Chattanooga Zoo and Partnership host event to serve deaf community and raise awareness around accessibility
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults is teaming up with Chattanooga Zoo to create a Zoo experience with increased accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing community while also being educational for all visitors. ASL Day at Chattanooga Zoo, on March 15, is free with general admission and will feature American Sign Language interpreters […]
Two warthogs move from Florida to Chattanooga Zoo
Late last month, two female warthogs took a road trip from Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens to their new home at Chattanooga Zoo. Big Girl and Peanut, mother and daughter, have joined Everett the male warthog on exhibit in the Zoo’s new Cape of Africa section. “We just opened The Cape of Africa last […]
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 […]