Over 10,000 exotic sea creatures comprising more than 350 individual species fill the Gatlinburg aquarium's habitats. From the fiercely feared to the playful you will be entertained every step of your journey. Visit such areas as;
- Shark Lagoon - view sharks from above or ride the moving walkway thru the tunnel as sharks, rays and other sea life pass before your very eyes.
- Stingray Bay - view sting rays as they gently glide thru the waters. If you get the urge to touch one, visit Touch A Ray Bay and enjoy the fascination of touching a live sting ray as it passes by.
- Penguin Playhouse - Get up close to the African Blackfooted Penguins in habitat and watch the playfulness of these sea characters.
- Gallery Of The Seas - Jellyfish in their majestic undersea world of beauty, various living corals and other fascinating undersea life waiting to place you in awe.
- Coral Reef - the ever so bright colors of the Indo-Pacific coral reef and some of the spectacular creatures living amongst its shelter.
- Tropical Rainforest - some creatures of the rainforest in a deep forest setting.
- Discovery Center - Holding ancient live horseshoe crabs to interactive children displays that offer fun learning about the sea and its inhabitants
- System Control - More for older children and adults, this display animates the operational systems necessary to maintain Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies balanced underwater habitats.