04/22/17 - Day 19 - Chattanooga, TN - Lookout Mountain & Tennessee Aquarium
After a very quiet Friday night in Chattanooga (compared to Nashville at least), I let Trip Advisor recommend a couple of sites to see; Lookout Mountain and the downtown aquarium.
Point Park on Lookout Mountain
Lookout mountain played a key role in the civil war. A park ranger explained how the Confederacy had surrounded a Union army in the city of Chattanooga. They occupied the top of lookout point and hauled a battery of cannons up there in order to blockade the river.
The Union eventually established a beachhead out of range of the guns, reinforced and resupplied their army, and pushed the Confederacy off the mountain. This action opened up the south for Sherman's invasion and the eventual end of the war.
The park was small but really nice. Unfortunately it was fairly rainy that day so the view was little cloudy. But it did allow for some pretty shots either way.
Tennessee Aquarium
The aquarium is actually split into two buildings, one for freshwater and one for saltwater. Both buildings have a single enormous tank in the center of the building in addition to various smaller exhibits encompassing several floors. The saltwater tank included several sharks, turtles, and sting rays.
The stuff of nightmares...
Looks delicious
In the freshwater building, the exhibit actually was quite a bit larger than what those critters suggest.
It's a little hard to look tough with purple fingernails
Point Park on Lookout Mountain
Lookout mountain played a key role in the civil war. A park ranger explained how the Confederacy had surrounded a Union army in the city of Chattanooga. They occupied the top of lookout point and hauled a battery of cannons up there in order to blockade the river.
The Union eventually established a beachhead out of range of the guns, reinforced and resupplied their army, and pushed the Confederacy off the mountain. This action opened up the south for Sherman's invasion and the eventual end of the war.
The park was small but really nice. Unfortunately it was fairly rainy that day so the view was little cloudy. But it did allow for some pretty shots either way.
Tennessee Aquarium
The aquarium is actually split into two buildings, one for freshwater and one for saltwater. Both buildings have a single enormous tank in the center of the building in addition to various smaller exhibits encompassing several floors. The saltwater tank included several sharks, turtles, and sting rays.
The stuff of nightmares...
Looks delicious
In the freshwater building, the exhibit actually was quite a bit larger than what those critters suggest.
It's a little hard to look tough with purple fingernails
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