We woke up and headed back over to the City Diner Cafe for a lovely breakfast of pancakes and French toast. After that we jumped back into the car to head over to the other side of Chattanooga and the steepest incline railway in the world (allegedly).

The Lookout Mountain Incline railway was ok. It was a nice journey up the hill and back down but we both felt a little bit let down by the “experience”. According to the website and the brochures you get to the top and can visit Ruby Falls or Rock City park. What they don’t tell you is that both those attractions are a 10 minute drive away and your car is at the bottom of the steepest incline railway in the world. What there actually is at the top is a gift shop, a small cafe and a housing estate. Very nice houses it has to be said but nevertheless it’s an almost pointless journey unless your only aim is to ride the railway.

After we had briefly explored the area around and found most of the shops, cafes and ice cream parlours were closed we jumped back into the car and headed downtown to the Chattanooga Choo Choo. I don’t know of we have just timed it wrong but this area was also a little disappointing. The Glen Millar gardens had been dug up and work was taking place everywhere. It was too early to enjoy the pubs and breweries around and it all seemed a little “dead. We did get to see the Famous Choo Choo though which was quite cool ( although it could have been a Disney build lol). You can read more about the Choo Choo hotel and the history here .

After a cold coffee ( we are party animals!) we decided to head out to a local Mall and do a spot of shopping before heading down to the riverside to see The Southern Belle River Boat and explore the aquarium area. We got to drive through some nice, and some not so nice neighbourhoods and i lost half an hour in the local Guitar Center 😀

That evening we dined out in style at a local pub, the Pickle Barrel. Had some great finger food and beer and wandered back through the night avoiding the local down and outs.
Chattanooga has been a nice stop, maybe a touch underwhelming but i think that maybe due to the tiredness caused by the long drive the day before.