CHATTANOOGA FAMILY FUN
In Chattanooga, there’s so much to do, it’s hard to know where to start. From downtown to
Lookout Mountain, here are the top 21 family activities in the Scenic City.
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Bring history to life aboard a vintage
steam-powered train at the
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Museum.
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Play in the water fountains or ride a
tiger on an antique carousel at
Coolidge Park, located right on the
North Shore.
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Scale new heights with 30,000 sq.
ft. of rock wall at the 9th largest
climbing gym in the U.S., High Point
Climbing & Fitness.
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Navigate the town with ease on the
free electric shuttle or one of 300
bicycles in the Bike Share system
(must be 12 years or older).
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Stand where Civil War soldiers
fought for control of Lookout
Mountain at Point Park.
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Knock down a strike during a game
of bowling at the Southside Social.
Explore Ruby Falls, a breathtaking,
145-ft underground waterfall in the
deepest commercial cave in the US .
Travel up Lookout Mountain in style
on the Lookout Mountain Incline
Railway, known as the world’s
steepest passenger railway with a
72.7% grade.
Learn about the city & the
Tennessee River aboard the
Chattanooga Ducks, an authentic
WWII amphibious landing craft built
for the D-Day invasion.
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Visit the Creative Discovery
Museum, consistently ranked one of
the nation’s top children’s museums.
Jump higher than ever before on
over 50 connected trampolines at
Jump Park Chattanooga.
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Visit a family favorite, Lake
Winnepesaukah, an asumusement
park which boasts over 35 rides,
paddleboats, miniature golf, and an
interactive water play area.
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Nicknamed the “Best Little Zoo in
America,” discover over 300 animals
from across the globe at the
Chattanooga Zoo.
Grab a bike or put on your jogging
shoes & explore the 13-mile paved
Tennessee Riverwalk.
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Cool off at The Passage
while exploring Native American
history on the riverfront.
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Discover river giants, baby alligators,
otters, sharks, & more at the
Tennessee Aquarium.
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Travel down the Tennessee River
into “Tennessee’s Grand Canyon” on
the Southern Belle Riverboat or
the River Gorge Explorer.
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Explore Chattanooga’s Revitalized
Riverfront with its restaurants, the
Chattanooga Pier, & the Walnut
Street Bridge, one of the longest
pedestrian bridges in the world.
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“See 7 States” & explore the massive
rock formations at Rock City
Gardens atop Lookout Mountain.
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a ballgame at AT&T Field with
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the Chattanooga Lookouts, the AA
farm team for the Minnesota Twins.
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Shop ‘til you drop at Hamilton Place
Mall, downtown at Warehouse Row
or on the North Shore.
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The Chattanooga Bike Share
program allows you to ride one
of 300 bicycles from 30 stations
around the city.
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At 1,120 feet underground, Ruby
Falls is one of the deepest
commercial caves in the world &
touts a 145 ft. waterfall.
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Garnet Carter invented miniature
golf on Lookout Mountain & later
created Rock City Gardens.
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The Lookout Mountain Incline
Railway is the world’s steepest
passenger railway at a 73% grade.
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There are over 3,200 acres of
preserved Civil War battlefields to
explore in & around Chattanooga.
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With the fastest internet in the US,
Chattanooga is known as the Gig
City, meaning you can download
an entire digital movie (14 GB) in
under 2 minutes.
In 2014, Chattanooga hosted the
IRONMAN triathlon & received
the highest athlete satisfaction
index in IRONMAN history (97%).
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The Chattanooga Choo Choo’s
lobby, a former railroad terminal,
contains the largest freestanding
brick dome in the world with an
interior height of 85 feet.
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Built in 1891, the Walnut Street
Bridge is one of the longest
pedestrian bridges in the world.
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The Lookout Mountain Flight
Park and Training School
graduates more pilots annually
than any school in the world.
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The Tennessee Valley Railroad
Museum has played a part in 19
movies, including 42 and Water
For Elephants.
The world’s first franchised
Coca-Cola bottling plant was
built in Chattanooga in 1899 by
two local attorneys.
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Located in the heart of downtown,
High Point Climbing & Fitness
is the 9th largest climbing gym in
America.
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The Hunter Museum of
American Art in the Bluff View
Art District holds the South’s
largest collection of American art.
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More than 300 types of trees &
900 varieties of wildflowers
grow in the Chattanooga area.
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Chattanooga boasts the world’s
largest freshwater aquarium, the
Tennessee Aquarium.
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Many famous people were born in
Chattanooga: blues singer Bessie
Smith, R&B singer Usher, actor
Samuel L. Jackson & NFL athlete
Reggie White.
Weighing in at 90 lbs., “Fat Cat,”
the largest blue catfish on exhibit
lives at the Tennessee Aquarium.
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Chattanooga is home to the
nation’s first tow truck & the
International Towing and
Recovery Museum.
recording by Glenn Miller & his
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became internationally
known for the 1941 gold record
song “Chattanooga Choo Choo.”
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The first MoonPie was made at
the Chattanooga Bakery in 1917.
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