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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Candlewood Suites Chattanooga – Hamilton Place by IHG
Hamilton Place
Price was $698, price is now $628 per person
$628
per person
Nov 20 - Nov 23
found 4 hours ago
Roundtrip flight included
Dallas (DFW) to Chattanooga (CHA)
9.2/10 Wonderful! (74 reviews)
Clean, quiet, comfortable all with an excellent breakfast!!!
Reviewed on Aug 28, 2025


The Hotel Chalet at The Choo Choo
Downtown Chattanooga
Price was $928, price is now $826 per person
$826
per person
Nov 20 - Nov 23
found 4 hours ago
Roundtrip flight included
Dallas (DFW) to Chattanooga (CHA)
9.4/10 Exceptional! (1,485 reviews)
Very nice well done remodel ...Dian the concierge is wonderful and welcoming. We will return to the chalet.
Reviewed on Sep 13, 2025
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Chattanooga: Derailed Trolley Tour and Train Ride
Activity duration is 4 hours
9.6 out of 10 with 4 reviews
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Sabotage: 1944
Activity duration is 1 hour
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Chattanooga Tunnels Private Guided Tour
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Chattanooga: Adults-Only Haunted City Walking Tour
Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes
6.0 out of 10 with 1 review
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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The Hotel Chalet at The Choo Choo
92 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga, TN

The Read House Hotel
107 West Martin Luther King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN

Hotel Bo, a Days Inn by Wyndham Chattanooga Downtown
901 Carter St, 37402 Chat, Chattanooga, TN

Moxy Chattanooga Downtown
1220 King Street, Chattanooga, TN

Hotel Indigo Chattanooga - Downtown by IHG
300 W 6th Street, Chattanooga, TN

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Chattanooga Downtown/South
1225 COWART STREET, Chattanooga, TN

Heart of Downtown Chattanooga | Sleeps 8 | Pool Table
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Downtown | Hot Tub | Pet Friendly
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Downtown Charm - 2BR, Great Location!
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