Chattanooga Choo Choo

DOWNTOWN. The original Chattanooga Choo Choo made its first run from Cincinnati in 1880, but it wasn't until Glenn Miller sang about it that it became a nationwide novelty. Today you can still view an actual wood-burning train engine on display in the terminal station, which is now a 30-acre vacation complex. Several restaurants, shops, and a hotel make their home in this downtown attraction. Chattanooga's downtown CARTA tram isn't as glamorous a way to travel, but there is a stop right outside the terminal – and it's free.