From Kentucky we drove to Chattanooga, TN and camped at Raccoon Mountain Campground. Our main purpose in coming to TN was to visit the Chattanooga train museum. Tuesday morning we found our way to the train museum but it was closed because of a water line break so we walked through the yard and checked out the rolling stock. We were given free tickets for the Wednesday train ride because it was cancelled on Tuesday. From there we revisited the Chicamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park and visited the museum and saw the movie on the battle. We didn't drive the battlefield, as we had done that on a previous visit.
Wednesday we went back to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum to ride the 10:40 train. The train was packed! There were two tour buses there as well as families with little ones riding the train for the first time. They had to add an extra coach for the overflow. We road 6 miles and then watched as the engine was turned around on the turntable, and we also visited their repair shop.
That afternoon we visited Rock City, atop Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. National Geographic called it "one of America's Top 101 places to visit." Rock City is a botanical and geological wonder. Along the walk through the woodland garden path, over 400 different species of plants, trees and shrubs can be viewed. Lover's Leap, Observation Point and Seven States Flag Court offer some of the most spectacular and sweeping views found anywhere in the world. Since we were on Lookout mountain we also visited the site of the battle of Chattanooga.
On Thursday we visited the International Towing and Recovery Museum. It exhibits tow trucks and towing equipment dating back to 1916. We learned that 1 tow truck driver dies on the highways every 6 days.
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