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The drive from Bell Buckle to Chattanooga took us through limestone canyons topped by dense cypress and poplar forests.
On our ten-kilometer volksmarch in Chattanooga we crossed two bridges, kissed and danced, and discovered that this is a great city to visit. After Walter Cronkite called Chattanooga “the dirtiest city in America,” millions of dollars were spent attracting cleaner industry and revitalizing the downtown and river front areas. From our viewpoint, it was money well spent.
Our first bridge across the Tennessee River led us to the Northshore District.
It was here that we practiced the waltz, mambo, cha cha, hokey pokey and more. Brass footsteps imbedded in the sidewalk give the steps for these and other dances.
The one we enjoyed the most was called The Kiss, easy steps and nice to do.
We returned to the downtown area via the Wooden Walnut Street pedestrian bridge, the world’s longest pedestrian bridge. From there we had a great view of the Delta Queen, sister paddle-wheeler to Sacramento’s Delta King.
Then we walked to Warehouse Row and past the Tennessee Valley Authority Complex to the Chattanooga Choo Choo. The restored railroad station has restaurants, shops and real choo choos to sleep in.
Like the words in the song which are written in brass on the river front, the station is a bit dated.
The city has art, mainly statues, everywhere. We found wonderful ones in the Bluff View Arts District.
A glass bridge leads to the Hunter Art Museum.
The city is surrounded by mountains, not as high as the one’s out west but they still offer wonderful views. We drove up Raccoon Mountain for the views and to have a brief look at the TVA pumping station. We found a blue heron perched on part of the station.
On top Lookout Mountain, we looked down on modern Chattanooga and saw it as through the eyes of Confederate and Union soldiers fighting to gain control of the area and of the city.
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