The newer section is devoted to contemporary art, though the definition is applied loosely enough to include glass and jewelry. For me, nothing in that section matched the lofty view of the meandering river. Chattanooga Choo Choo. There, all is quiet. Beyond, madness reigns.
Kids splash in fountains or a swimming pool, nuzzle ice cream cones, dash into an arcade.
Speaking of cars, let's hit the road. First, big C. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park sprawls across 8,200 acres. It's the oldest and largest military site administered by the National Park Service, the place where the Confederacy defeated the Union Army but lost 37,000 of the 66,000 soldiers it engaged. The Union withdrew to the city of Chattanooga, withstood a siege, waited for reinforcements and then won a decisive battle at Missionary Ridge. This victory opened the way to Atlanta and the heart of the Confederacy.