Article: Booty at Ripley's Cargo Hold.(JGA Inc. operates gifts shops at Ripley's Aquariums)(Brief Article)

A Tennessee aquarium gift shop reflects and enhances the main attraction.

Ripley's Aquariums is a division of Ripley Entertainment Inc., an Orlando, Florida-based company that owns and operates tourist attractions -- including 27 Ripley's Believe It or Not! museums and six Guinness World of Records attractions -- in 12 countries. There are currently two Ripley's Aquariums. One is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the other, a Merchandising Achievement Award finalist in this year's Store Design category, is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It is called Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. Each of the aquariums cost $50 million to build, and the company has plans to build ...

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