{"id":2386,"date":"2018-08-16T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2018-08-16T12:09:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T12:09:54","slug":"wander-chattanooga-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/16\/wander-chattanooga-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"WANDER Chattanooga With Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chattanooga, Tennessee is one of my family&#8217;s favorite southern towns. It is just a couple hours from our hometown of <a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.comindex.php\/category\/nashville\/\">Nashville<\/a> &#8211; but also a short drive from Atlanta, Birmingham, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.comindex.php\/2017\/06\/27\/city-guide-knoxville-tn-with-kids\/\">Knoxville<\/a> and combines small-town amenities, such as walkability, a vibrant art scene and easy navigation with big-city attractions like the incredible Tennessee Aquarium and Rock City. My family travels to Chattanooga a couple times a year and here are some of our favorite spots in Chattanooga with kids:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2499\" style=\"width: 348px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2499\" class=\" wp-image-2499\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2660-e1534361495702-225x300.jpg?resize=338%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2660-e1534361495702.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2660-e1534361495702.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2660-e1534361495702.jpg?resize=560%2C747&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2660-e1534361495702.jpg?resize=80%2C107&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2660-e1534361495702.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2660-e1534361495702.jpg?w=1780&amp;ssl=1 1780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2660-e1534361495702.jpg?w=2670&amp;ssl=1 2670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: GrassInTheRoad.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold;\">W<\/span><strong>onder: Activity 1 &#8211; Tennessee\u00a0Aquarium<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Tennesse Aquarium is simply amazing. The aquarium is divided into two buildings &#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">The Ocean Journey and The River Journey, with an IMAX theater a couple blocks away. The Ocean Journey includes a Lemur Forest, a stingray petting area, a magical Butterfly Garden, and my kids&#8217; favorite, penguins. My husband and I are enchanted by the jellyfish.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">The River Journey is fabulous because it focuses on local fish and river animals.\u00a0<\/span>At the aquarium, kids can touch and feed Aquarium animals with a backstage pass, take a ride on the\u00a0<a title=\"River Gorge Explorer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tnaqua.org\/plan-your-visit\/river-gorge-explorer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">River Gorge Explorer<\/a>\u00a0boat, step into the butterfly gardens and learn all about the local wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Tip: Many local zoo passes give aquarium discount tickets.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2395 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce3-225x300.jpeg?resize=338%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce3.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce3.jpeg?resize=560%2C747&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce3.jpeg?resize=80%2C107&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce3.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce3.jpeg?w=1780&amp;ssl=1 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold;\">A<\/span>dventure: Activity 2 &#8211; Creative Discovery Museum<\/h2>\n<p>The Creative Discovery Museum is a playful learning environment where kids can dig for dinosaur bones in the Excavation Station, get creative in the artist&#8217;s studio or climb the two-and-a-half story RiverPlay structure. There&#8217;s a large water area, so you may want to pack a change of clothes. And, there is a PlayGym for kids under 3 years old.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2495\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2495\" class=\" wp-image-2495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2646-300x229.jpg?resize=451%2C344&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2646.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2646.jpg?resize=560%2C427&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2646.jpg?resize=80%2C61&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2646.jpg?resize=600%2C457&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2646.jpg?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: GrassInTheRoad.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold;\">N<\/span>avigate: Activity 3 &#8211; Rock City<\/h2>\n<p>Located atop Lookout Mountain, just 6 miles from downtown Chattanooga, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seerockcity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock City<\/a> is a Southern right of passage, in my opinion. On a clear day, Rock City provides breathtaking &#8220;See 7 States&#8221; panoramic views.\u00a0 Here, you&#8217;ll also find ancient rock formations, gardens and an Enchanted Trail which takes you along a woodland path with Fairyland Caverns, Mother Goose Village, a rope bridge, some tight squeeze passages and more. Plus, you can purchase the famous &#8220;See Rock City&#8221; birdhouse in the gift shop!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2493\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2493\" class=\" wp-image-2493\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2648-300x222.jpg?resize=451%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2648.jpg?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2648.jpg?resize=560%2C415&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2648.jpg?resize=80%2C59&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2648.jpg?resize=600%2C445&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2648.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: GrassInTheRoad.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold;\">D<\/span>iscover: Activity 4 &#8211; Walnut Pedestrian Bridge<\/h2>\n<p>The Walnut Pedestrian Bridge is a great path for families. Walk across the bridge (you can start at the Aquarium) to the NorthShore neighborhood, which is home to\u00a0<a title=\"Coolidge Park\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chattanoogafun.com\/members\/outdoors\/-coolidge-park-\/1271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coolidge Park<\/a>. It\u2019s one of the city\u2019s largest parks and a free place to let the kids run off some steam, with an interactive water fountain and plenty of green space, along with rides on the restored antique carousel for just $1.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2494\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2494\" class=\" wp-image-2494\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2645-300x220.jpg?resize=450%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2645.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2645.jpg?resize=560%2C411&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2645.jpg?resize=80%2C59&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2645.jpg?resize=600%2C441&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_2645.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: GrassInTheRoad.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold;\">E<\/span>at: Aretha Frankensteins<\/h2>\n<p>A bit of a hidden gem to travelers, Aretha Frankensteins is a unique off the beaten path spot in Chattanooga &#8211; with a punk theme &#8211; where they serve a menu of diner staples.\u00a0But the pancakes! Oh the pancakes! You should only order one (it&#8217;s HUGE) and it&#8217;s so good, they even sell <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frankensteinmills.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the mix<\/a>. Don&#8217;t be in a hurry and there are only a few tables, so get there early and be prepared for a wait &#8211; while sipping an espresso or a beer on tap!<\/p>\n<h2><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2394 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce2-300x225.jpeg?resize=451%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce2.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce2.jpeg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce2.jpeg?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce2.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_1ce2.jpeg?w=715&amp;ssl=1 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold;\">R<\/span>est: The Chattanooga Choo Choo<\/h2>\n<p>My family dreams of taking a train trip across the U.S.some day (or from <a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.comindex.php\/2017\/02\/22\/travel-tales-riding-the-rails-from-memphis-to-new-orleans\/\">Memphis to New Orleans<\/a>), but in the meantime, we can sleep in a historic\u00a0Pullman Train Car in Chattanooga. Located at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.choochoo.com\/\">Chattanooga Choo Choo<\/a>\u00a0(which you can\/should visit even if you&#8217;re not staying here), their historic collection of Pullman Train Cars dates back to the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. The train cars have been updated into guest rooms complete with a queen size bed and\u00a0a pull-out trundle bed for families with little ones ready for the ultimate train adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Have you been to Chattanooga, Tennessee? Where are your favorite spots? Also, check out these southern cities that we love too: <a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.comindex.php\/2017\/06\/27\/city-guide-knoxville-tn-with-kids\/\">Knoxville<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.comindex.php\/2018\/07\/20\/5-things-i-love-about-dollywood\/\">Dollywood<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.comindex.php\/2017\/11\/02\/wander-asheville-with-kids\/\">Asheville<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.comindex.php\/2017\/02\/08\/city-guide-memphis-tn-with-kids\/\">Memphis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.comindex.php\/2017\/05\/30\/city-guide-oxford-mississippi-with-kids\/\">Oxford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2500 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flora-Fauna-19-200x300.png?resize=301%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flora-Fauna-19.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flora-Fauna-19.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flora-Fauna-19.png?resize=560%2C840&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flora-Fauna-19.png?resize=80%2C120&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flora-Fauna-19.png?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Flora-Fauna-19.png?w=735&amp;ssl=1 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chattanooga, Tennessee is one of my family&#8217;s favorite southern towns. It is just a couple hours from our hometown of Nashville &#8211; but also a short drive from Atlanta, Birmingham, and Knoxville and combines small-town amenities, such as walkability, a vibrant art scene and easy navigation with big-city attractions like the incredible Tennessee Aquarium and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[123,47,117],"tags":[191,60,151,192],"class_list":["post-2386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities","category-city-guides","category-family","tag-chattanooga","tag-city-guide","tag-tennessee","tag-wander"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WANDER Chattanooga With Kids -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/16\/wander-chattanooga-with-kids\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WANDER Chattanooga With Kids -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chattanooga, Tennessee is one of my family&#8217;s favorite southern towns. 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