Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
While you're enjoying your Smoky Mountain getaway in a perfectly-suited Gatlinburg cabin rented from American Patriot Getaways, you'll enjoy lots of Smoky Mountain views and peaceful solitude. When you feel like mingling with a
few other Gatlinburg tourists, though, head down to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Adventurous family members staying in Gatlinburg can enjoy whitewater rafting on the Ocoee, Nantahala and Big Pigeon Rivers. Offering anything from calm Class I rapids to exhilarating Class IV+ rapids, these rivers are easily accessible from your Smoky
Mountain cabins. Any of several whitewater rafting outfits will be able to help you plan the right trip for your family.
Ripley's state-of-the-art aquarium in Gatlinburg covers 115,000 square feet and features more than a million gallons of water teeming with aquatic life from every corner of the globe. Visitors to Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville have a
wonderful time walking through a 340-foot long acrylic tunnel that gives them up-close-and-personal views of sharks swimming just above their heads.
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies -- a $48 million investment by Ripley's Entertainment -- is designed for Gatlinburg visitors to take self-guided tours through themed areas, including a tropical rainforest, a coral reef, a gallery of the seas, a
shark lagoon, the Discovery Center and Touch-a-Ray Bay. Tourists will get to see animals from all over the world, including a giant Pacific octopus, poisonous dartfrogs, jellyfish, sand tiger sharks and trumpetfish.
Gatlinburg aquarium visitors can also attend hands-on demonstrations and educational sessions that let them interact with some of these marvelous sea creatures. Kids can even camp out in the underwater walkway overnight with the "Sleep With The
Sharks" program. Adults and families on vacation in the Smoky Mountains may want to combine meals and aquarium tours for a unique experience. The Jules Verne Room, for example, features its own window into Stingray Bay.
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies is expected to attract more than one and a half million visitors to Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains each year. The aquarium is open 365 days a year.
Call American Patriot Getaways now at (800) 204-5169 to make reservations in your own private Gatlinburg cabin so you can enjoy the world-class wonders of the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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