PhotoSecrets Chattanooga [Tennessee]

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Chattanooga Choo Choo LocomotivePeach Idg/Wikipedia

Chattanooga

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Florida Monument, ChickamaugaJ Williams/Wikipedia
Canon and Wilder Tower at ChicamaugaTmcoffia/Wikipedia
Chattanooga Zoo at Warner ParkColumbiamwd/Wikipedia
John T Wilder MonumentHlj/Wikipedia
Market Street BridgePhaedra/Wikipedia
Woman statue at Hunter MuseumDmtilley/Wikipedia
Lookout Mountain Castle, Ruby FallsAndrew Jameson/Wikipedia
Tennessee Valley Railroad MuseumTvsrr/Wikipedia
Walnut Street BridgeZmjohnston/Wikipedia
Blooms Louisiana Battery, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military ParkLhughesw5/Wikipedia
Creative Discovery MuseumAcdixon/Wikipedia
Faxon-Thomas MansionAndrew Jameson/Wikipedia
Georgia MemorialLhughesw5/Wikipedia
Hunter Museum of American ArtJay/Wikipedia
Lookout Mountain Incline RailwayTeke/Wikipedia
Moccasin BendBms4880/Wikipedia
St. Elmo Historic DistrictArcharin/Wikipedia
Tennessee AquariumWomump/Wikipedia
Terminal StationAndrew Jameson/Wikipedia
Ferger Place Historic DistrictMcgregor/Wikipedia
Fort Wood Historic DistrictAndrew Jameson/Wikipedia
Ruby Falls Visitor Center, Ruby FallsOydman/Wikipedia
University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaJohncw1959/Wikipedia

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About PhotoSecrets

 
 
 
 

Foreword

A great travel photo­graph, like a great news photo­graph, requires you to be in the right place at the right time to capture that special moment. Professional photo­graphers have a short-hand phrase for this: “F8 and be there.”

There are countless books that can help you with photo­graphic technique, the “F8” portion of that equation. But until now, there’s been little help for the other, more critical portion of that equation, the “be there” part. To find the right spot, you had to expend lots of time and shoe leather to wander around, track down every potential viewpoint, and essentially re-invent the wheel.

In my career as a professional travel photo­grapher, well over half my time on location is spent seeking out the good angles. Andrew Hudson’s PhotoSecrets does all that legwork for you, so you can spend your time photo­graphing instead of wandering about. It’s like having a professional location scout in your camera bag. I wish I had one of these books for every city I photo­graph on assignment.

PhotoSecrets can help you capture the most beautiful sights with a minimum of hassle and a maximum of enjoyment. So grab your camera, find your favorite PhotoSecrets spots, and “be there!”

About Bob Krist

Bob Krist has photo­graphed assignments for National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Travel/­Holiday, Smithsonian, and Islands. He won “Travel photo­grapher of the Year” from the Society of American Travel Writers in 1994, 2007, and 2008.

For National Geographic, Bob has led round-the-world tours and a traveling lecture series. His book In Tuscany with Frances Mayes spent a month on The New York Times’ bestseller list and his how-to book Spirit of Place was hailed by American Photo­grapher magazine as “the best book about travel photo­graphy we’ve ever read.”

The parents of three sons, Bob and his wife live in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Welcome

Thank you for reading PhotoSecrets. As a fellow fan of travel and photo­graphy, I hope this guide will help you quickly find the most visually stunning places, and come home with equally stunning photo­graphs.

PhotoSecrets is designed to show you all the best sights. Flick through, see the classic shots, and use them as a departure point for your own creations. Get ideas for comp­osition and interesting viewpoints. See what piques your interest. Know what to shoot, where to stand, when to go, and why it’s interesting. Now you can spend less time researching and more time photographing.

The idea for PhotoSecrets came during a trip to Thailand, when I tried to find the exotic beach used in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. None of the guidebooks I had showed a picture, so I thought a guidebook of postcard photos would be useful for us photographers. Twenty-plus years later, you have this guide. Thanks!

Now, start exploring — and take lots of photos!

About Andrew Hudson

Originally an engineer, Andrew Hudson started PhotoSecrets in 1995. His first book won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best First Book and his second won the Grand Prize in the National Self-Published Book Awards.

Andrew has published 38 nationally-distributed photo­graphy books. He has photo­graphed assignments for Macy’s, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Men’s Health and Seventeen, and been a location scout for Nikon. His photos and articles have appeared in Alaska Airlines, National Geographic Traveler, Shutterbug Outdoor and Nature photo­graphy, Where, and Woman’s World.

Andrew has a degree in Computer Engineering from Manchester University and a certificate in copyright law from Harvard Law School. Born in Redditch, England, he lives with his wife, two kids, and two chocolate Labs, in San Diego, California.

Introduction

At a Glance

Name:Chattanooga
Address:Chattanooga, Tennessee
Fame:Fourth-largest city in Tennessee
Nickname(s):Scenic City (official); Chatt, Chattown, Gig City, Nooga, and River City
State:Tennessee
County:Hamilton
Incorporated:1839
Population:176,588 (city, 2015); 547,776 (metro, 2015)
Time zone:EST (UTC-5)
GPS:35.04556,-85.26722
Website:chattanooga.gov

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee.

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Florida Monument, Chickamauga

Chattanooga > Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Addr:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:34.94000
-85.26000
What:MonumentWhen:Anytime

Canon and Wilder Tower at Chicamauga

Chattanooga > Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Addr:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:34.94000
-85.26000
When:Anytime

John T Wilder Monument

Chattanooga > Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Addr:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:34.907299
-85.272456
What:MonumentWhen:Anytime
AKA:Wilder Tower

Ideas for John T Wilder Monument

Blooms Louisiana Battery, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Chattanooga > Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Addr:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:34.969167
-85.285278
What:BatteryWhen:Anytime

Georgia Memorial

Chattanooga > Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Addr:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:34.969167
-85.285278
What:MonumentWhen:Anytime

Moccasin Bend

Chattanooga > Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Moccasin Bend Archeological District is an archeological site in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that is part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park unit.

Addr:Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:34.94000
-85.26000
What:Archeological siteWhen:Anytime
Wik:Moccasin_Bend

Ideas for Moccasin Bend

Lookout Mountain Caverns

Ruby Falls

Chattanooga > Lookout Mountain Caverns

Underground waterfall.

Addr:Lookout Mountain Caverns,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.01917
-85.33944
What:Underground waterfallWhen:Anytime
Wik:Ruby_Falls

Ideas for Ruby Falls

Ruby Falls Visitor Center, Ruby Falls

Chattanooga > Lookout Mountain Caverns > Ruby Falls
Addr:Where:35.01917
-85.33944
What:BuildingWhen:Anytime

Lookout Mountain Castle, Ruby Falls

Chattanooga > Lookout Mountain Caverns
Addr:Where:35.01917
-85.33944
What:BuildingWhen:Anytime

Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

Chattanooga > Lookout Mountain Caverns

The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is a 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in standard gauge inclined plane railway located along the side of Lookout Mountain in the historic.

Addr:Lookout Mountain Caverns,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.00778
-85.33556
What:Funicular railwayWhen:Anytime
Wik:Lookout_Mountain_Incline_Railway

Ideas for Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

Terminal Station

Terminal Station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a former railroad station, and now hotel, which was once owned and operated by the Southern Railway, and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.03694
-85.30694
What:Former railroad stationWhen:Anytime
AKA:Chattanooga Choo Choo HotelWik:Terminal_Station_(Chattanooga)

Chattanooga Choo Choo Locomotive

Chattanooga > Terminal Station

Named for the song.

Addr:Terminal Station,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.03694
-85.30694
What:LocomotiveWhen:Anytime

Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park

The Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park is a 13-acre zoological park located in Warner Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.0431
-85.2829
What:ZooWhen:Anytime
AKA:formerly the Warner Park ZooWik:Chattanooga_Zoo_at_Warner_Park

Hunter Museum of American Art

The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.05583
-85.30583
What:Art museumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Hunter_Museum_of_American_Art

Woman statue at Hunter Museum

Chattanooga > Hunter Museum of American Art
Addr:Hunter Museum of American Art,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.055782
-85.306526
What:StatueWhen:Anytime

Faxon-Thomas Mansion

Chattanooga > Hunter Museum of American Art
Addr:Hunter Museum of American Art,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.05583
-85.30583
What:BuildingWhen:Anytime

Market Street Bridge

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.05861
-85.30917
What:BridgeWhen:Anytime
AKA:John Ross BridgeWik:Market_Street_Bridge_(Chattanooga)

Ideas for Market Street Bridge

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.066667
-85.206389
What:Railroad museumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Tennessee_Valley_Railroad_Museum

Walnut Street Bridge

Built in 1890, the 2,376 feet Walnut Street Bridge was the first to connect Chattanooga, Tennessee’s downtown with the North Shore.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.06222
-85.30639
What:BridgeWhen:Anytime
Wik:Walnut_Street_Bridge_(Tennessee)

Ideas for Walnut Street Bridge

Water Steps

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.04556
-85.26722
What:FountainWhen:Anytime

Chickamauga Dam

Chickamauga Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.10389
-85.22944
What:Hydroelectric damWhen:Anytime
Wik:Chickamauga_Dam

Creative Discovery Museum

The Creative Discovery Museum is a children’s museum located in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.05269
-85.31228
What:Children’s museumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Creative_Discovery_Museum

St. Elmo Historic District

Tenbridge

Tenbridge is a vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.1045
-85.2335
What:BridgeWhen:Anytime
Wik:Tenbridge

Ideas for Tenbridge

Tennessee Aquarium

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.0557
-85.3108
What:AquariumWhen:Anytime
Wik:Tennessee_Aquarium

Ideas for Tennessee Aquarium

Tivoli Theatre

The Tivoli Theatre, also known as the Tivoli and the “Jewel of the South,” is a historic theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that opened on March 19, 1921.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.04778
-85.31028
What:Historic theaterWhen:Anytime
AKA:Tivoli, Jewel of the SouthWik:Tivoli_Theatre_(Chattanooga,_Tennessee)

Ferger Place Historic District

Fort Wood Historic District

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.

Addr:Chattanooga,
Tennessee,
East South Central States,
Southern United States
Where:35.0458
-85.2999
What:UniversityWhen:Anytime
AKA:UTCWik:University_of_Tennessee_at_Chattanooga

Ideas for University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Credits

Thank you to the many wonderful people and companies that made their work available to use in this guide.

Photo key: Tap the camera icon to see the photo. The two letters reference the distributor and license. Key for distributors: w:Wikipedia. Key for license: a:CC-BY-SA; b:CC-BY; m:public domain.

Cover image by .Acdixon ( wm); Tennessee Valley Authority ( wb); Bms4880 ( wa); Columbiamwd ( wb); Dmtilley ( wm); Hlj ( wm); Peach Idg ( wa); Andrew Jameson ( wb); Jay ( wm); Jerward ( wm); Johncw1959 ( wa); Jtesla16 ( wa); Lhughesw5 ( wa); Lmcorle ( wa); Joanne Merriam ( wm); M-State Moc ( wa); Oydman ( wb); Greg Peterson ( wb); Phaedra ( wm); Pikamander2 ( wa); Eva G Porter ( wa); James Pressley ( wb); Rjones0856 ( wa); Teke ( wm); Thecustomoflife ( wa); Tmcoffia ( wa); Michael Tucker ( wm); Tvsrr ( wm); J Williams ( wa); Womump ( wa); Zmjohnston ( wa). Some text adapted from Wikipedia and its contributors where noted by the URL path in the “Wik” table field, used and modified under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC-BY-SA) license. Map data from OpenStreetMap and its contributors, used under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL).

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