We just got back from a train-tastic long weekend in Chattanooga. Such a fun getaway, and such a kid-centered city. We stayed at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, which is the city's old Grand Central train station converted into a hotel. You can stay in an authentic Victorian train car, and the hotel grounds have everything and anything a kid could want to do, see, touch, taste, hear, etc., etc., etc. (choo, choo, choo) ... 
The Victorian train cars from the outside.
Our train car room inside.
The hotel had a TON of stuff to keep the kids busy ...
Looking in the fish pond.
Playing on the old locomotive, which Ben affectionately named Henry.
Riding the trolley - the 4th oldest operating streetcar in America.
Ben loved watching the trains in the Model Railroad Museum, also part of the hotel.
The Victorian train cars from the outside.
Our train car room inside.The hotel had a TON of stuff to keep the kids busy ...
Looking in the fish pond.
Playing on the old locomotive, which Ben affectionately named Henry.
Riding the trolley - the 4th oldest operating streetcar in America. Ben loved watching the trains in the Model Railroad Museum, also part of the hotel.Our first outing was a ride on the Incline Railway, the steepest passenger railway in the world. It's a mile-long train ride up the side of Lookout Mountain. I like to think of myself as an adventurous person, but I don't think I'll be doing that again for a while (or ever).
Follow the line to the top of the mountain - that's where the train takes you.
It's ridiculously steep (that's the station at the very top).
Daddy, Noah, and Ben wait for the train.
Ben's excited to start the climb.
Going up the mountain (I'm totally feigning confidence).
The view at the top was spectacular.
Heading back down, waaaay down.
Follow the line to the top of the mountain - that's where the train takes you.
It's ridiculously steep (that's the station at the very top).
Daddy, Noah, and Ben wait for the train. 
Ben's excited to start the climb.
Going up the mountain (I'm totally feigning confidence).
The view at the top was spectacular.
Heading back down, waaaay down.The Cravens House is an historic Civil War site on Lookout Mountain. The house was built and owned by Robert Cravens, Jess's great-great grandfather, and was the Confederate headquarters during the Battle of Chattanooga.
The boys had a great time running around the grounds ...
Canons are good playthings, right?
Ben "hanging" from the cliff.
Monkey see, monkey do.
Yesterday we visited the Tennessee Aquarium.
Trying to pet the rays.
"Daddy, there are even fish on the ceiling!"
The boys had a great time running around the grounds ...
Canons are good playthings, right?
Ben "hanging" from the cliff.
Monkey see, monkey do.Yesterday we visited the Tennessee Aquarium.
Trying to pet the rays.
"Daddy, there are even fish on the ceiling!"Of course we had to do all the corny photo opps ...
Shark cage! (Ben was not afraid of the shark, but of the lady who offered to take the picture - gotta love that kid.)
In with the fish!
Noah had to get in on the fun.
playing doctor,
and playing giant musical instruments.
They also loved the dinosaur exhibit ...
"Wow!"
Indiana Noah pieced the puzzle together,
while Ben dug for dinosaur bones.
Shark cage! (Ben was not afraid of the shark, but of the lady who offered to take the picture - gotta love that kid.)
In with the fish!
Noah had to get in on the fun.Chattanooga also has a fabulous children's museum. This morning the boys had a great time playing with the water tables,
playing doctor, 
and playing giant musical instruments.
They also loved the dinosaur exhibit ... "Wow!"
Indiana Noah pieced the puzzle together,
while Ben dug for dinosaur bones. 
1 comment:
so much fun!! what a great idea
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