Chattanooga and Fort Oglethorpe activities and things to do.

For the Family in Downtown Chattanooga

ü Tennessee Aquarium (over 9,000 animals that swim, fly and crawl in natural habitats, sixty-foot canyon and two living forests)

ü IMAX® 3D Theater (six-story state-of-the-art theater)

ü Chattanooga Choo Choo (trolley rides available, largest freestanding brick dome in the world, Model Railroad Museum)

ü Coolidge Park Carousel & Interactive Water Fountain

ü Chattanooga Ducks (authentic renovated World War II amphibious landing vehicle for a tour of downtown Chattanooga)

ü Walnut Street Bridge (world’s longest pedestrian bridge)

ü Museums (Chattanooga Regional History Museum, Creative Discovery Museum, International Towing & Recovery Museum, Chattanooga African-American Museum, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum)

ü Chattanooga Southern Belle Riverboat Cruises (departs from historic Ross’ Landing, enjoy dinner and the surrounding mountain views)

ü Chattanooga Ghost Tours (http://chattanoogaghosttours.com)

ü Chattanooga Zoo

For the Military History Buff

ü Point Park (built in 1905 to commemorate the “Battle Above the Clouds”) - Lookout Mountain

ü Chickamauga Battlefield (nation’s first and largest military park, preserves the memory of the Battle for Chattanooga) - Fort Oglethorpe

ü Medal of Honor Museum - Chattanooga

ü National Cemetery (12,000 Union soldiers are interred at the beautiful National Cemetery in Chattanooga) - Chattanooga

ü Ringgold Depot (The Blue & Gray Trail) - Ringgold

ü Tunnel at Tunnel Hill (major target of James Andrews and his men in “The Great Locomotive Chase”) - Tunnel Hill

ü Gordon Lee Mansion (the only structure remaining from the battle of Chickamauga) - Chickamauga

ü Cravens House (During the battle of Chattanooga, both the Union and Confederate armies used Cravens' relatively opulent home as an observation post and headquarters) - Lookout Mountain

ü Sixth Cavalry Museum (preserves the rich military history of the “Fighting Sixth” Cavalry, stationed at The Post at Fort Oglethorpe 1919 – 1942) - Fort Oglethorpe

ü Battles for Chattanooga Electric Map & Museum - Lookout Mountain

For the Art Lover

ü Hunter Museum of American Art (American art from the Colonial period to the present day) – Downtown Chattanooga

ü Houston Museum of Decorative Art – Downtown Chattanooga

ü Sculpture Garden – Downtown Chattanooga

ü River Gallery – Downtown Chattanooga

ü Working Artists Studios including Glass Blowing, Chocolate Making, and Bread Baking Studios – Downtown Chattanooga

For the Garden & Nature Lovers

ü Rock City Gardens - Chattanooga

ü Chattanooga Choo Choo Formal Rose Garden – Downtown Chattanooga

ü Reflection Riding Arboretum & Botanical Garden (300-acre arboretum, botanical garden, and historic site dedicated to the study and conservation of native plant life) - Chattanooga

ü Chattanooga Nature Center - Chattanooga

ü Bluff View Art District's Sculpture Garden - Downtown Chattanooga

ü Hunter Museum's Outdoor Sculpture Garden - Downtown Chattanooga

For the Adventurer

ü Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park (features spectacular attractions and over thirty rides ranging from thrilling to relaxing and from breathtaking to mild) – Fort Oglethorpe

ü Kayaking & Canoeing - Chattanooga

ü Hiking - Cloudland Canyon (one of the most scenic parks in the state, offering rugged geology and beautiful vistas) and various other Chattanooga & Northwest Georgia location

ü Cycling - various Chattanooga & Northwest Georgia locations

ü Rock Climbing, Rappelling & Hang Gliding (Lookout Mountain Flight Park and Training School)

ü Caving (Ruby Falls and Raccoon Mountain Caverns) – Lookout Mountain

ü Golfing - throughout Chattanooga

ü Crystal Cavern (one of the largest cave formation chambers in the Southeast) – Raccoon Mountain

For the Shopper

ü Hamilton Place Mall (Tennessee’s largest mall with over 200 stores and restaurants) - Chattanooga

ü Frazier Avenue in Northshore (eclectic variety of boutiques and restaurants) – Downtown Chattanooga

ü Southside of Chattanooga (galleries, quaint shops and cafes) – Downtown Chattanooga

ü Historic Chickamauga (eclectic mix of antique and specialty shops) – Chickamauga

A Day on Lookout Mountain

ü Battles for Chattanooga Electric Map & Museum

ü Rock City (Lovers' Leap, Fat Man's Squeeze, Mother Goose Village, the Swinging Bridge, and 400 specimens of plants and flowers)

ü Point Park (site of the famous “Battle Above the Clouds”)

ü Ruby Falls (145-foot waterfall and caverns, tour of Stalagmites and Stalagtites, Panoramic view of Tennessee River and Tennessee Valley from Castel Tower, Nature's Underground Classroom)

ü Incline Railway (world's steepest passenger railway)

A Day in Northwest Georgia

ü Lee and Gordon's Mills (one of the oldest mills in the state of Georgia) - Chickamauga