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The Bucket List: Not-to-be-missed adventures in the chattanooga area

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photo Staff Photo by Allison Kwesell Kat Levitt demonstrates kayaking moves to Wilson Sharp, 16, left, and Walker Ranson, 16, during kayaking class at McCallie High School. Students will be taking a trip down the Ocoee River later this month.

10 definitive local experiences

In the 2007 motion picture “The Bucket List,” two terminally ill men make a to-do list of the things they must do or see before they die.

Chattanooga has a wealth of great sites that are landmark tourist destinations. Count among those the Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga Choo Choo and Rock City and Ruby Falls on Lookout Mountain.

But there are other places – less-known spots – that lifelong residents and visitors alike have come to cherish. Most are less than an hour’s drive from downtown.

Here’s our list of the 10 places every visitor and resident should visit before “kicking the bucket.”