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A taxi downtown from Chattanooga's
airport
(tel 423/855-2200), three miles east, costs around $12. Greyhound connections with Nashville, Knoxville and Atlanta arrive on Broad Street downtown. The
visitor center
, adjacent to the Tennessee Aquarium (daily 8.30am-5.30pm; tel 423/756-8687 or 1-800/322-3344,
), provides the usual range of help, along with a useful guide for travelers with disabilities. Budget
motels
downtown, such as the
Days Inn Rivergate
, 901 Carter St (tel 423/266-7331, fax 423/266-9357,
; $75-100), tend to be in rather dismal areas; far more atmospheric, if you can get a room on the train, is the
Choo-Choo
(tel 423/266-5000 or 1-800/872-2529, fax 423/265-4635; $100-130), and there are countless inexpensive options along the interstates, such as the
Super 8
, at 1410 Mack Smith Rd off I-75 S, exit 1 (tel 423/892-3888, fax 423/499-0677,
; $35-50). There's
camping
at
Raccoon Mountain Campground
, 319 West Hills Drive (tel 423/821-9403, fax 423/825-1289,
; cabins up to $35/$35-50, tentsites $12.95).
The obvious place to
eat
in Chattanooga is the
Choo-Choo
complex, where the enclosed but well-lit
Gardens Restaurant
serves standard meals for around $10; the more romantic
Silver Diner
serves steaks and seafood in a railroad car permanently parked on the platform behind, and there's also an
Espresso CafA©
(all tel 423/266-5000). For inventive southern cooking in a stylish atmosphere, try the
Southside Grill
, 1400 Cowart St (tel 423/266-9211). The
Big River Grille & Brewing Works
, 222 Broad St (tel 423/267-2739), is a cavernous brewpub and restaurant near the Aquarium. Other useful information
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