Chattanooga’s historic luxury hotel, now featuring newly renovated rooms and suites. For a truly luxurious stay, book one of the Historic Tower rooms which include an executive king suite - a king bed, custom bathroom, and separate sitting room. Premiere king, double queen and queen rooms are also available. If you’d like a bit of a scare during your stay, tour Room 311 noon to 2 p.m. daily, where rumors of Annalisa Netherly’s ghost – a guest of The Read House - is said to still haunt the room.

Ride the Incline Railway, touted as “America’s Most Amazing Mile,” to see scenic views of the surrounding mountains and valleys on the way up and then panoramic views from the observation tower at the Incline’s top station. With new air-conditioned cars, you can fully relax in style as you ride the historic railway system.

Stand in awe of Ruby Falls, the nation’s tallest and deepest underground waterfall open to the public. Ride an elevator 260 feet below into the historic Lookout Mountain. Explore the underground cavern with its unique formations as you make your way to the falls. Daytime and nighttime tours are available. Also of note, a special viewfinder outfitted with an innovative lens designed to help people with protanopia and protanomaly, also known as red-green color blindness, enjoy the vibrant views.

Make your way through the narrow tunnels, bridges, art installations and beautiful blooms found at Rock City Gardens. Kids will love the Swinging Bridge, Enchanted Trail, and the Fairyland Caverns with Mother Goose Village where they can see some of their favorite fairytale characters. Go to Lover's Leap and soak in panoramic views of seven states. Have lunch with a view at Cafe 7 located at Lover's Leap which offers family-friendly southern dishes like barbecue, brisket salad, and catfish.

Test your skills on the many climbing challenges at High Point Climbing and Fitness. Bouldering, top roping, and auto belays are available. Brave climbers can even try their hand at the outdoor wall that is located on High Point's exterior. Children can safely test out their climbing abilities in the Kid Zone Room, too.

The nation’s No. 1 aquarium for guest satisfaction, to see penguins and touch sting rays. Kids can crawl through viewing tubes to get a closer look at creatures like giant crabs. You could spend hours in front of the large aquariums watching tropical, regional, and local fish gracefully swim. Seahorses, jellyfish, and turtles are popular exhibits as well. Watch otters frolic and lemurs leap from one tree limb to the next. Reserve a couple of hours of your Chattanooga trip for the Aquarium.

Artwork from Colonial period to present day are housed in the Hunter Museum of American Art that is perched on an 80-ft. bluff on the edge of the Tennessee River. Mixed media, sculpture, photography, and paintings by some of the world's leading artists from past and present are on display.