Alison Pryor

6 days ago | chattanoogapulse.com | Alison Pryor

After making it to the No. 3 spot last year, the Tennessee Aquarium is targeting a first-place ranking in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards contest to identify the nation’s best aquarium. The Aquarium is one of 20 aquaria across the U.S. nominated in this year’s USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Aquarium. The nominees were determined by a panel of subject experts and editors, but public votes will determine each institution’s ranking.

1 month ago | chattanoogapulse.com | Alison Pryor

Spring is in the air in Chattanooga, but before you know it, kids will be out of school for summer. Join the Tennessee Aquarium as they dive into nature through animal encounters, unique tours, crafts, and hands-on activities in a variety of summer camp offerings. There are a few spots left for the following highly popular summer camps at the Tennessee Aquarium.

1 month ago | chattanoogapulse.com | Alison Pryor

After winning the contest outright in 2024, the Tennessee Aquarium has been nominated once again as one of the nation’s finest aquaria in the annual Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards. The contest features a broad range of categories to determine the best of the best in American attractions, goods and services. Winners are determined based on popular vote. The Tennessee Aquarium is one of 15 nominees chosen by a panel of travel experts for contention in the Best Aquarium category.

Dec 20, 2024 | chattanoogapulse.com | Alison Pryor

Like Rudolph’s nose, the Tennessee Aquarium’s iconic peaks are glowing and shining brightly with brand new LED lights, just in time to spread the holiday spirit this year. Since mid-October, the Aquarium’s peaks have been dark as skilled workers removed the old peak lighting system and installed a new, more reliable set of lights on the two tallest peaks of the River Journey building, which extend 143 feet into the sky.

Nov 26, 2024 | chattanoogapulse.com | Alison Pryor

For some people, feeding a crowd is a holiday ritual, but at the Tennessee Aquarium, animal caretakers raid the pantry to feed the furry, scaly and feathered masses year-round. From high-quality seafood and fresh produce to thousands upon thousands of insects, animal care specialists prepare species-specific meals tailored to meet the dietary needs of hundreds of species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and more.