Mention Chattanooga to anyone over the age of 60 and there’s a 90% chance they’ll follow it up with “Choo Choo.” Anyone younger than that and you’ll probably get a blank stare. While I’m firmly in the younger camp, my parents are from Tennessee, so I always got the reference. And up until recently, that’s…
Johnny Cash and June Carter. Elvis and Priscilla Presley. Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain Tennessee. What do these names have in common? They’re some of the most iconic duos to come out of Tennessee. When it comes to visiting Chattanooga, everyone will tell you to head to Lookout Mountain and do the Holy Trinity: Ruby Falls,…
Do a Google search for Chattanooga caves, and you’ll quickly discover that two dominate the conversation: Ruby Falls and Raccoon Mountain Caverns. After taking both cave tours on the same trip, I don’t think the answer is as straightforward as many people make it seem. If you’re trying to decide which cave tour deserves a…
Before visiting Chattanooga, Raccoon Mountain Caverns wasn’t even on my radar. But the more I researched things to do, the more I noticed how fiercely loyal its fans seemed to be. As someone who suffers from FOMO (fear of missing out), I did what any rational person would do and booked the Crystal Palace Tour…
If you’re planning a trip to Chattanooga, Ruby Falls is at the top of almost every “things to do in Chattanooga” list. Plenty of people write it off as a tourist trap, and I get it. I went in thinking: it’s an underground waterfall, how great could it really be? After taking the Ruby Falls…
Have you ever planned a trip and then the algorithm starts showing you all sorts of content related to where you’re going? That’s exactly what happened to me while planning my trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Hotel Chalet kept appearing on my Instagram feed, and it didn’t take long for me to decide that’s where…