Guidebook for Chattanooga
Food Scene
You will find the best bread, cookies, scones and more at this fine bread shop. They take great pride in their offerings.
15 locals recommend
Bread and Butter
3955 Dayton BlvdYou will find the best bread, cookies, scones and more at this fine bread shop. They take great pride in their offerings.
Taco Mamacita
109 N Market StIt's always busy and the food is great!
Famous for their burgers. My favorite is the grass-fed burger but there are many delicious choices on the menu.
88 locals recommend
Urban Stack
12 W 13th StFamous for their burgers. My favorite is the grass-fed burger but there are many delicious choices on the menu.
Great food, good prices. Great for lunch while downtown.
9 locals recommend
Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe
432 Market StGreat food, good prices. Great for lunch while downtown.
Grass fed meat in their burgers. They make yummy milkshakes while you watch using liquid nitrogen to freeze the milk.
10 locals recommend
Sofa King Juicy Burger
1743 Dayton BlvdGrass fed meat in their burgers. They make yummy milkshakes while you watch using liquid nitrogen to freeze the milk.
Eat in or take out. Watch your burrito (or other selections) being made in this casual restaurant.
66 locals recommend
Mojo Burrito
3950 Tennessee AveEat in or take out. Watch your burrito (or other selections) being made in this casual restaurant.
Groceries
A local grocery store situated after Aldi and before Walmart Superstore.
16 locals recommend
Food City
3600 Hixson PikeA local grocery store situated after Aldi and before Walmart Superstore.
This is my favorite grocery store for high quality groceries and the hot bar. It's North of the river and an easy stop off Hwy 27.
104 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
301 Manufacturers RdThis is my favorite grocery store for high quality groceries and the hot bar. It's North of the river and an easy stop off Hwy 27.
This is the closest grocery store from our condo. It's easy to get to and from.
6 locals recommend
ALDI
5510 TN-153This is the closest grocery store from our condo. It's easy to get to and from.
Paul Harvey used to say if you have a Walmart in your neighborhood, you couldn't have a better neighbor. Well, it's only 1.2 miles away!
17 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
501 Signal Mountain RdPaul Harvey used to say if you have a Walmart in your neighborhood, you couldn't have a better neighbor. Well, it's only 1.2 miles away!
Entertainment & Activities
There are two aquariums, a fresh water and a salt water. Two for the price of one! They're both very well designed. You take an escalator to the tap and wind your way down to the bottom with side trips to speciality areas. Unlike some aquariums I've been to, this one has great views and the people keep moving along. It's great! Allow about two hours per aquarium.
481 locals recommend
Tennessee Aquarium
1 Broad StThere are two aquariums, a fresh water and a salt water. Two for the price of one! They're both very well designed. You take an escalator to the tap and wind your way down to the bottom with side trips to speciality areas. Unlike some aquariums I've been to, this one has great views and the people keep moving along. It's great! Allow about two hours per aquarium.
We're lucky to have an IMAX 3D theater right here in Chattanooga. It's a lot of fun for a special occasion.
69 locals recommend
Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater
201 Chestnut StWe're lucky to have an IMAX 3D theater right here in Chattanooga. It's a lot of fun for a special occasion.
Getting Around
The Downtown Electric Shuttle is the easiest way to get around Downtown Chattanooga and - it's a FREE ride! Electric shuttles run daily about every 5 minutes from the Chattanooga Choo Choo to the Tennessee Aquarium with stops every block in between. The shuttle provides front-door transportation to attractions, convention center, shopping, hotels & employment sites in the Downtown area. All Shuttle buses are wheelchair accessible.
Schedule
Shuttle buses run about every 5 minutes
Monday through Friday - 6:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Sundays - 9:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
12 locals recommend
Shuttle South
The Downtown Electric Shuttle is the easiest way to get around Downtown Chattanooga and - it's a FREE ride! Electric shuttles run daily about every 5 minutes from the Chattanooga Choo Choo to the Tennessee Aquarium with stops every block in between. The shuttle provides front-door transportation to attractions, convention center, shopping, hotels & employment sites in the Downtown area. All Shuttle buses are wheelchair accessible.
Schedule
Shuttle buses run about every 5 minutes
Monday through Friday - 6:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Saturdays - 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Sundays - 9:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Bike Chattanooga is a bike sharing system with over 300 bikes at 38 stations across Chattanooga. Designed for quick trips around town, Bike Chattanooga is a fun, flexible and convenient way to get around.
13 locals recommend
Bike Chattanooga Station
345 Broad StBike Chattanooga is a bike sharing system with over 300 bikes at 38 stations across Chattanooga. Designed for quick trips around town, Bike Chattanooga is a fun, flexible and convenient way to get around.
Everything Else
This is one of the nation’s most unique climbing facilities with 30,000 square feet of climbing inside and outside. Suits beginners to the more experienced of all ages.
124 locals recommend
High Point Climbing
219 Broad StThis is one of the nation’s most unique climbing facilities with 30,000 square feet of climbing inside and outside. Suits beginners to the more experienced of all ages.
Shopping
Chattanooga's most eclectic neighborhood is on the North Shore of the Tennessee River just across from the landmark aquarium. Here you will find quaint shops and great food in unique one-of-a-kind small businesses owned by locals.
Enjoy Coolidge Park (behind the shops on Frazier Ave) where you'll find a restored working Carousel and, in the summer, a popular place to cool off in the fountains. Or, walk to the south side of the river over the Walnut Street bridge and enjoy more restaurants.
21 locals recommend
North Shore
Chattanooga's most eclectic neighborhood is on the North Shore of the Tennessee River just across from the landmark aquarium. Here you will find quaint shops and great food in unique one-of-a-kind small businesses owned by locals.
Enjoy Coolidge Park (behind the shops on Frazier Ave) where you'll find a restored working Carousel and, in the summer, a popular place to cool off in the fountains. Or, walk to the south side of the river over the Walnut Street bridge and enjoy more restaurants.
Walmart Supercenter
501 Signal Mountain RdSightseeing
After touring downtown a bit in this WWII amphibious vehicle, race down the boat ramp into the Tennessee River and learn more about our unique history. It's a lot of fun. Tours begin March 3rd for the 2018 season.
83 locals recommend
Chattanooga Ducks
151 Riverfront PkwyAfter touring downtown a bit in this WWII amphibious vehicle, race down the boat ramp into the Tennessee River and learn more about our unique history. It's a lot of fun. Tours begin March 3rd for the 2018 season.
See the city and the surrounding views from a different perspective. There are different cruises throughout the day, some including meals.
76 locals recommend
Southern Belle Riverboat
151 Riverfront PkwySee the city and the surrounding views from a different perspective. There are different cruises throughout the day, some including meals.