Apparently Pigeon Forge is the place to be 4th of July weekend. When we called to get a hotel, we could only book one in nearby Gatlinburg and all the hotels had their No Vacancy signs lit while we were driving through. Gatlinburg turned out to be the better place to stay.
After a good night's sleep (everyone fell right asleep after getting back from the fireworks and slept straight through until 6am when one of the boys tooted, which started them laughing and woke-up Patrick. Luckily, after pulling him into bed with Mom and Dad, everyone got back to sleep until 8am), we headed over to the local Gatlinburg aquarium.
It was amazing! I have been to a few aquariums but this one is my favorite so far. There were so many creatures to see.
The highlight was their tunnel. They have a moving walkway so all you have to do is stand and look around. The tunnel was huge and had a lot of unique and fun animals.
Of course, Josh's favorite were the sharks (he takes after his mom).
The aquarium even had a kids zone where they could touch horseshoe crabs....
...climb into tanks...
...and play around.
(This thing vibrated when you stood on it. Patrick thought it was hilarious.)
One of their exhibits was all about slime and slimy creatures. They had games to play...
...and animals to touch.
Did you know you could touch a jellyfish without getting stung? Even Patrick did it.
This was a great aquarium and kept us all entertained for hours.
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