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Watch VideoNot content to be known only for the Choo-Choo, Chattanooga has made use of its resources to add attractions for its wide array of residents and visitors. Check out the following staples of Chattanooga entertainment, activities and attractions.
TENNESSEE AQUARIUM
Visit several types of Arctic penguins, catch a 3-D film at the IMAX theater next door or take a ride on the River Gorge Explorer.
1 Broad St.
800-262-0695
www.tnaqua.org
INCLINE RAILWAY
Enjoy panoramic views of the Scenic City as you take a straight shot from St. Elmo up to the top of Lookout Mountain.
St. Elmo Station (bottom)
3917 St. Elmo Ave.
Lookout Mountain Station (top)
827 E. Brow Road
423-821-4224
www.ridetheincline.com
ROCK CITY
Walk through gardens and impressive rock formations and see if you can spot all seven states visible from the lookout point. While you're there, pick up a birdhouse.
1400 Patten Road
Lookout Mountain, Ga.
800-854-0675
www.seerockcity.com
RUBY FALLS
This 80-year-old attraction is the deepest commercial cave and most-visited underground waterfall. Did we mention it's red?
1720 S. Scenic Highway
423-821-2544
www.rubyfalls.com
COOLIDGE PARK
Home to many warm-weather concerts and events, Coolidge Park has a 100-year-old restored carousel, an interactive fountain and lots of grassy free space. Dogs are not allowed.
150 River St.
WALNUT STREET BRIDGE
One of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world, the Walnut Street Bridge, which connects Chattanooga's North Shore to downtown, recently underwent a face-lift and now is open to dogs as well as people.
HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
One of the main features in the Bluff View Art District, the museum's collection includes works from the Colonial period through the modern day, including Mary Cassatt and Robert Henri. Free admission the first Sunday of every month.
10 Bluff View
423-267-0968
www.huntermuseum.org
BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER
This museum showcases African-American history from around the world and within Chattanooga.
200 E. M.L. King Blvd.
423-266-8658
www.bessiesmithcc.org
AT&T FIELD - Home of the Chattanooga Lookouts
Grab a hot dog and a foam finger and cheer on the Lookouts, Chattanooga's AA minor-league Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate.
201 Power Alley
423-267-2208
CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO HOTEL
One of the city's best-known attractions has been converted into a historic hotel, restaurant and gardens.
1400 Market St.
423-266-5000
www.choochoo.com
CHATTANOOGA MARKET
Stop by the market any Sunday (and some Saturdays, too) between May and December and pick up locally grown organic produce, handmade arts and crafts and an afternoon snack.
First Tennessee Pavilion
1826 Reggie White Blvd.
Administration: 423-648-2496
www.chattanoogamarket.com
CHATTANOOGA ZOO
Get up close and personal with all manner of exotic animals from jaguars to spider monkeys to red pandas.
301 N. Holtzclaw Ave.
423-697-1322
www.chattzoo.org
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTER
Whether you're into drama, comedy, musicals or dance, the Chattanooga Theatre Centre has a show for that. Recent productions include "The Crucible," "Hamlet," "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "Rent."
400 River St.
423-267-8534
www.theatrecentre.com
CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM
Just a few blocks from the Tennessee Aquarium, the Creative Discovery Museum is hailed as the area's premiere hands-on museum for the young and the young at heart.
321 Chestnut St.
423-756-2738
www.cdmfun.org
DELTA QUEEN HOTEL
The last fully operational, overnight passenger steamboat in the country, the Delta Queen now is permanently moored in the Tennessee River near Coolidge Park and serves as a hotel.
100 River St.
423-468-4500
www.deltaqueenhotel.net