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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. The main feature of this museum, located at the entrance to Point Park on Lookout Mountain, is a massive, 3-D map that details the major Civil War battles in and around Chattanooga. Five thousand tiny soldiers, 650 lights and life-like sound effects transport visitors back to November 1863. There is also an impressive array of period weaponry on display. A bookstore sells Civil War volumes and gifts.
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UNIVERSITY. The education begins as you push open the doors to this museum – they are made of African wood that is over 100 years old. Some exhibits, such as a Bushman's hut and a model Ethiopian church, explore African history, but the museum's most unique items capture the African American experience around Chattanooga. Unlike many areas of the south, Chattanooga had very few plantations. Consequently, many local Blacks were successful business owners and professionals. Multi-media presentations, sculpture, paintings, musical recordings, and a collection of old periodicals tell the story using a variety of methods.
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DOWNTOWN. This museum, located in an early 19th century schoolhouse, is designed to be fun and educational for the entire family. The permanent exhibit is called "Chattanooga Country: Its Land, Rivers and People." This broad subject is covered in an orientation video and in hands-on activities along the Discover History Hallway. Topics featured include the history of local Native and African Americans, how the rivers and mountains around the city were formed and trends in the city's growth through the years. A museum shop sells excellent souvenirs, books, and educational games.
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DOWNTOWN. This fabulous museum has activities for kiddies as young as 18 months. The Little Yellow Playhouse has a musical bridge and a full, kid-sized kitchen, perfect for young tykes to age four. While little sis is occupied, her older brother can go on a dig for dinosaur bones in a giant sandbox, channel his inner Elvis while playing musical instruments from around the world, or visit the inventor's corner where basic physics and chemistry are explained with hands-on experiments. Who knows – Mom and Dad might just learn a few things too!
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DOWNTOWN. "Antique Annie" was how Anna Safley Houston was known around Chattanooga. She dedicated her life to collecting pottery, ceramics, and glassware, even if it meant skimping on food and medicine. When she died, she bequeathed her collection to "the people of Chattanooga," and these pieces are displayed in her Victorian home. Houston's collection of pitchers numbers 15,000 and is thought to be the largest in the world. Other items on display are antique furniture, music boxes, and hand-made coverlets.
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DOWNTOWN. This museum contains one of the southeast's most important collections of American art. The museum is a study in contrasts; it is housed in a Victorian mansion with a contemporary glass addition, and it displays everything from Norman Rockwell to Andy Warhol. Works date from the Colonial Period to the modern day and include sculptures, paintings, fiber arts, furniture, and glass.
If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
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