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Ark Encounter is a Christian theme park that opened in Williamstown, Kentucky, United States, in 2016. [2] [3] The centerpiece of the park is a large representation of Noah's Ark, based on the Genesis flood narrative contained in the Bible. It is 510 feet (155.4 m) long, 85 feet (25.9 m) wide, and 51 feet (15.5 m) high.
The Ark Encounter opened on 7 July 2016, a date (7/7) chosen to correspond with Genesis 7:7, the Bible verse that describes Noah entering the ark. [42] The following day, Nye visited Ark Encounter, and he and Ham had an informal debate. [43] Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky
The construction of the attraction, which is officially called the Ark Encounter, was headed by Ken Ham and his creationist group Answers in Genesis. Take a look inside the attraction:
The Ark Encounter has brought millions of tourists to the area since it opened in 2016. Julie Kirkpatrick, president and CEO for meetNKY, said hotel demand in Northern Kentucky went up 20% within ...
In 2017, AiG reported that in the year since its other attraction, the Ark Encounter, opened, the Creation Museum saw over 800,000 visitors, nearly triple the annual average of 300,000 visitors. [35] In April 2021, the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter welcomed their 10 millionth visitor altogether.
A view of the 510-foot-long replica of Noah's Ark at Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Ky., on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Answers in Genesis has created two attractions with Ark Encounter and the ...
Also, when Kentucky officials withdrew millions of dollars of tax breaks from the Ark Encounter theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky, Johnson represented Ark Encounter and its owner, Answers in Genesis, in a 2015 federal lawsuit. The court ruled in favor of Answers in Genesis, saying the state's exclusion of the ark from the tourism tax ...
Noah's Ark at Ark Encounter. Answers in Genesis opened Ark Encounter, a theme-park, in Grant County, Kentucky on July 7, 2016. [29] The centerpiece of the park is a full-scale model of Noah's Ark at 510 feet (160 m) long and 81 feet (25 m) high.