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Best time
Plan for a full day visit (4-5+ hours minimum) and consider splitting your experience across two days if possible. Weekdays, particularly mid-week, are significantly less crowded than weekends, making for a more comfortable experience.
Visitor tip
The VR 4D experience is highly recommended by visitors and should be prioritized in your itinerary. Also bring headphones to fully enjoy the audio tour throughout the Ark, which many visitors found enhanced their experience significantly.
About Ark Encounter
Interactive Bible-based attraction. Massive ship with 3 decks depicting Biblical tale of Noah's Ark, with interactive exhibits & zoo.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Life-Size Noah's Ark Theme Park
- Location
- Williamstown, KY (near Cincinnati)
- Highlights
- 3-deck ark exhibits, zoo, zip lines, family dining
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 9am-6:30pm, Sun 1pm-6:30pm
What visitors say
The Ark Encounter is a humbling and impressive experience. Walking around the sheer size of the ark gives a new perspective on a story many of us have read countless times in the Bible. Seeing a full-scale replica brought Scripture to…
My husband took me for my birthday. From the moment we pulled into the grounds it was an amazing experience. We started with a zip line tour, an adventure id always wanted to take but never before experienced. The guides were amazing.…
Awesome to see and visit went thru in about 4-5 hours. We ate at the buffet, walked the zoo and didnt do the extras (VR, animal encounter). Souvenir refill cups were very nice and decent price. The gift shop had many options for…
From 40,078 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The Ark Encounter features a life-size replica of Noah's Ark spanning 3 decks with interactive exhibits, representing one of the largest single-structure Bible-based attractions in the United States
- The attraction includes the Ararat Ridge Zoo with animal encounters including camel rides and kangaroo petting experiences, integrating a live animal component into the biblical narrative experience
- The Ark Encounter celebrated 10 Years of operation, indicating it opened around 2016 and has maintained a 4.7-star rating across 40,078 reviews
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