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So pack your bags, load up the car and head on to Chattanooga!
What if you could . . .
• venture underground and be spelunkers on a cavern tour deep inside Lookout Mountain at Ruby Falls?
Pan for gemstones, learn about rocks and geology and view the cave’s mysterious chambers and amazing rock formations -- while using only the illumination from a handheld lantern or light from your very own hardhat.
• be an aquatic biologist at the world-famous Tennessee Aquarium?
You’ll discover just what it takes to fix breakfast for thousands of animals, feed the fish, meet penguin keepers, snake and crocodile experts, shark specialists, butterfly experts and some of the Tennessee Aquarium’s most charismatic creatures.
• be an adventurer like Indiana Jones on a RockQuest scavenger hunt at Rock City Gardens, high atop Lookout Mountain?
The Enchanted Trail leads you to view more than 400 varieties of native plants and flowers. You’ll trek through massive rock formations formed millions of years ago and have the chance to be a rock climber on the 25-foot climbing wall.
• be a banker and see how money is made, spent, earned and saved at the Creative Discovery Museum for children?
Did you know that the ancient Aztecs used chocolate for money, and Yap islanders used 500-lb. stones? Take a trip to Moneyville where you can put your face on a million dollar bill and even use high-tech equipment to find fake bills in an anti-counterfeiting lab.
• be a Pilot House Mate on the Southern Belle Riverboat as you join the Captain to navigate the mighty Tennessee River.
You’ll be perched on the highest platform of the boat as you cruise by Lookout Mountain, under Chattanooga’s four bridges and along Chattanooga’s riverfront. Then cruise around McClellan Island as you and the captain identify the birds, animals and landmarks!
• dine in the Bluff View Art District and be a food critic for a day like on the hit movie "Ratatouille"?
Armed with your critic’s notebook and a nose for good food, discover how much fun it is to eat in a “fancy” restaurant with your own special menu, lots of delicious food, and even the chance to give your comments to the chef at the end of the meal!
• be an art explorer at the Hunter Museum of American Art?
Pick up an art explorer kit and get the inside scoop on different works of art and the stories behind them. Enter the magical landscapes of artist Charles Burchfield in the new exhibition, “The Seasons.” A free family guide is available to help parents and kids discover nature, color and movement found in Burchfield’s vibrant works of art.
• be an island explorer aboard the Chattanooga Water Taxi/Fat Cat Ferry and tour Maclellan Island?
Your special map from Outdoor Chattanooga will be your guide to exploring this downtown wildlife sanctuary that was once home to Native American and European farmers. Take a scavenger hunt and find habitats for Great Blue Herons, Osprey, Muskrat and River Otters.
• be an engineer at the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Grab your engineer cap and you can be conductor for the day! Jump aboard the authentic New Orleans Trolley and tour the Chattanooga Choo Choo, ride aboard the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s locomotive along Missionary Ridge and even spend the night in a Victorian traincar!
Get the scoop on Chattanooga’s Passport to spring break fun at >www.chattanoogafun.com/springbreak/.
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