The Bluff View Arts District is where we enjoy spectacular museums, outdoor sculpture and an inspirational collection of galleries, shops, restaurants and cafes.

In the middle of downtown is the City Center, home of corporate headquarters for industry leading companies and some of the nation’s most creative entrepreneurs. It’s the place to grow with affordable office and retail spaces, and the source of the nation’s fastest Internet service—which provides Chattanoogans with up to 1-gigabit-per-second speeds.

The NorthShore, an eclectic mix of locally owned shops and restaurants, is where we buy local art and apparel, eat local food and drink local beers, wines and coffees. Easily explored on foot, the NorthShore wraps around waterfront parks, including Coolidge Park and its menagerie of carousel and fountain animals.

The Riverfront district is where we connect with the Tennessee River and many of Chattanooga’s most celebrated attractions. Our world-class aquarium is here, along with museums, minor league baseball, an array of high-end restaurants offering imaginative wine lists and award winning, chef inspired cuisine, and hotels or inns for the luxury traveler as well as those coming with children or for business. It’s all connected by an engaging network of walkways, water features, piers and parks.

The Southside is a hip strip of art houses, galleries, restaurants and beautifully restored architecture spanning Main Street and beyond. It’s the epicenter of our very own cool, southern-cosmopolitan groove that attracts artists, musicians, entrepreneurs and those who look at life from a slightly different perspective.

The University/MLK district, anchored by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, is our own treasure trove of higher learning and African American history. This district brings the energetic buzz of student life to Downtown and mixes it with the sounds of blues and jazz—plus the unmistakable aroma of down-home barbeque.