Kid Friendly Chattanooga TN - By: Allan Michael Taylor

There are kid friendly vacations destinations throughout the United States and beyond. One of our family's favorite family vacations destination was Chattanooga TN. We spent several days there, and visited many places.... This article lists our favorite kid friendly Chattanooga TN family vacation attractions...

Tennessee Aquarium
This was one of the original large aquariums in the south and features both fresh water and saltwater exhibits. The building is shaped like a pyramid and as you go through the aquarium you wind down long sloping ramps. There is also an IMAX theater attached to the aquarium. There is a restaurant across the street from the aquarium called Big River Grill. The house specialties include barbecue ribs and burgers. There is also a microbrewery in the restaurant.

Creative Discovery Museum
We have visited this museum at least 3 times through the years and when the kids were between 3 and 9 this was one of their favorite places to go. There is a big tree house in the museum as well as a grocery store where the kids can go through with mini shopping carts and "shop". This was a big hit with the kids.

Lookout Mountain
There are several area attractions in the Lookout Mountain area of Chattanooga TN which is 5 or 6 miles from downtown. The incline railroad is a railroad ride to the top of Lookout Mountain. The cars are at a very steep angle and the railroad has a lot of interesting history including weddings being performed on the ride as well as babies being born. The incline advertises views of over 100 miles on a clear day.

Rock City
Rock City is also in the Lookout Mountain area. This attraction has been around for 75 years and is a definite yes for kid friendly vacations . Rock City is a walk through exhibit of gardens and rock formations. I remember a lot of wooden platform walk ways and the place was very stroller friendly. The views from Rock City can be pretty spectacular on a clear day but we kind of doubt the "See 7 States from Rock city" claim. The history of Rock City is pretty interesting, especially the early advertising campaign with the painted barns all over the South.
There is also a military park atop the Look Out Mountain. There was a Civil War battle on the top of the Mountain and I remember hearing that some of angles that cannons were positioned during the battle actually would not allow a cannon ball to stay in the cannon due to the steep angle.

Ruby Falls
This is a massive cave with a large waterfall and some spectacular rock formations. You can buy tickets for The Incline, Rock City and Ruby Falls attractions as a group deal.

Chattanooga TN offers many kid friendly vacation options. These are just a few of our favorites.

About the Author

Teresa Mills writes for and maintains kid-friendly-family-vacations.com, a compilation of her family's favorite kid friendly family vacation spots. To learn more about Chattanooga Tn, please visit Our Chattanooga TN section.

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