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Arts & Culture
AVA Gallery (Association for Visual Arts)
A nonprofit gallery presenting rotating exhibits by regional and emerging artists, just off the Walnut Street Bridge.
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Blue Goose Hollow
A small riverside park on the Tennessee Riverwalk with sculptures and markers reflecting on Chattanooga's industrial heritage and urban renewal. Restrooms and parking are reported on site.
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Bluff View Art District
A compact, European-feeling enclave on the bluff with River Gallery, an outdoor sculpture garden, a coffeehouse, and restaurants — steps from the Hunter Museum and the Walnut Street Bridge.
Arts & Culture · Entertainment & Nightlife
Chattanooga Theatre Centre
Chattanooga's long-running community theatre, staging musicals, plays, and youth productions beside Coolidge Park.
Arts & Culture · Attractions
Ed Johnson Memorial
Three bronze figures by artist Jerome Meadows honor Ed Johnson, who was lynched on the Walnut Street Bridge in 1906, and his attorneys Noah Parden and Styles Hutchins. Dedicated in 2021 at the bridge's downtown end as a place of remembrance and reconciliation.
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Hunter Museum of American Art
American art from the colonial era to today, housed in a 1904 mansion and dramatic modern wings perched on the bluff above the river.
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In-Town Gallery
An artist-run cooperative gallery that has showcased local painters, potters, jewelers, and photographers on Frazier Avenue for five decades.
Parks & Outdoor Spaces · Arts & Culture
Main Terrain Art Park
A former rail corridor turned art-and-fitness park, where nine large sculptures inspired by the city's bridges double as exercise stations — and the park quietly manages stormwater, too.
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River Gallery
A fine art and fine craft gallery in the Bluff View Art District, next to its riverside sculpture garden.
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Sculpture Fields at Montague Park
A sprawling outdoor sculpture park with large-scale works set along walking paths and open lawns — free, dog-friendly, and a favorite for kite flying.
Arts & Culture · Entertainment & Nightlife
Songbirds Guitar Museum
A museum of rare and vintage guitars on Station Street, with small stages for live music.
Arts & Culture · Entertainment & Nightlife
Tivoli Theatre
A restored 1920s movie palace on Broad Street hosting touring shows, concerts, and performing arts.
Shopping · Arts & Culture
Winder Binder Books, Art & Music
A Northshore staple since 1994: new and used books, vinyl records, regional folk art, and pottery under one roof. Ask about their curated mystery book boxes.