Think about four stories of exotic fish in a glittering aquarium where the staff doesn't kick you out at closing time. Imagine the blood-soaked earth of Chickamauga, site of a Civil War battle where the South gained ground physically and lost it psychologically. Which brings us back to the bridge. No matter how you spend your days, take a twilight walk across the Walnut Avenue Bridge. Musicians play on the half-mile bridge, inviting kids to join them.
Lovers stare at the emerald-colored water.
Old folks getting exercise stump sturdily along. But enough lollygagging. Let's get back indoors and see stuff. The Tennessee Aquarium is the don't-miss spot, kids or no. It sits amid a public square downtown, poking its angular glass snouts into the sky.