually surprised to find himself enjoying himself because he thought it was just geared for kids. We didnt enjoy climbing up and down all the stairs outside but... More

My kids enjoyed this aquarium. It was pricey compared to most aquariums but this is in a tourist spot so that is to be expected. There is a pretty cool dinosaur area where the kids can even "dig for dinosaur bones".

We took our son who is 2 to the aquarium and he loved it, would for sure go back again. We all had a great time!

loved it all .... Male seahorses were about to give birth, the sharks were amazing along with all the other attractions inside. Ripley's Aquarium was one of the only places that we went to that asked were we military (active or retired) and provided a nice discount.

The best part was walking under the aquarium, watching the sharks and other large fish swim over us! Simply amazing views! Certainly saw sides of large fish we would never see any other way because I can't swim (am afraid of the water) and my husband has physical limitations. Absolutely worth the price of admission.

My husband and I are generally pretty careful when it comes to tourist traps. We went to Gatlinburg knowing what we were going to do, and we didn't want to spend money on something we could do back home. Our hotel (Old Creek Lodge) gave us one free admission ticket to the aquarium, so with one adult already paid for,... More

Pros: Lots of exhibits that were interesting to both adults and children. My 5 year old dtr loved riding on the conveyer belt watching the fish swim around and over us. She loved the dinosaur exhibit. We could have spend hours and hours in there. Con: Expensive, especially for larger families.

While vacationing in Gatlinburg, my bf and I decided to go to the Aquarium because everybody goes there, right? I will say that it's a really good aquarium (shark tank ALMOST makes it worth it), but $30 per person is just ridiculous. It may be worth it if you have kids, but next time, we will skip it.

We took our 2-year old granddaughter there this week. It was our first visit, and we were very pleased. Each display had signs next to it with a brief, informative, and usually interesting report on the fish in the tank. There were a number of species I had never seen before. There were lots of opportunities for children to explore... More