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Address: 1400 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37402
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 24-acre vacation complex. Several restaurants, shops, and a hotel make...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37419
This wildlife sanctuary, established in 1979, offers ample opportunity for bird watching, canoeing, hiking, and bicycling. Stroll the 1400-foot boardwalk that winds over wetlands and lowland forest, or visit the George S. Bryan Tree House, which was built in a hundred-year-old oak tree. Explore the herb garden, the "scent garden," or the "edible"...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 1254 E 3rd St, Warner Park, Chattanooga, TN 37404
This zoo had a modest start in 1937 when two rhesus monkeys were displayed. Today, over 140 animals call the zoo home. Represented are 4 species of primates, 7 species of reptiles, and 14 species of birds. What does this mean for a visitor? Jaguars and iguanas and monkeys – oh my! Favorite exhibits include a petting zoo with barnyard animals and...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 River St, between Market and Walnut Street Bridge, Chattanooga, TN 37405
What was once an abandoned shipping yard has been transformed into a beautiful 7-acre oasis in downtown Chattanooga. Take a ride on the vintage carousel – rescued after years of storage in a warehouse and revitalized by students who trained with well-known wood sculptor Bud Ellis – or simply enjoy a picnic on the grassy slopes. From April through...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 319 West Hills Dr, I-24, Exit 174, Chattanooga, TN 37419
Cameras ARE allowed in the southeast's busiest cavern. Choose from a variety of tours ranging in length from one hour to overnight. Visitors will see an incredible array of natural bridges, fossils, and the smooth passages of the Crystal Palace Room. Most tours do require some climbing and scooting, so be sure to inquire what is involved before...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 1400 Patten Rd, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750
Pack your walking shoes if you want to See Rock City! A 4100-foot trail meanders among natural sandstone formations and passes a 90-foot waterfall. Not for the faint of heart, the 180-foot suspension bridge lets visitors get a bird's eye view of Chattanooga Valley. On a clear day, seven states (Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina,...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 1720 S Scenic Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37409
The world's highest underground waterfall is located in Chattanooga, 1120 feet under Lookout Mountain. Visitors take an elevator down into the cavern and then follow a guide who points out formations such as the Texas-sized potato chip. The walk culminates in a lighted view of the 145-foot falls, named "Ruby" after the sweetheart of the man who...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37401
The world's largest freshwater aquarium is home to more than 9,000 creatures. The museum takes visitors on a tour of the Tennessee River ecosystem, from its genesis high in Appalachia to its mouth in the Mississippi Delta. Along the way you'll view alligators, ducks, frogs, eels, snakes, and otters, to name a few. There is also a lake sturgeon...
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 1101 Amnicola Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37415
This 22-acre park stretches downtown along the Tennessee River. Joggers and walkers are plentiful, and a huge playground is popular with the little ones. Fish from any of five piers or launch your boat and fish on the river. Covered picnic areas make this a year-round destination regardless of the weather.
Category: Parks & Attractions - Chattanooga Attractions & Activities
Address: 4119 Cromwell Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Pretend you are riding the famous Chattanooga Choo Choo during your excursion on a vintage train. Trips vary in length from one hour to all day. Both steam and diesel locomotives are used, and a movie at the station house explains the history and significance of both types of trains. A gift shop sells souvenirs and a dining room serves snacks.
