Do you need a quick idea for entertaining your children? Look no further as we’re sharing a long list of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy right here in Chattanooga!
85+ Family Fun Activities in Chattanooga
Museums
Hunter Art Museum: Children and teens are always free! Adults are $20; Hours: Monday, 10am-5pm, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 10am-5pm, Thursday: 10am-8pm, Friday: 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday: Noon-5pm
Creative Discovery Museum: Adults and children over 2 years old are $19.95; Hours: Daily 10am – 5pm, Saturday 9am – 5pm, and closed Wednesdays. They also have some free family nights, so check out their website!
International Towing Museum: Adults – $10, 6-14 years old – $6, 5 and under are free; Saturday & Sunday: 9am – 5pm
Bessie Smith Cultural Center: Adults: $10, Senior Citizens & Students: $7.00, Members & Children (5 & under): Free; Tuesday – Friday: 10am-5pm
Sculpture Fields at Montague Park: Free and open to the public; Open Every Day from Dusk to Dawn, Winter: Approximately 8:00 am – 6:00 pm, Summer: Approximately 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Everlasting Nation Museum: Free to the public, self-guided & guided tours available. Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm
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Indoors
The Sweet and Savory Classroom: Parent/child classes, family classes, kids camps, kids workshops, and birthday parties are all offered here. Prices and times vary.
Tennessee Aquarium and IMAX Theater: Adults: $39.95, Children: $29.95, Sunday – Friday: 9 am – 7 pm, Saturday: 9 am – 8 pm, Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
Highpoint Climbing: Day Passes Adults: $24, Children $22, Weekdays 6am-10pm, Saturday 10am – 10pm, and Sunday 10am – 8 pm
Chattanooga Public Library: Free to the public; Monday-Saturday: 9am – 6pm, Sunday: Closed
Red Bank Bounce: Rates are for 2 hours of jump time; Children 2-11: Wed – Friday $10.00 +tax and Sat & Sun $14.00, Children 2 and under are free with an older paying sibling (one free child to one paid child), Red Bank Bounce is for children 11 and under only. Wednesday – Sunday: 10am-6pm
Sky Zone Chattanooga: Ticket prices and rates vary; Sunday 9am – 6pm, Monday – Thursday 11am – 8pm, – Friday: 11am – 10pm, Saturday: 9am – 10pm
Urban Air Chattanooga: Multiple priced passes, Monday-Thursday 4am-8pm, Friday- 12pm – 9 pm, Saturday 10am-9pm, Sunday 12pm – 8pm
Play Palz Indoor Playground: 0 – 11 months: free, 12 months – 18yo: $14.99 ($16.99 weekends), Monday – Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-7pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm
Xtreme Air: Ticket prices and rates vary; Monday – Thursday: 11am- 8pm, Friday: 11am – 10pm, Saturday: 10am – 10pm, Sunday: 1pm – 7pm.
Spare Time Bowling: Open Bowling: $5.99 per person/per game, Friday & Saturday after 6PM: $42.99 per lane/per hour, Shoe Rental $5.49, Laser Tag $9.00 per person/per game; Sunday – Thursday 10AM – 11PM, Friday & Saturday 10AM – 12am
Open Gym at Gymnastics Center of Chattanooga (Ooltewah): Preschool Open Gym ($7 per child) Elementary School Open Gym Ages 4-12 ($25 per child) Check schedule for location and time.
Hamilton Place Mall Play Area: Free to the public; Monday – Saturday: 18am – 8pm, Sunday: 12pm – 6pm
Chuck E. Cheese: Prices vary; Monday – Thursday: 11am – 9pm; Friday: 11am – 10pm, Saturday: 10am – 10pm, Sunday: 11am – 9pm
River City Pottery: Prices and times vary on classes
Modern Play: Prices and times vary on classes
Downtown YMCA: Prices vary on memberships; Monday – Thursday: 4:45am – 10pm, Thursday: 4:45am – 9pm, Saturday: 6am – 6pm, Sunday: 9am – 5pm
Chattanooga Theatre Centre: Showtimes and ticket prices are available on their website
Sir Goony’s Family Fun Center: Prices based on attractions and activities
Craft Axe Throwing: Tuesday – Thursday: 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Friday – Saturday: 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Sunday: 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Tivoli, Memorial Auditorium, and the Walker Theatre: Prices and times vary on shows
Outdoors
Miracle League Playground: Free to the public
Greenway Farms: Free to the public; Open daily from dawn to dusk
Chattanooga Area Playgrounds: Free to the public
Rock City: Adults: $43, Children (Ages 3-12): $33; Hours of operation depend on the season
Ruby Falls: Adult $29.95, Child (ages 3-12) $19.95, Age 2 and under – FREE; Open Daily 8am – 8pm
Raccoon Mountain Caverns: Daily: 9am – 5pm. Prices vary.
Chattanooga Zoo: Open daily from 9am – 5pm; Adults, $14.95 – $16.95, Seniors, $12.95 – $14.95, $11.95 – $13.95 Ages 3-12, Ages 2 and under are free
Insane Paintball/Airsoft/Nerf/Gellyball: prices vary by activity
Incline Railway: Hours depend on the season; Ticket prices are between $10 and $22.
Lookout Mountain Flight Park: Free to the public for watching
Bike Chattanooga: Open daily; Prices vary per time rented.
Coolidge Park: Daily 7am – 11pm; free to the public
Walnut Street Bridge: Open all day and pet friendly (currently closed for renovations)
Lake Winnie: Open May 9 – October 31, hours vary; Lake Winnie unlimited rides day pass – $18.99 to $21.99, Unlimited rides and SoakYa pass – $21.99 to $35.99
Chickamauga Battlefield: Free to the public
Point Park: Daily 8:30am – sunset, Visitor Center 9am – 5pm (free admission); $10 admission for 16+
Chattanooga Riverwalk: Free to the public
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center: 8am – 4pm Tuesday – Saturday; Donations preferred for visits
Topgolf: Monday – Thursday: 9am – 12am, Friday – Saturday: 9am – 1am; Sunday: 9am – 12am; Prices vary
Chattanooga Area Hiking Trails
Water and Pools
Chester Frost Park: Free to the public; Sunrise to sunset daily.
Warner Park Splash Park: Weekdays 11am – 5pm, Weekends 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm, $3, under 2 are free.
City of Chattanooga Public Pools: Prices and times vary on locations
UTC Aquatic Center: Prices and times vary on events
Red Clay Resort: Summer hours – 10am – 6pm daily. $9 per person Monday – Wednesday, $10 per person Thursday- Sunday. All Holidays: $11 per person.
Cleveland YMCA Pool & Splash Pad: Indoor pool: Open 5 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, Saturday 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Sunday 1-4:30 p.m. for lap swim/personal exercise, Closed Monday/Wednesday between 10:30 -11:15 a.m. and Tuesday/Thursday between 10-11 a.m. Outdoor Pool: Monday-Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Sundays 1:00-4:30 p.m.
Suck Creek: Free to the public
Laurel Snow Pocket Wilderness: Free to the public; Gate hours: 8am – 7pm
Chickamauga Dam/Chickamauga Lake: Free to the public
Rainbow Lake: Free to the public
Big Soddy Gulf Creek: Free to the public
Blue Hole Soddy Daisy: Free to the public
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Blue Hole: Free to the public
Lula Lake: Gate pass: $16; Open to the public on the first and last weekend of every month
Cloudland Canyon: $5 parking pass; Open daily from 7am – 10pm
Glen Falls: Free to the public
Blowing Wind Falls: Free to the public
Falling Water Falls: Free to the public
Laurel Falls: Free to the public
Sports
Chattanooga Lookouts: Ticket prices vary
Chattanooga Red Wolves: Ticket prices vary
UTC Athletics: Ticket prices vary
Chattanooga Football Club: Ticket prices vary
Tours
Chattanooga Ducks: Ages 13 and Over $35.99, Child (3-12) $25.99, 2 and under $5.99; tour dates and times vary
The Southern Belle: Ages 13 and Over $35.99, Child (3-12) $25.99, 2 and under $5.99; tour dates and times vary
Chattanooga Trolley Tours: Tour locations and prices vary
Blue Heaven River Tours: 2 Hour: $195.00, 4 Hour: $295.00, 3/4 Day: $395.00, Full Day: $495.00
Missionary Ridge Train Rides: Tour locations and prices vary
Chattanooga Ghost Tours: Tour times vary; Half Size Tour (No One Under 13 Without Permission) $20.95, Military $19.95, Adult Full Tour $19.50, Child (Ages 3-12) $18
Chatt Taste Tour: Tour locations and prices vary
ChattaBOOga Ghost Walk: Tour Schedule – Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 8:30 PM; $22.79 Adults Ages 18 to 54 $18.99, Seniors Ages 55+ $15.99, Youth Ages 12 to 17 $9.99, Children Ages 5 to 11, Free Infants Ages 4 and under
Chattanooga Segway Tours: Various tours, prices vary.
Chattanooga Carriage Company: Prices and times vary on tours
Don’t miss our 40+ Things to Do in Downtown Chattanooga!
The two old, wooden pirate-style ships at Ross’s Landing are the most accurate replicas ever built of Christopher Columbus’s Nina and Pinta.
** Come see them this Sat & Sun; the last weekend that they’re in town! **
Both ships are floating museums with tons of fascinating info, hands-on learning, plus fun scavenger hunts for kids!
It’s a self-guided tour, with knowlegable tour guides aboard. Allow 1 hour (more or less) to feel what 1492 was like.
Dates: Saturday 5/30 and Sunday 5/31
Time: 11am – 5pm
Museum entrance fee: $8 ages 5-18 and military. $9 ages 60+. $10 adults. Leashed dogs: free. Stroller accessible. Great photo op with Aquarium in background.
See http://www.ninapinta.net