The Top 10 Family-Friendly Aquariums in the Country

Overview: Ripley's is home to some 10,000 sea creatures, including more than 350 different species. Exhibitions include everything from a tropical rain forest to the Shark Lagoon and Penguin Playhouse.

Go For: The Splash With the Stingrays experience takes any adventurer over the age of 5 (and 40 inches tall) into Touch-a-Ray bay to swim with the stingrays.

Source: Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies/Olga Molchanova