WOW aquarium regains title as America’s Best Aquarium in USA Today poll
Springfield’s WOW aquarium beat out Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfield has regained its title as America’s Best Aquarium, according to a poll conducted by USA Today. Wonders of Wildlife was previously voted by USA Today readers as “America’s Best New Attraction” in 2017 and “America’s Best Aquarium” in 2018. One of Springfield’s biggest tourist attractions, WOW aquarium opened in 2017 after more than five years of construction.