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Chattanooga TN - Overview
Chattanooga, the 4th largest city in the state, is located in Southeast
Tennessee near the border of Georgia at the junction of four interstate
highways. The city has received national recognition for the renaissance of its
beautiful downtown and redevelopment of its riverfront. Chattanooga was one of
the first US cities to effectively use a citizen visioning process to set
specific long-range goals to enrich the lives of residents and visitors. In
Chattanooga, citizens like to get involved, and they like to show off their
accomplishments.
The Chattanooga Convention and Trade Center is a state-of-the-art facility that
has recently been expanded. Public entities and private citizens worked together
in recent years to build the 20,000 seat Max Finley Stadium. In keeping with the
beauty of the area, the city has developed an extensive greenway system which
includes 5 miles of constructed river walk beginning downtown and meandering
through the historic art district and several parks. What better way to
experience the feel of the city than to take time to enjoy the downtown sights,
shops and restaurants: all of them within walking distance. The city supports a
downtown shuttle fleet of zero-emission electric buses - manufactured in
Chattanooga - for visitors wishing to park-and-ride. In this city, you don’t
have to drive your car unless you want.
There are many attractions to experience in this traditional southern town. The
best known are probably the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain, the African
American Museum, and the Appalachian Trail, but Chattanooga is also the site of
many Civil War battlefields that are historicall |
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