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Chattanooga

The name Chattanooga was derived from the Native American phrase meaning “rock rising to a point.” Aside from being one of the most regularly misspelled cities in the nation, the city of Chattanooga has a rather colorful background. The city served as an important railroad junction during the Civil War and was also the site of the first Coca-Cola bottling plant. It was also the birthplace of the moonpie, which was allegedly invented as a filling snack made small enough to fit in a coal miners’ lunch pail.

Visitors and residents of Chattanooga take the opportunity to visit Ruby Falls. Located on Lookout Mountain, Ruby Falls is one of Tennessee’s most beautiful attractions. Ruby Falls is an underground waterfall and has been visited by people for more than 70 years. In 1928, Leo Lambert discovered the opening in a cave on Lookout Mountain, which led to this spectacular underground waterfall. The path to Ruby Falls now lies through a castle like building, equipped with an elevator that takes visitors down to the cave floor. The cave floor remains a chilly 60 degrees year round. Geological formations such as stalactites and stalagmites can be found throughout the cave. The waterfall is located at the end of the cave and stretches 145 feet in height.

Another wonderful attraction in Chattanooga is the Tennessee Aquarium. Here, visitors can gaze at a cascading waterfall and experience the fluctuating seasons of a lush mountain forest inhabited by river otters or stand in awe of a massive 65-pound catfish patrolling the depths of the Tennessee River. Visitors can witness the teeth bearing piranhas of the Amazon River, home to both the anaconda and boa constrictors or watch an American alligator swim in the swamp and listen to exotic birds sing in the misty delta. Excitement seekers can also come face to face with sharks and stingrays of the Gulf of Mexico.