YOUR Family Guide to Chattanooga, Tennessee! Hundreds of THE Coolest Things to See, Do, Eat, and Drink in the Scenic City!

CHATTANOOGA QUIKLIST

ATTRACTIONS

GREAT FOR KIDS!

Tennessee Aquarium

Creative Discovery Museum

Ruby Falls

Rock City

Incline Railway

Coolidge Park Antique Carousel

NATIONAL PARKS

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center

Moccasin Bend National Archaeological District

STATE PARKS

Booker T. Washington State Park

Harrison Bay State Park (Harrison, TN)

Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park

Prentice Cooper State Forest (Hixson, TN)

AMUSEMENT PARKS

Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park (Rossville, Georgia)

SOAKya Water Park at Lake Winnie (Rossville, Georgia)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tennessee Aquarium

Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theater

MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND HISTORIC HOMES

Creative Discovery Museum

Hunter Museum of American Art

The Houston Museum of Decorative Arts

Bessie Smith Cultural Center

Chattanooga African-American Museum at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

International Towing and Recovery Museum

Classic Arcade Pinball Museum

Coker Museum

Songbirds Museum

Medal of Honor Heritage Center

Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts

Cravens House

HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND BUILDINGS

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge

PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, GREENSPACES, AND BEACHES

Coolidge Park

Coolidge Park Antique Carousel

SPORTING VENUES AND EVENTS

Chattanooga Lookouts AA Minor League Baseball at AT&T Field

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ADVENTURES

Rock City

Ruby Falls

Ruby Falls High Point ZIP Adventures

High Point Climbing & Fitness

Raccoon Mountain Caverns

ZOOS AND ANIMAL EXPERIENCES

Chattanooga Zoo

Tennessee Aquarium

BOTANICAL GARDENS AND NATURE CENTERS

Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center

PERFORMING ARTS

Chattanooga Symphony

Chattanooga Opera

Chattanooga Theatre Centre

Christian Family Theater

Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga

Chattanooga Dance Theatre

Tivoli Theatre

Walker Theatre

Barking Legs Theater

McKenzie Arena

UTC Fine Arts Center

CREATIVE AND CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Paint Your Masterpiece

Painting with a Twist

Scenic City Clay Arts

Townsend Atelier

Positive Space Art

Children’s Art Place

Brent Sanders Studio & Gallery

Bluff View Arts District

The Houston Museum of Decorative Arts

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCES

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Chattanooga State Community College

FACTORY TOURS, PRODUCT EXPERIENCES, AND TASTINGS

Amazon Fulfillment Center Tours

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES

SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS

Chattanooga Market

Bluff View Art District

Warehouse Row

Hamilton Place Mall

Northgate Mall

Missionary Ridge

Germantown

East Ridge

Chattanooga Choo Choo

INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

High Point Climbing & Fitness

Escape Experience – Chattanooga

Escape Mission Chattanooga

Time to Escape: the Escape Room Experience

Breakout Games – Chattanooga

Classic Arcade Pinball Museum

Regal Cinemas Hamilton Place

AMC Chattanooga 18

AMC Classic Majestic 12

RELIGIOUS SITES, SHRINES, AND MONUMENTS

Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts

HISTORIC MEMORIALS AND CEMETERIES

Chattanooga National Cemetery

Law Enforcement Memorial

National Memorial for the Unborn

GROWN UP FUN!

Civil Axe Throwing – Chattanooga (Age 14 and up)

Gate 11 Distillery

Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co

Naked River Brewing Company

Chattanooga Brewing Company

Wanderlinger Brewing Company

SPECIAL EVENTS!

OTHER GREAT IDEAS!

Southern Belle Riverboat Cruise

Chattanooga Carriage Company

Chattanooga Ducks

The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway


SHOPPING

Chattanooga Market

Moon Pie General Store

Boxcar General Store

The Spice & Tea Exchange of Chattanooga

McKay Used Books

Rocket Fizz


DINING

Naughty Cat Cafe

Tony’s Pasta Shop & Trattoria

Back Inn Cafe

Bluff View Bakery

Aretha Frankensteins

Bantam + Biddy

The Meeting House Red Bank

Niedlov’s Bakery & Cafe

Syrup and Eggs

Cafe & Toast Singapore & Vietnamese Cuisine

Chattanooga Salad

SideTrack

Brown Bag Food With a Purpose

First Watch – The Daytime Cafe

Tupelo Honey

The Daily Ration

City Cafe Diner

Easy Bistro West Village

The Chef and His Wife

The Blue Plate

The Feed Co Table and Tavern

Food Works at Signal Mill

State of Confusion

Kumo Hibachi Sushi

Molcajete Mexican Restaurant

St. Elmo Deli & Grill

Totto Sushi & Grill

Nourishpoint

The Epicurean Restaurant

Sitar Indian Cuisine

Wally’s Restaurant

Sushi Nabe

Two Ten Jack *

The Bitter Alibi

Polly Claire’s *

Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe

Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant

Kabob-ster

Hickory Pit Bar-B-Que

Rice Boxx

Champy’s World Famous Fried Chicken

Flying Squirrel

Vine Street Market

Opa!

River Street Deli

Home Slice Pizza

Mellow Mushroom

The Terminal Brewhouse

Conga Latin Food

Beast + Barrel

Adelle’s Creperie

Cheese Dip Mexican Grill

Alex Thai Food & Noodle Bistro

Firebox Grill

Lupi’s Pizza Pies

Sugar’s Ribs

Edley’s Bar-B-Que

Sunset BBQ

Hibachi & Wings & Boba Tea

Chopstix Viet*Korean*Boba

Urban Stack

The Yellow Deli

The Bluegrass Grill

Taco Mamacita

Mojo Burrito

Community Pie

Southern Coastal 1885 Grill

Rain Thai Bistro

Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine

Vibrant Meals

Mr. T’s Pizza and Ice Cream

FRUITS, JUICES, BOWLS, & SHAKES

Southern Squeeze Juice Bar + Plant Kitchen

The Local Juicery + Kitchen

Trailhead Juice

Wildflower Tea Shop & Apothecary

Vitality Bowls Superfood Cafe

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY

Cashew Plant Based Vegan Cafe

Plant Power Vegan Cafe

Sluggo’s Southern Vegan Soul Food

COFFEE SHOPS

Frothy Monkey at the Chattanooga Choo Choo

Together Cafe

Rembrandt’s Coffee House

Cadence Coffee Co

Mean Mug Coffeehouse

Stone Cup Cafe

Mad Priest Coffee Roasters

Milk & Honey

Velo Coffee Roasters

Goodman Coffee Roasters

Peet’s Downtown

Sleepyhead Coffee & Vegan Pastries

The Meeting House Red Bank

Provisions at The Edwin Hotel

Oaks Coffeehouse

The Green Room Coffee & Music

Sunnyside Cup

Maple Street Biscuit Company *

Sourdough Cuppa Joe (Hixson, TN)

BUBBLE TEA

Taichi Bubble Tea Gunbarrel

Taichi Bubble Tea Downtown

Kung Fu Tea Northshore

Hibachi & Wings & Boba Tea

Chopstix Viet*Korean*Boba

8 Degrees F Rolled Ice Cream & Boba Tea (Hixson, TN)

SWEET TREATS

Cocoa Asante

Rembrandt’s Coffeehouse

The Hot Chocolatier

Juli Darling Donuts **

Cupcake Kitchen **

Milk & Honey

Clumpies Ice Cream Co

Moon Pie General Store

Koch’s Bakery on Broad

Bread & Butter Bakery

Cloud 9 Cafe + Cakery *

B’s Sweets

Sleepyhead Coffee & Vegan Pastries

Tasty Donuts

Tastee King Donuts

8 Degrees F Rolled Ice Cream

8 Degrees F Rolled Ice Cream & Boba Tea (Hixson, TN)

The Ice Cream Show

Adelle’s Creperie

Rock City Fudge Kitchen

Frios Gourmet Pops

Duck Donuts

Pinkberry

Candy City


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Greenway Farms Dog Park

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