Quality of Life

Downtown Chattanooga — where graceful mountains meet the meandering Tennessee River, where work and play are never far removed, where downtown living meets the open outdoors.



Chattanooga named one of Outside Magazine’s Top 10 Cities in which to “Live Big, Play Hard, and Work.”



Chattanooga named one of America’s Top Five “Family Vacation Cities” by FamilyFun Magazine.


Chattanooga named one of NPR Morning Edition’s “Great Cities.”


Chattanooga’s 21st Century Waterfront – a $120 million development completed in May 2005 that includes the Tennessee Aquarium's new Ocean Journey building, the Chattanooga Pier at Ross's Landing, a significantly enlarged Hunter Museum of American Art, and new additions at the Creative Discovery Museum.

The Passage, a new pedestrian link between downtown Chattanooga and the Tennessee River, is located on the Trail of tears at Ross's Landing.  The Passage contains the world's only outdoor installation of Cherokee art, which was created by Team Gadugi, a group of five Cherokee artists.

Chattanooga is located within a two-hour drive of Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham, Huntsville and Knoxville.

Annual Hamilton County and Chattanooga Tourism – 3 million visitors.

Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce - Community Profile