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Amusements

• Bluff View Art District
  411 East Second Street • Chattanooga, TN 37403
  423-265-5033, 800-725-8338
  A Tennessee Riverwalk with elegant accommodations, dining, unique galleries, gardens, studios, and museums. more...  map

• Creative Discovery Museum
  321 Chestnut Street • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-756-2738
  Children of all ages will enjoy this fun filled, hands-on museum that offers a wide variety of activities for children including digging for dinosaur bones, painting like Picasso, composing musical scores, and building robots. A room for small children to romp around and explore is also available. more...  map

• Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park (circa 1925)
  1730 Lakeview Drive • Chattanooga, TN 37412
  706-866-5681
  For over 75 years, Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park has been providing tons of family fun through thrill, kiddie, and family rides, concerts on Jukebox Junction stage, miniature golf, games, and food.  more...

• Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
  827 East Brow Road • Chattanooga, TN 37350
  Lookout Mountain, TN
  423-821-9444
  "America's Most Amazing Mile" is the world's steepest passenger railway up historic Lookout Mountain. A stop at Lookout Mountain Station will provide you with the highest overlook of the mountain. A candy store, arcade, gift shop, and a snack bar are also offered on Lookout Mountain Station as well as Centennial Exhibits, featuring rare photographs of the incline. more...

• Maclellan Island Sanctuary
  900 North Sanctuary Road • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  Located in Downtown Chattanooga
  423-892-1499
  Located in the middle of the Tennessee River, this 18 acre wildlife sanctuary by the Chattanooga Audubon Society is the home of a colony of river cane, wildflowers, a Great Blue Heron rookery, and the existence of a rain shadow desert.  more...  map

• Mountain Opry
  2501 Fairmount Park • Chattanooga, TN 37377
  Located in atop Signal Mountain in Walden, TN
  423-886-3252
  Every Friday evening from 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m., a family show of old-time acoustic country, bluegrass, gospel, and mountain music honoring the preservation of the musical arts takes place at the Walden's Ridge Civic Center. more...

• Ruby Falls
  1720 South Scenic Highway • Chattanooga, TN 37409
  423-821-2544
  The world's largest underground waterfall, located in scenic Lookout Mountain, also features spectacular caves and caverns. Guided tours of this intriguing 145 foot natural wonder are available.  more...  map

• Sir Goony's Family Fun Center
  5918 Brainerd Road • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-892-5922
  A family amusement park that offers two miniature golf courses, three go-kart tracks, bumper boats, Lazer tag, a paintball field, an arcade, Karaoke, and batting cages for all skills and abilities. more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Chattanooga VA National Cemetery
  1200 Bailey Avenue • Chattanooga, TN 37404
  423-855-6590 or 423-855-6591
  Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this cemetery is dedicated to more than 12,000 Civil War soldiers, many who were re-interred in this cemetery from the many battle sites throughout the Chattanooga area.  more...  map

• Walnut Street Bridge (circa 1891)
  1 Walnut Street • Chattanooga, TN 37403
  At approximately a 1/2 mile long, Walnut Street Bridge is the world's largest pedestrian bridge.

Museums & Galleries

• Battles for Chattanooga Museum
  1110 East Brow Road • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  Located on Lookout Mountain
  423-821-2812
  The November 1863, Civil War battle known as The Battle Above the Clouds is recreated before your very eyes on a wonderful three dimensional electronic battle map which includes 5,000 miniature soldiers, smoking guns, and dynamic sensory sound effects.  more...

• Bessie Smith Hall
  200 East Martin Luther King Boulevard • Chattanooga, TN 37403
  423-266-8658
  This is a site dedicated to America's First Lady of Blues. Includes a 264 capacity performance hall, a research library, rehearsal rooms, and the history of Bessie Smith.

• Chattanooga African-American Museum
  200 Martin Luther King Boulevard • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-266-8658
  A tribute to our country's African-American heritage, this museum includes a replica of an African village that has an Ethiopian temple and a grass hut. Displays throughout the museum depict the history of slavery in America, as well as moving tributes to local black heroes.

• Chattanooga Regional History Museum
  400 Chestnut Street • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-265-3247
  Located in a turn-of-the-century brownstone schoolhouse, this museum depicts the rich cultural heritage of Chattanooga through fascinating exhibits that include displays from area companies such as Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Brock Candy, and Chattem Pharmaceuticals. A children's discovery museum filled with interactive exhibits is also on site. more...  map

• Houston Museum of Decorative Arts
  201 High Street • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-267-7176
  This magnificent museum is filled with the astonishing collection of antiques by the legendary eccentric, Anna Safley Houston. You can browse through her fine collection of furniture, ceramics, and glass.  more...  map

• Hunter Museum of American Art
  10 Bluff View • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-267-0968
  One of the most important collections of American art in the Southeast is housed at this contemporary and impressive Classic Revival mansion museum. The permanent collection contains the inspired works of Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer, and Mary Cassatt. Over 12 traveling exhibitions by notable artists are also presented each year at this museum. more...  map

• Innovative Miniatures and Museum
  7616 Lee Highway • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-899-1903
  This shop houses collectible miniatures and supplies to make miniatures as well as a museum.   map

• International Towing and Recovery Museum
  3315 Broad Street • Chattanooga, TN 37408
  423-267-3132
  A shrine to a worldwide industry, this unique museum contains the very first twin boom wrecker that was created in Chattanooga in 1916, as well as a Chicago 1919 Chrysler with Weaver three ton crane, a 1947 GMC "bubblenose" wrecker, a Holmes W-45 Military Wrecker, an original Locomobile, and over 300 toy trucks from all over the world. more...  map

• National Knife Museum
  7201 Shallowford Road • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-892-5007, 800-548-3907
  Housing over 11,000 different types of knives, swords, razors, and other related memorabilia.  more...  map

• National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History
  Hwy 153 at Hixson Pike • Chattanooga, TN 37401
  Located at Northgate Mall
  423-394-0710
  With the mission of preserving the memory of those who have served in America's conflicts from the Revolutionary War through today, this museum is dedicated to educating present and future generations about the scarifies that our armed forces have endured to preserve our freedom. more...  map

• River Gallery
  400 East Second Street • Chattanooga, TN 37403
  Located in the Bluff View Art District
  423-265-5033 Ext. 5, 800-374-2923
  Housed in a turn-of-the-century home, exhibit rooms showcase an extensive collection of regional, national, and international fine art and crafts, including paintings, sculptures, and studio art glass. Overlooking the Tennessee River, the two-acre Sculpture Garden combines art and nature.  more...  map

• Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts
  1 Siskin Plaza • Chattanooga, TN 37403
  423-634-1700
  Over 400 religious artifacts from the 16th to 20th centuries are on display here representing religions such a Judaism, Christian, Islam, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

• Tennessee Civil War Museum
  3914 St. Elmo Avenue • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  Located at the base of Lookout Mountain
  423-821-4954
  The Civil War comes to life at this hands-on museum that features living historians portraying Confederate and Union soldiers using authentic equipment in film presentations and numerous exhibits that include weapons, uniforms, and battlefield relics to display the life of the common Civil War soldier be it man or woman.  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Audubon Acres
  900 North Sanctuary Road • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  Located in East Brainerd
  423-892-1499
  Also knows as the Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary, this 130-acre outdoor sanctuary with various species of plants and wildlife is listed as a historic site on the National Register of Historic Places. Not only are there more than four miles of walking and hiking trails located along the South Chickamauga Creek but many other amusements such as the Cherokee Heirloom Orchard, Walker Hall, the Railroad Line, and Spring Frog Cabin are educational and historical sites to visit. more...  map

• Chattanooga Chew Chew Canine Park
  1801 Carter Street • Chattanooga, TN 37408
  Chattanooga's only park dedicated to man's best friend.  map

• Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park
  1101 McCallie Avenue • Chattanooga, TN 37404
  423-697-1322
  Located on 6 acres just 2 miles from downtown, over 60 exotic animals from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and North America are on display in a comfortable environment to educate and awe visitors. Here you can see a powerful Burmese Python, a spotted hyena, whitetail deer, pandas, sleek jaguars, amazing chimpanzees, and playful spider monkeys. At the Warner Park Ranch and Petting Zoo, also on site, children can feed and pet a variety of sheep, pigs, donkeys, and goats. more...  map

• Coolidge Park
  150 River Street • Chattanooga, TN 37405
  423-757-2143
  Named in honor of World War II Medal of Honor recipient, Charles Coolidge, this seven acre park is the most popular park in Chattanooga and features a beautifully restored handcarved carousel, an interactive play fountain, an open air performance space, and a pavilion. more...  map

• North Chickamauga Pocket Wilderness
  5020 Highway 11 South • Chattanooga, TN 37402
  Located in the Hixson area
  423-336-7424
  As part of the preservation of North Chickamauga Creek, over 1,000 acres have been designated as a "pocket wilderness area" with over 4 miles of public hiking trails.  more...  map

• Reflection Riding Aboretum & Botanical Garden
  400 Garden Road • Chattanooga, TN 37419
  423-821-9582
  Situated between the western slope of Lookout Mountain and Lookout Creek, this magnificent 300 acre botanical garden contains a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and flowers that are native to the southeastern Appalachian region. There are also winding roads, paths, ponds, and creeks located throughout the garden. more...  map

• Rock City Gardens
  1400 Patten Road • Lookout Mountain, GA 30750
  706-820-2531, 800-854-0675
  Located on Lookout Mountain, just six miles from downtown Chattanooga, see unique rock formations, over 400 species of wildflowers, plants, and shrubs covering over 4 acres, and a panoramic view of seven states. Children will love the trail of Fairland Caverns and Mother Goose Village.  more...

• Tennessee Aquarium
  1 Broad Street • Chattanooga, TN 37401
  423-265-0698, 800-262-0695
  An exciting and educational fixture to learn about freshwater and saltwater fish, amphibians, birds, plants, and butterflies. Before you leave, be sure to visit the home of hundreds of Asian, South American, and African butterflies in the Butterfly Garden. Special exhibitions frequent.  more...  map

• Tennessee Wildlife Center
  400 Garden Road • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-821-1160
  Lustrous 17 acre nature sanctuary that offers something for everyone with features including a beautiful fragrance garden, a botanical garden, a Reflection Riding Arboretum, a beautiful boardwalk that is home to native songbirds, and a variety of animals that call the Southeast forests and fields their home. more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Chattanooga Ducks
  201 West 5th Street • Chattanooga, TN 37402
  Located at the corner of Broad and 5th Streets
  423-756-3825
  While riding genuine WWII amphibious vehicles, an Audubon naturalist will be your guide to tell you about the Tennessee River, Maclellan Island, and other local historical and natural points of interest. more...  map

• Chattanooga Riverboat Company
  Riverfront Parkway, Pier Two • Chattanooga, TN 37402
  423-266-4488
  Experience an old riverboat tradition aboard this 500 passenger Southern Belle riverboat that offers a wide range of cruises and excursions including family cruises, dinner cruises, sightseeing cruises, and historical cruises. more...

• Chattanooga Star Riverboat
  100 River Street • Chattanooga, TN 37405
  423-265-4522
  An authentic side paddle wheeler, which can hold up to 145 passengers, will take you down the Tennessee River. Floating barge restaurant open for lunch and dinner.   map

• Raccoon Mountain Caverns
  319 West Hills Drive • Chattanooga, TN 37419
  423-821-9403
  Two tours the Raccoon Mountain Caverns, which features over 5 1/2 miles of underground passageways, are available. The Crystal Palace Tour is a guided walking tour through the front portion of the cave which covers over one-quarter mile. Guides will explain how the caves formed, their history, and describe a wide variety of formations including stalactites, stalagmites, and natural bridges. Wild Cave Expeditions require participants to wear gloves, pads, lights, and helmets. more...  map

• Tennessee Valley Railroad
  4119 Cromwell Road • Chattanooga, TN 37421
  423-894-8028
  Enjoy a six mile excursion across the Chickamauga Creek and through the Missionary Ridge tunnel aboard this restored passenger train that is pulled by authentic steam and diesel locomotives. Train excursions are available daily from April through October and on weekends in November. more...  map