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The Tennessee Aquarium is credited as being the largest public aquarium in the Southern states of America and can be located in Chattanooga , Tennessee .

There are a large number of displays all which feature an exciting natural wonders and some are even interactive. The exhibits include a cascading waterfall, a lush mountain forest where river otters can be seen frolicking, an enormous 65-pound catfish, an exhibit on the Amazon River where piranhas dart among anaconda and boa constrictors. Even the opportunity to see first-hand American alligators, or sharks and sting-rays in the Gulf of Mexico aquarium.

Ticket can be purchased daily at the box office from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily. The aquarium is closed for Thanksgiving and Christmas day.

Accessibility: The aquarium exhibits are fully accessible by wheelchairs and wheelchairs may be loaned free of charge. An assisted listening system and pay telephones are also available should you require their use.

Please note that during peak trading hours prams may not be used in the aquarium for safety reasons. Consequently, visitors with be provided with a single backpack which can accommodate most young children. If you have any further enquiries these should be directed to the information service when you arrive. There is also a self-guided tour of the aquarium which will takes up to two hours approximately to complete.

Other well-known public aquariums include:

•  the Shedd Aquarium (Chicago)

•  the Monterey Bay Aquarium ( California )

•  Two Oceans Aquarium ( South Africa )

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