You'll soon discover why this Chattanooga wildlife attraction is popular with travelers. If you're searching for more to see and do here, Tennessee Aquarium, Ruby Falls, and Rock City are in this area as well. They won't take long to reach from Chattanooga Zoo.
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La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Calhoun South I-75
per person
Aug 13 - Aug 16
found 1 day ago
Roundtrip non-stop flight included
Boston (BOS) to Chattanooga (CHA)
7.4/10 Good! (1,000 reviews)
Our first room had a horrible smell. The lady at the front desk was very nice and moved us to another room. The second room was better. It was clean and fine for the night. The pool area had broken chairs and broken step on the ladder . There were also lots of cigarette butts along the pool area which is just gross.
Reviewed on Jul 13, 2025
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Chattanooga - Lookout Mtn
Lookout Valley
per person
Oct 8 - Oct 11
found 21 hours ago
Roundtrip non-stop flight included
Boston (BOS) to Chattanooga (CHA)
8/10 Very Good! (1,556 reviews)
It was a good stay, staff was friendly, and it was clean... only complaint is the noise pollution coming from quick trip across the street... it's a truck stop so consistently hearing 18 wheelers, vehicles/motorcycles coming in and out all day and night... wasnt as restful as i wanted unfortunately...
Reviewed on Jul 13, 2025
Baymont by Wyndham Chattanooga/Eastridge
East Ridge
per person
Oct 8 - Oct 11
found 21 hours ago
Roundtrip non-stop flight included
Boston (BOS) to Chattanooga (CHA)
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,453 reviews)
Check in was easy, nice guy at the front counter. Looks like there have been some updates however the AC was so loud that I could not sleep. Tried to turn it off but the room became too hot.
Reviewed on Jul 9, 2025
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Chattanooga: Derailed Trolley Tour and Train Ride
Activity duration is 4 hours
9.4 out of 10 with 3 reviews
Free cancellation available
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Private Helicopter Tour over South Chattanooga TN
Activity duration is 4 minutes
Free cancellation available
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Sabotage: 1944
Activity duration is 1 hour
10.0 out of 10 with 1 review
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Chattanooga: Original Local Award-Winning Walking Ghost Tour
Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes
Free cancellation available
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Downtown Chattanooga Food Tour
Activity duration is 3 hours
10.0 out of 10 with 2 reviews
Free cancellation available
Reviews of Chattanooga Zoo
4.2
Top Destination
2/5 - Disappointing
Verified traveler
Too few animals, small exhibits. Worth sepnding time somewhere else
4/5 - Good
Verified traveler
If you're military you can get in super cheap but beware it's pretty small and try to go during the summer. Everything we saw was sleeping or cold.
3/5 - Okay
Verified traveler
The zoo was small not even as big as the zoo in Nashville,but they do have the animals that the Nashville zoo don’t have..parking is the worst,we have to park on the street and walk for 10 minutes to get to the zoo...
4/5 - Good
Verified traveler
This is a small zoo but we saw some wonderful animal behavior there. We saw their crane do a mating dance. It was fantastic. The female didnt seem too impressed. Also, the chimps were grooming each other in a very elaborate manner. The zoo is easily doable in two hours and we found it charming despite its somewhat dinkiness.
2/5 - Disappointing
Verified traveler
Very small
3/5 - Okay
Verified traveler
Wasn’t there to sightsee
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107 West Martin Luther King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN
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92 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga, TN
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