Irving Berlin's 1941 song, "The Chattanooga Choo-Choo," immortalized train travel in the early 20C. Visitors to Chattanooga can relive the experience by riding trains at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum.

Set high above the Tennessee River, this is the site of the art museum as well as galleries and cafes. A free red-striped electric shuttle bus geared to tourists makes getting around Chattanooga a breeze.

Anna Safley Houston (1876-1951) spent her later years as an antiques dealer in Chattanooga amassing stunning American glassware, from Tiffany and Steuben to early Amberina. Her collection, which includes rare Mettlach beer steins and 19C English and ..