Tennessee Aquarium Names Andrew Wood as New President and CEO
Florida Aquarium Executive to Take the Helm in Chattanooga on March 31 Members of the Tennessee Aquarium’s Board of Trustees have selected Andrew Wood as President and CEO, beginning on March 31. Wood, who will become the fifth person to lead the Aquarium in its history, succeeds Keith Sanford, who retired at the end of […]
Two-toed sloth finds new home at Chattanooga Zoo after Christmas Eve flight
Chattanooga Zoo is kicking off 2025 with the addition of a highly anticipated new resident: Boysenberry the two-toed sloth. Boysenberry previously lived at Oregon Zoo, and her arrival fulfills Chattanooga Zoo’s objective of bringing a new sloth to the Zoo following Olive the two-toed sloth’s passing a few years ago. “Sloths are definitely a visitor […]
Chattanooga Zoo welcomes four new fennec foxes
Chattanooga Zoo recently welcomed three new male fennec foxes and one female from a zoo in Illinois. The males have been named Maximus, Augustus and Quinterious – or Max, Gus and Quinn for short – and the female is named Daisy. They are joining Dandelion, who has lived at Chattanooga Zoo since 2020, on exhibit […]
3-Day Tickets only $20.00
Hundreds of classic cars and thousands of automotive enthusiasts will converge in Chattanooga, TN for the fifth annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival on October 11-13, 2024. The fifth annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival borrows the style of its European counterparts by incorporating unique classic car events tailored to the vintage & historic car collector & racer with […]
Largest expansion in Chattanooga Zoo history officially open
Today, Chattanooga Zoo officially opened its biggest expansion to-date – The Cape of Africa. The new $3.9 million Zoo section includes state-of-the-art exhibits featuring warthogs, servals, Cape porcupines, and Aldabra tortoises. The Cape of Africa also includes a 20,000-square-foot giraffe yard, water features, a group entrance and more. “This is a really important moment for […]
ROCK CITY NIGHTS: FLORA LUNACULINARY, GARDENS & ART INTERTWINED
See Rock City like never before at Rock City Nights: Flora Luna, the attraction’s brand-new evening experience! Visit nightly from April 5 through May 12 – Sunday through Thursday, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Low-light lanterns illuminate this one-of-a-kind garden party with a fine selection […]
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants 3D brings the planet’s largest animal to Chattanooga’s biggest screen
Blue Whales are the largest animal ever to have lived, but just reading that doesn’t quite convey their colossal proportions. They are bigger than the biggest dinosaur and weigh as much as 200 cars. Their tongue alone weighs as much as an elephant, and their heart is as large as a golf cart. If one […]
Ruby Falls and American Heart Association Take Steps to Promote Heart Health
100 Million Steps in March Returns to Ruby Falls for 7th Consecutive Year ccepting the American Heart Association month-long challenge to walk 100 million steps, Ruby Falls launches the 7th annual “100 Million Steps in March” initiative on March 1. Participants of the ambitious Ruby Falls endeavor, including guests and staff members, will have the entirety of March—31 days—to […]
ROCK CITY SEASONS TAKE CENTER STAGE
Rock City is excited to announce a new lineup for 2024! Introducing Rock City Seasons, four distinct themed seasons each featuring special celebrations, performances, activities, photo opportunities and more: Spring Blooms, Mountaintop Summers, Fall Colors and HoliDAYS. Rock City Seasons replaces the events Shamrock City, EarthDayz, Southern Blooms Festival, Summer Music Weekends and Rocktoberfest, however, the […]
Chattanooga Zoo announces 2024 schedule of SAFE and other conservation days
The Chattanooga Zoo is celebrating a variety of conservation awareness days in 2024 to inspire support for SAFE (saving animals from extinction) plans, SSPs (species survival plans) and other local and global initiatives. “Conservation and preservation of wildlife, especially endangered and at-risk species, and their natural environments is a key aspect of our mission and […]
