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How to Get Here
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Scenic and historic Lookout Mountain in located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We are 3 hours from The Smoky Mountains, and about 2 hours from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Birmingham.
Conveniently located near interstates I-24, I-75, & I-59. From I-24 take Exit #174 (2.1 miles) or Exit #178 (3.0 miles.) From downtown Chattanooga, take Broad Street (4.0 miles) For detailed driving directions and an area map, please click here.
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Best Times to Visit
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Early morning and late afternoon tend to be less crowded.
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Parking
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Free bus and recreational vehicle parking is available at Rock city, Ruby Falls and the Incline Railway's Bottom Station.
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How Much Time to Allow
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Allow approximately 5 hours to visit all three attractions. Allow extra time if you plan to take time for lunch or dinner while visiting.
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Dress
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Be sure to dress according to the season keeping in mind that the temperature on top of the mountain is an average of 7 - 10 degrees cooler than in the valley. Ruby Falls cave is weatherproof and 60 degrees year round. Some of our guests prefer to wear a light jacket or sweater inside the cave.
Rock City and Ruby Falls are both just under one mile round trip walking. We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes.
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The paved pathway inside Ruby Falls has groups of 4-5 steps in some places & is less than a mile round trip. We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes.
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Food
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Popularly priced short-order type food service is available at Rock City, Ruby Falls and the Incline Railway's Top & Bottom Stations. Snack shops are also available to satisfy any sweet tooth or a thirsty family!
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Pet Policies
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Ruby Falls and Incline Railway do not allow pets. Rock City does allow dogs on a leash.
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Strollers & Handicap
Accessibility
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Due to some narrow passages, strollers are not allowed inside Ruby Falls' cave. We recommend bringing an infant backpack.
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Ruby Fall's main building is fully handicap accessible. Regretfully, the cave tour is not wheelchair accessible due to some narrow passages.
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Due to some narrow passages along Rock City's trail, strollers are not allowed. We recommend bringing an infant backpack.
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Rock
City
is
partially
handicap
accessible.
Improvements
to
Gardens
Gateway
and
our
newly
developed
Legacy
Lane
allows
our
guests
in
wheelchairs
or
with
limited
mobility
to
enjoy
a
handicap
accessible
trail
to
the
overlook
at
Lover's
Leap
and
the
Flag
Court.
Round
trip
distance
is
about
1/2
mile
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Incline Railway allows the umbrella-type strollers on the cars, but only folded up and carried onboard.
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Both the Incline Railway's Top and Bottoms Stations are fully wheelchair accessible but the cars are not.
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Group & Educational Tours
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Group rates are also available for groups of 15 or more. For complete details, please see our Group Info page.
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Hours of Operation |
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Rock City
January – March...................8:30am-5:00pm
April – May............................8:30am-6:00pm
Memorial Day - Labor Day.....8:30am-8:00pm
September – October............8:30am-6:00pm
November 1 – 17...................8:30am-5:00pm
Nov. 18 – Dec. 31..................8:30am-4:00pm
EGL*......................................6:00pm-9:00pm
*EGL = Enchanted Garden of Lights:
Runs November 18, 2005 through December 31, 2005.
Christmas Eve: 8:30am-4:00pm only.
Christmas Day: 6pm-9pm only.
Ruby Falls
Year Round……………….… 8:00am-8:00pm
Closed Christmas Day.
Incline Railway
January – February..............10:00am-6:00pm
March – May...........................9:00am-6:00pm
Memorial Day – Labor Day......8:30am-8:00pm
September – October.............9:00am-6:00pm
November – December...........10:00am-6:00pm
Last Round-trip ride is 1 hour before closing time.
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
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