Guidebook for Chattanooga
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
301 Manufacturers RdWhole Foods, Manufacturer's Road, Chattanooga
Publix Super Market on North Market Street
400 N Market StFood Scene
Best burgers ever. Good beer selection. Also a great tavern for hanging at night. Very close to you.
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Tremont Tavern
1203 Hixson PikeBest burgers ever. Good beer selection. Also a great tavern for hanging at night. Very close to you.
The Daily Ration
1220 Dartmouth Stgreat food, nearby
Funky place with beer and pub food with a twist. No wine or mixed drinks. Close to you.
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Aretha Frankensteins
518 Tremont StFunky place with beer and pub food with a twist. No wine or mixed drinks. Close to you.
Great breads and pastries there or to take home. Coffee shop for eating in. There's a meat market with a restaurant next door that's also very good.
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Niedlov's Breadworks
215 E Main StGreat breads and pastries there or to take home. Coffee shop for eating in. There's a meat market with a restaurant next door that's also very good.
Good food in large portions. Breakfasts and salads are amazing. But it is best known for desserts, which are on display when you arrive. It's at a Days Inn so you may need to look for parking but we always find it! Open 24/7.
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City Cafe Diner
901 Carter StGood food in large portions. Breakfasts and salads are amazing. But it is best known for desserts, which are on display when you arrive. It's at a Days Inn so you may need to look for parking but we always find it! Open 24/7.
Bring your own wine or beer to this restaurant near Cloudland Canyon State Park on Lookout Mountain. It is a real find for upscale food in a rural setting. Scenic Hwy is aptly named and worth the drive.
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Canyon Grill
28 Scenic HwyBring your own wine or beer to this restaurant near Cloudland Canyon State Park on Lookout Mountain. It is a real find for upscale food in a rural setting. Scenic Hwy is aptly named and worth the drive.
Mellow Mushroom
205 Broad StGluten free pizza along with good regular pizza!
It's really good! Parking at the garage next door is free with a ticket from the restaurant when you leave. Near the river and aquarium and downtown.
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Hennen's
193 Chestnut StIt's really good! Parking at the garage next door is free with a ticket from the restaurant when you leave. Near the river and aquarium and downtown.
Right on the river. Reliably good food. Oysters.
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Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar
1459 Riverside DrRight on the river. Reliably good food. Oysters.
Taco Mamacita
109 N Market StGreat Mexican food near you.
One of my goto places. There's a place with microbrewery and good food next door but I can't think of the name right now.
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Bluewater Grille
224 Broad StOne of my goto places. There's a place with microbrewery and good food next door but I can't think of the name right now.
Nikki's Drive Inn
899 Cherokee Blvd.Classic, thrifty mom and pop southern restaurant.
Because you need to know about a local southern food place. And here's a link to more for local Southern foods.
https://foursquare.com/top-places/chattanooga/best-places-southern-food
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Bea's Restaurant
4500 Dodds AveBecause you need to know about a local southern food place. And here's a link to more for local Southern foods.
https://foursquare.com/top-places/chattanooga/best-places-southern-food
Restaurant, bar, indoor and outdoor seating. Right in the middle of North Shore fun.
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Beast + Barrel
16 Frazier AveRestaurant, bar, indoor and outdoor seating. Right in the middle of North Shore fun.
Embargo 62
301 Cherokee Blvd.Cuban Restaurant. A little funky. Indoor and outdoor seating.
Sekisui
1120 Houston StOur favorite sushi place downtown. Very comfy.
Iconic BBQ place. I have friends who stop there on their way north every time they pass through.
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Sugar's Ribs
2450 15th AveIconic BBQ place. I have friends who stop there on their way north every time they pass through.
Parks & Nature
A real canyon, 60 miles of well-maintained hiking trails, mountain bike rental available, waterfalls, major views from atop Lookout Mountain as it moves into GA on the way to AL. (Yes, it goes that far) My favorite Park in the area. Get there on Scenic Hwy and you will have another sight on the trip. $5 per car.
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Cloudland Canyon State Park
122 Cloudland Canyon Park RdA real canyon, 60 miles of well-maintained hiking trails, mountain bike rental available, waterfalls, major views from atop Lookout Mountain as it moves into GA on the way to AL. (Yes, it goes that far) My favorite Park in the area. Get there on Scenic Hwy and you will have another sight on the trip. $5 per car.
Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center
400 Garden RdAudubon Acres
900 N Sanctuary RdLula Lake Land Trust
5000 Lula Lake RdNot always open, but wonderful if it is.
One of the landmark Civil War battlefield remembrances
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Chickamauga Battlefield Museum and Relics
3056 Lafayette RdOne of the landmark Civil War battlefield remembrances
Actually part of the Chickamauga Battlefield National Park, it is the only Civil War Park that recognizes both the Union and Confederacy. It is where the Battle Above the Clouds was fought. It overlooks Moccasin Bend on the Tennessee River. That area is also part of the Trail of Tears when Native Americans were driven out.
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Point Park
110 Point Park RdActually part of the Chickamauga Battlefield National Park, it is the only Civil War Park that recognizes both the Union and Confederacy. It is where the Battle Above the Clouds was fought. It overlooks Moccasin Bend on the Tennessee River. That area is also part of the Trail of Tears when Native Americans were driven out.
Take an elevator way underground and walk in the cavern to a waterfall named after the discoverer's wife, Ruby. Pretty impressive. Also has zip line and nature area outdoors.
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Ruby Falls
Take an elevator way underground and walk in the cavern to a waterfall named after the discoverer's wife, Ruby. Pretty impressive. Also has zip line and nature area outdoors.
https://outdoorchattanooga.com/water/whitewater-rafting/
Whitewater rafting
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Outdoor Chattanooga
200 River Sthttps://outdoorchattanooga.com/water/whitewater-rafting/
Whitewater rafting
Sightseeing
Tennessee Riverwalk
Tennessee RiverwalkThe is the steepest incline rail in the country. It is how people traveled to get to their pricey homes on top of Lookout Mountain tarting in 1887. It's worth a ride, and it is in the same area as Point Park (which has a good movie at the visitors center btw) and near Rock City and Ruby Falls.
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Lookout Mountain Incline Railway station
3917 St Elmo AveThe is the steepest incline rail in the country. It is how people traveled to get to their pricey homes on top of Lookout Mountain tarting in 1887. It's worth a ride, and it is in the same area as Point Park (which has a good movie at the visitors center btw) and near Rock City and Ruby Falls.
Cruise the winding Tennessee river with food, entertainment, drinks and maybe dancing. Leaves from Riverfront Parkway, which is a nice place in itself--near good restaurants and the Aquarium.
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Southern Belle Riverboat
151 Riverfront PkwyCruise the winding Tennessee river with food, entertainment, drinks and maybe dancing. Leaves from Riverfront Parkway, which is a nice place in itself--near good restaurants and the Aquarium.
No kidding: on a clear day, you can see 7 states from the lookout area! There is a really cute village for kids to explore. It is amazing in ways you may not expect. Waterfall, rocks so big that many buildings are smaller. Concerts fairly often. It is a bit pricey, though.
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Rock City Gardens
1400 Patten RdNo kidding: on a clear day, you can see 7 states from the lookout area! There is a really cute village for kids to explore. It is amazing in ways you may not expect. Waterfall, rocks so big that many buildings are smaller. Concerts fairly often. It is a bit pricey, though.
Renaissance Park
133 River StCity park with notable carousel. On Tennessee River and about a mile from you.
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Coolidge Park
150 River StCity park with notable carousel. On Tennessee River and about a mile from you.
A boat ride on the Tennessee River that shows great parts of Chattanooga and gives information about the area.
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Chattanooga Ducks
151 Riverfront PkwyA boat ride on the Tennessee River that shows great parts of Chattanooga and gives information about the area.
Eat Sip Walk Food & Drink Tasting Tour
314 W Main StCombines a walking tour of the South Side with food and drink
Arts & Culture
The main museum in the Arts District of Chattanooga. Well worth a visit.
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Hunter Museum of American Art
10 Bluff View AveThe main museum in the Arts District of Chattanooga. Well worth a visit.
This revived original theatre is gorgeous. It hosts the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera in the winter, but hosts a variety of shows year round. Check for what's up.
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Tivoli Theater
709 Broad StThis revived original theatre is gorgeous. It hosts the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera in the winter, but hosts a variety of shows year round. Check for what's up.
Another large venue for a variety of events.
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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
399 McCallie AveAnother large venue for a variety of events.
Entertainment & Activities
This started as a fresh water museum with local species, but is now a major aquarium with a second salt water aquarium! There is also a butterfly garden and an outdoor area with a waterfall down steps that you can climb while looking at the river. That area acknowledges the Cherokee history in Chattanooga. The folks from Atlanta come visit US! ;-)
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Tennessee Aquarium
1 Broad StThis started as a fresh water museum with local species, but is now a major aquarium with a second salt water aquarium! There is also a butterfly garden and an outdoor area with a waterfall down steps that you can climb while looking at the river. That area acknowledges the Cherokee history in Chattanooga. The folks from Atlanta come visit US! ;-)
AMC CLASSIC Walnut Square 12
2170 E Walnut AveDowntown theater, near restaurants and shopping.
Chattanooga Ducks
151 Riverfront PkwySports activities
Finley Stadium
1826 Carter StSports and other events
Chattanooga Cycleboats
Fishing charters and tours
Chattanooga Zoo
301 N Holtzclaw AveDrinks & Nightlife
FREE concerts every Friday night all summer (until Aug 31 this year.)
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Nightfall Concert Series
850 Market StFREE concerts every Friday night all summer (until Aug 31 this year.)
Funky place with everything from jazz on Wed nights to alternative and open mike events for music, spoken word and dance. Serves beer. Small venue.
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Barking Legs Theater
1307 Dodds AveFunky place with everything from jazz on Wed nights to alternative and open mike events for music, spoken word and dance. Serves beer. Small venue.