Chattanooga
offers a wide variety of shopping. Enjoy familiar favorites,
or venture into something new.
1.
SHOP TIL' YOU DROP
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Morning:
• While everybody is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
start your day at the Tennessee
Aquarium, where thousands of animals swim, fly and
crawl in natural habitats. Begin your Aquarium adventure
in the River Journey building and follow a drop of water
from streams high in the Appalachian Mountains to the
Gulf of Mexico - and all the places in-between. Check
out the cuddly river otters, marvel at the enormous catfish
and maybe even get "hands-on" with a lake sturgeon
in Discovery Hall. Don’t miss the special exhibition,
“Seahorses:
Beyond Imagination.” Then cross the Plaza and
visit Ocean
Journey, the Aquarium’s new $30 million expansion.
You’ll enter a Tropical Cove, island hop and touch
harmless sharks and stingrays and visit a garden with
hundreds of free-flying butterflies. You’ll also
discover a Secret Reef with 10-foot sharks, dramatic coral
formations and thousands of colorful reef fish. Complete
your visit by exploring the Undersea Cavern, where sharks
swim overhead and amazing reef creatures surround you.
And you might want to check out our behind-the-scenes
tour to learn more about how the Aquarium staff cares
for the animals. Visit the gift
shops anytime -- admission ticket is not required.
•
Stroll up the First Street Steps and visit the Hunter
Museum of American Art. Perched on an 80-foot bluff
on the edge of the Tennessee River, the Hunter Museum
of American Art offers stunning views of the river and
the surrounding mountains. Once inside, the inspiration
continues, because it's not just about the art; it's all
about you, the visitor. The Hunter is for the entire family
to enjoy. Together, you will see art with new eyes as
a way to better understand American history and to learn
more about what makes us Americans today.
Afternoon:
• Have lunch at the Hunter
Museum Café and shop for unusual gifts in the
museum shop.
OR
•
After lunch at Big
River Grille catch the FREE downtown shuttle to the
Prime Outlets at Warehouse Row. It's an upscale shopping
experience with discount prices. Come check out the great
deals on name brand items from designers such as Bass,
Polo and Tommy Hilfiger.
•
Then hop in the car and head over to Frazier Avenue across
Market Street Bridge. Whether you're looking for hiking
boots, a rare thrift store find, or the perfect piece
to place on your coffee table, look no further. Frazier
Avenue in North Chattanooga, near Coolidge
Park, offers a host of stores in a unique slice of
street-shopping heaven.
Evening:
•
No time to rest! Get back in the car and drive to Hamilton
Place Mall. Take exit 5 off I-75. You'll find more
than 200 stores, 30 eateries and 17 theaters -- all under
one roof!
