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Chattanooga: Derailed Trolley Tour and Train Ride

Chattanooga: Derailed Trolley Tour and Train Ride

Embark on a journey through Chattanooga's extensive transportation past on this derailed:trolley tour and train ride. Learn about the earliest days of horse-drawn carriages, the renowned train era in Chattanooga, the present era of the automobile, and the development of the electric vehicle. Uncover bits of local history during your Derailed tour at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. You'll encounter different means of transportation through history, such as the mountain incline railway vehicle from around 1948. This excursion includes a ride on the "Missionary ridge local" operated by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

Chattanooga: The Flash City Sightseeing Tour by Trolley

Chattanooga: The Flash City Sightseeing Tour by Trolley

Meet the guide in front of the Chattanooga Choo Choo and get on the trolley to explore the city in a vintage trolley. Listen to a briefing about the city's history before you depart and learn many interesting facts from your knowledgeable tour guide, who will accompany you throughout. After this, sit back and depart to make your way around the town. Delve into the culture and art of this city, and take in the scenic sights as well. Marvel at the architecture of the famous buildings, and take in all the local attractions. Finally, return to the starting point and get off. We will pick up and drop off in front of the Historic Chattanooga Choo Choo at 1400 Market Street, Chattanooga TN. You will learn the history of the Choo Choo before departing on your tour of the city to see its sights learn its history and explore its culture, art, architecture, scenic beauty, and much much more as you ride through town on a trolley narrated by a knowledgeable tour guide.

Chattanooga: Original Local Award-Winning Walking Ghost Tour

Chattanooga: Original Local Award-Winning Walking Ghost Tour

Experience Chattanooga's haunted history with the city's original, local, and only award-winning ghost tour. See ghost pictures former guests have gotten- not just orbs, but ecctoplasm, faces, and even full figures. We will even point out the best places for you to try to take your own spirited photos! Stroll through downtown as you hear about spirits who linger and why- whether because of happy memories or violent deaths. You may even hear about Chattanooga's very own Medea, and her son who continues to seek the justice that eluded him in life. Meet your guide at Chattanooga Ghost Tours' haunted steampunk shop, where you will be given a water to keep you hydrated, explore the animated creepy decor, and browse spooky souvenirs, from EMF detectors and other ghost hunting equipment to shirts, books & magnets, before embarking on your adventure with the specters. Stops include the Read House, Underground Chattanooga, a condemned sanitarium where several guests have seen supernatural activity and caught their shades on cell phone cameras, and more. With us, you won't be hearing about ghosts on the other side of town- you'll be hearing about the phantoms of the locations right before your eyes! We have been doing ghost tours since 2007, far longer than any other company in town, and want to share with you both the legends and our own experiences over the years. No one knows the inside details of a city's wraiths like a local!

Chattanooga: City Trolley Tour with Coker Museum visit

Chattanooga: City Trolley Tour with Coker Museum visit

Maximize your time in Chattanooga and see all the city has to offer aboard a trolley with panoramic windows. Join this guided trip to discover the rich history and local landmarks of the area, with a fun visit to Coker Automotive Museum for the most incredible themed photo ops. Hop aboard your trolley and get to know the city, famous for its Civil War legacy, railroad heritage, and Lookout Mountain. Listen closely as your guide highlights all the great things to do in the city and shares tales of its 200-year history. Enjoy stops at the sculpture fields, a 33-acre space showcasing contemporary sculptures in grassy surroundings, and the Coker Automotive Museum. Pass by iconic sites such as the Tennessee Aquarium, Bluff View Art District, Coolidge Park, Chattanooga Zoo, the National Cemetery, and Engel Stadium.

Chattanooga: Guided Ghost Walking Tour

Chattanooga: Guided Ghost Walking Tour

Unlock the deep dark history of Chattanooga and discover the spirits that still roam the city on a guided walking tour. Enjoy a tour full of ghosts and giggles that's suitable for adults and children alike. Meet your local guide at the meeting point to check in. Then, get an overview of the death and destruction of Chattanooga in the 1800s and early 1900s that left so many spirits to roam the city. From there, follow your guide through the city as you hear tales of crime and terror. Visit the largest unmarked grave site in Chattanooga, a former Union Hospital that has the most photographed ghost in the city, Fireman's Fountain where dinosaurs chased people down the sidewalks, and more. Admire glittering views of the golden Dome Building, listen to the story of the Courthouse Seance and Ghost of Vengeance, and discover the site of a Confederate Jail where tortured souls still prowl. Throughout the tour, pass by some of Chattanooga's most famous buildings like the Old Courthouse while exploring hidden gems, including Cooper's Alley. Snap away with your camera to capture ghostly pics during the tour, and finish off with a few laughs at some of Tennessee's stupidest laws.

Chattanooga: Adults-Only Haunted City Walking Tour

Chattanooga: Adults-Only Haunted City Walking Tour

Indulge in the macabre on this adult's only guided walking tour in Chattanooga. Immerse yourself in tales of dark spirits and terrible tragedies from Chattanooga's history. Hear about demons, monsters, blood-soaked grounds, and a centuries-old curse. Leave the kids at home and meet your guide at Miller Park for an evening of spooky delights. Stroll through the city with stops for stories at the newly renovated Miller Plaza Pavilion, the red-brick 'The Read House' hotel, and the old Mountain City Club which was built in 1889. Continue to the over a century-old 'Fischer Evans Jewelers' in downtown, and the Cherry Street Tavern. Discover the hidden secrets behind city highlights like the headquarters of the Double Cola Company and the Former Lee House. 

Chattanooga: A Spooky and Family-Friendly Walking Tour

Chattanooga: A Spooky and Family-Friendly Walking Tour

Discover thrilling ghost stories of Chattanooga on walking tour for the whole family. Visit historic locations which are tied to the Civil War, murders, and other sources of strange hauntings. Explore bizarre and supernatural history as you make your way to May's Urban Mansion and the Aquarium. Meet your guide at Ross landing and begin your journey into the city's eerie side. Take a stroll on scenic and lush Tennessee Riverwalk and hear about this area's dark side. Continue to the modernist Hunter Museum of American Art to listen to some uncanny tales. Head up the quaint Cherry Street to uncover its hidden side. Admire the romantic May's Urban Mansion and find out what makes it macabre. View the glass-roofed Tennessee Aquarium and stop for one last grisly story.

Chattanooga: Downtown Food Tour with 3-4 Tastings

Chattanooga: Downtown Food Tour with 3-4 Tastings

Discover the top delicacies in the downtown district of Chattanooga on a small-group guided food crawl. Sample dishes at up to four curated dining locations for the same cost and time as your standard dinner out, including optional wine pairings. Choose from three itineraries: West Village, Electric Bike Lunch Tour, and Art and Southern Cuisine. Meet your guide at the Hotel Indigo Chattanooga - Downtown, an IHG Hotel, and set off on your food tour. Visit 3-4 locations and allow the chefs to curate an individual experience for each guest. Share any dietary preferences or allergies with the tour operator. Stop at the Hotel Indigo, which represents Chattanooga's COVID-19 pivot, being the 1st privately franchised location by two local brothers Byron & Ken Defoor which installed a local restaurant within it called Wanderer. Wanderer offers American-style gastropub cuisine. Go off-menu as Chef Erin curates a different creative dish for every tour. Next, visit the Old Gilman Grill, a French-inspired restaurant with a modern American flare. This Chattanooga favorite location boasts classic details and historical references throughout. Continue to the Paloma Bar de Tapas, a rooftop dining establishment with 10th-floor views of the Westin Hotel. Enjoy Argentinean-inspired dishes. Finally, visit Alimentari Cucina e Bar, which was absorbed into the Westin in August of 2020. Enjoy Italian-inspired cuisine on the best patio in Downtown Chattanooga.

Chattanooga: Southside Food Tour with Lunch

Chattanooga: Southside Food Tour with Lunch

Discover the flavors of Chattanooga on a food tour of the city's historic Southside. Learn about the history of the area and its food as you visit 5 different restaurants and distilleries to sample some of their best dishes and drinks. Meet your guide at Taqueria Jalisco and learn about this family-owned restaurant's transition from a food truck to the pinnacle of Mexican cuisine in Chattanooga. Head to Slick's Burgers, a restaurant made from an airstream camper, and learn about their ever-continuing transition. Experience Chattanooga's own nationally recognized micro-distillery at Gate 11 Distillery. Enjoy a mocktail at this location. Visit Main Street Meats, a USDA butchery and restaurant with over 350 bourbon options. End your tour at Fountainhead Taproom, with a 60-tap system. Enjoy a mixture of mead, kombucha, wine, nitro, bubbly, and mocktail options.

Chattanooga: Group Cocktail Making Class

Chattanooga: Group Cocktail Making Class

Discover the art of cocktail making in the heart of Chattanooga with Chatt Taste Food Tours. This engaging and interactive group cocktail making class not only teaches you how to craft delicious drinks but also provides a platform for lively conversations and social connections. Hosted by experienced mixologists, this class is perfect for anyone from cocktail enthusiasts to complete beginners. You’ll learn the techniques and secrets behind classic cocktails and innovative new creations. Each session includes a hands-on demonstration where you’ll create your own cocktail using a variety of spirits, mixers, and garnishes. The class takes place in a charming local venue, adding to the ambiance and ensuring a memorable experience. By participating, you’re also supporting Chattanooga’s vibrant local business scene. The ticket price includes all necessary ingredients and equipment, so you just need to bring your enthusiasm! This class is ideal for individuals, couples, or groups looking to enjoy a unique social activity. Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or simply want to try something new, the Cocktails and Conversations class offers a perfect blend of education and entertainment.

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Chattanooga: Derailed Trolley Tour and Train Ride

Chattanooga: Derailed Trolley Tour and Train Ride

Embark on a journey through Chattanooga's extensive transportation past on this derailed:trolley tour and train ride. Learn about the earliest days of horse-drawn carriages, the renowned train era in Chattanooga, the present era of the automobile, and the development of the electric vehicle. Uncover bits of local history during your Derailed tour at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. You'll encounter different means of transportation through history, such as the mountain incline railway vehicle from around 1948. This excursion includes a ride on the "Missionary ridge local" operated by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

Chattanooga: The Flash City Sightseeing Tour by Trolley

Chattanooga: The Flash City Sightseeing Tour by Trolley

Meet the guide in front of the Chattanooga Choo Choo and get on the trolley to explore the city in a vintage trolley. Listen to a briefing about the city's history before you depart and learn many interesting facts from your knowledgeable tour guide, who will accompany you throughout. After this, sit back and depart to make your way around the town. Delve into the culture and art of this city, and take in the scenic sights as well. Marvel at the architecture of the famous buildings, and take in all the local attractions. Finally, return to the starting point and get off. We will pick up and drop off in front of the Historic Chattanooga Choo Choo at 1400 Market Street, Chattanooga TN. You will learn the history of the Choo Choo before departing on your tour of the city to see its sights learn its history and explore its culture, art, architecture, scenic beauty, and much much more as you ride through town on a trolley narrated by a knowledgeable tour guide.

Chattanooga: Original Local Award-Winning Walking Ghost Tour

Chattanooga: Original Local Award-Winning Walking Ghost Tour

Experience Chattanooga's haunted history with the city's original, local, and only award-winning ghost tour. See ghost pictures former guests have gotten- not just orbs, but ecctoplasm, faces, and even full figures. We will even point out the best places for you to try to take your own spirited photos! Stroll through downtown as you hear about spirits who linger and why- whether because of happy memories or violent deaths. You may even hear about Chattanooga's very own Medea, and her son who continues to seek the justice that eluded him in life. Meet your guide at Chattanooga Ghost Tours' haunted steampunk shop, where you will be given a water to keep you hydrated, explore the animated creepy decor, and browse spooky souvenirs, from EMF detectors and other ghost hunting equipment to shirts, books & magnets, before embarking on your adventure with the specters. Stops include the Read House, Underground Chattanooga, a condemned sanitarium where several guests have seen supernatural activity and caught their shades on cell phone cameras, and more. With us, you won't be hearing about ghosts on the other side of town- you'll be hearing about the phantoms of the locations right before your eyes! We have been doing ghost tours since 2007, far longer than any other company in town, and want to share with you both the legends and our own experiences over the years. No one knows the inside details of a city's wraiths like a local!

Chattanooga: City Trolley Tour with Coker Museum visit

Chattanooga: City Trolley Tour with Coker Museum visit

Maximize your time in Chattanooga and see all the city has to offer aboard a trolley with panoramic windows. Join this guided trip to discover the rich history and local landmarks of the area, with a fun visit to Coker Automotive Museum for the most incredible themed photo ops. Hop aboard your trolley and get to know the city, famous for its Civil War legacy, railroad heritage, and Lookout Mountain. Listen closely as your guide highlights all the great things to do in the city and shares tales of its 200-year history. Enjoy stops at the sculpture fields, a 33-acre space showcasing contemporary sculptures in grassy surroundings, and the Coker Automotive Museum. Pass by iconic sites such as the Tennessee Aquarium, Bluff View Art District, Coolidge Park, Chattanooga Zoo, the National Cemetery, and Engel Stadium.

Chattanooga: Guided Ghost Walking Tour

Chattanooga: Guided Ghost Walking Tour

Unlock the deep dark history of Chattanooga and discover the spirits that still roam the city on a guided walking tour. Enjoy a tour full of ghosts and giggles that's suitable for adults and children alike. Meet your local guide at the meeting point to check in. Then, get an overview of the death and destruction of Chattanooga in the 1800s and early 1900s that left so many spirits to roam the city. From there, follow your guide through the city as you hear tales of crime and terror. Visit the largest unmarked grave site in Chattanooga, a former Union Hospital that has the most photographed ghost in the city, Fireman's Fountain where dinosaurs chased people down the sidewalks, and more. Admire glittering views of the golden Dome Building, listen to the story of the Courthouse Seance and Ghost of Vengeance, and discover the site of a Confederate Jail where tortured souls still prowl. Throughout the tour, pass by some of Chattanooga's most famous buildings like the Old Courthouse while exploring hidden gems, including Cooper's Alley. Snap away with your camera to capture ghostly pics during the tour, and finish off with a few laughs at some of Tennessee's stupidest laws.

Chattanooga: Adults-Only Haunted City Walking Tour

Chattanooga: Adults-Only Haunted City Walking Tour

Indulge in the macabre on this adult's only guided walking tour in Chattanooga. Immerse yourself in tales of dark spirits and terrible tragedies from Chattanooga's history. Hear about demons, monsters, blood-soaked grounds, and a centuries-old curse. Leave the kids at home and meet your guide at Miller Park for an evening of spooky delights. Stroll through the city with stops for stories at the newly renovated Miller Plaza Pavilion, the red-brick 'The Read House' hotel, and the old Mountain City Club which was built in 1889. Continue to the over a century-old 'Fischer Evans Jewelers' in downtown, and the Cherry Street Tavern. Discover the hidden secrets behind city highlights like the headquarters of the Double Cola Company and the Former Lee House. 

Chattanooga: A Spooky and Family-Friendly Walking Tour

Chattanooga: A Spooky and Family-Friendly Walking Tour

Discover thrilling ghost stories of Chattanooga on walking tour for the whole family. Visit historic locations which are tied to the Civil War, murders, and other sources of strange hauntings. Explore bizarre and supernatural history as you make your way to May's Urban Mansion and the Aquarium. Meet your guide at Ross landing and begin your journey into the city's eerie side. Take a stroll on scenic and lush Tennessee Riverwalk and hear about this area's dark side. Continue to the modernist Hunter Museum of American Art to listen to some uncanny tales. Head up the quaint Cherry Street to uncover its hidden side. Admire the romantic May's Urban Mansion and find out what makes it macabre. View the glass-roofed Tennessee Aquarium and stop for one last grisly story.

Chattanooga: Downtown Food Tour with 3-4 Tastings

Chattanooga: Downtown Food Tour with 3-4 Tastings

Discover the top delicacies in the downtown district of Chattanooga on a small-group guided food crawl. Sample dishes at up to four curated dining locations for the same cost and time as your standard dinner out, including optional wine pairings. Choose from three itineraries: West Village, Electric Bike Lunch Tour, and Art and Southern Cuisine. Meet your guide at the Hotel Indigo Chattanooga - Downtown, an IHG Hotel, and set off on your food tour. Visit 3-4 locations and allow the chefs to curate an individual experience for each guest. Share any dietary preferences or allergies with the tour operator. Stop at the Hotel Indigo, which represents Chattanooga's COVID-19 pivot, being the 1st privately franchised location by two local brothers Byron & Ken Defoor which installed a local restaurant within it called Wanderer. Wanderer offers American-style gastropub cuisine. Go off-menu as Chef Erin curates a different creative dish for every tour. Next, visit the Old Gilman Grill, a French-inspired restaurant with a modern American flare. This Chattanooga favorite location boasts classic details and historical references throughout. Continue to the Paloma Bar de Tapas, a rooftop dining establishment with 10th-floor views of the Westin Hotel. Enjoy Argentinean-inspired dishes. Finally, visit Alimentari Cucina e Bar, which was absorbed into the Westin in August of 2020. Enjoy Italian-inspired cuisine on the best patio in Downtown Chattanooga.

Chattanooga: Southside Food Tour with Lunch

Chattanooga: Southside Food Tour with Lunch

Discover the flavors of Chattanooga on a food tour of the city's historic Southside. Learn about the history of the area and its food as you visit 5 different restaurants and distilleries to sample some of their best dishes and drinks. Meet your guide at Taqueria Jalisco and learn about this family-owned restaurant's transition from a food truck to the pinnacle of Mexican cuisine in Chattanooga. Head to Slick's Burgers, a restaurant made from an airstream camper, and learn about their ever-continuing transition. Experience Chattanooga's own nationally recognized micro-distillery at Gate 11 Distillery. Enjoy a mocktail at this location. Visit Main Street Meats, a USDA butchery and restaurant with over 350 bourbon options. End your tour at Fountainhead Taproom, with a 60-tap system. Enjoy a mixture of mead, kombucha, wine, nitro, bubbly, and mocktail options.

Chattanooga: Group Cocktail Making Class

Chattanooga: Group Cocktail Making Class

Discover the art of cocktail making in the heart of Chattanooga with Chatt Taste Food Tours. This engaging and interactive group cocktail making class not only teaches you how to craft delicious drinks but also provides a platform for lively conversations and social connections. Hosted by experienced mixologists, this class is perfect for anyone from cocktail enthusiasts to complete beginners. You’ll learn the techniques and secrets behind classic cocktails and innovative new creations. Each session includes a hands-on demonstration where you’ll create your own cocktail using a variety of spirits, mixers, and garnishes. The class takes place in a charming local venue, adding to the ambiance and ensuring a memorable experience. By participating, you’re also supporting Chattanooga’s vibrant local business scene. The ticket price includes all necessary ingredients and equipment, so you just need to bring your enthusiasm! This class is ideal for individuals, couples, or groups looking to enjoy a unique social activity. Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or simply want to try something new, the Cocktails and Conversations class offers a perfect blend of education and entertainment.

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(199 reviews)

What a great way to spend an evening. Our guide, Alex, was excellent. Fun historical tidbits and stories. All the stops were enjoyable. Just be sure to save room for the last stop. Highly recommend this tour for both locals and visitors.

Apple gave us a great tour, she was very informative and fun! I would recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in learning more about the paranormal in and around Chattanooga!

Renauld the guide was exceptional. He was informative, considerate and easy going. He went out of his way to made this tour so enjoyable. Would highly recommend Renauld.

Our trolley tour guide was wonderful and provided us with a very detailed history of Chattanooga!!

We had a great time tour guide very knowledgeable and nice