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International Towing and Recovery Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #21 of 72 attractions in Chattanooga
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Attraction type: Transportation museum, Specialty museum
Activities: Leisure education
Address: 3315 Broad Street Chattanooga, TN 37402
Tel: 423 267 3132

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4 of 5 stars
svest   2 contributions
svest
Jan 22, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

This was actually a pretty interesting place. There are a ton of tow trucks, plus other types of equipment, and some quilts. We had some good laughs at some of the stuff. if you're looking for something different to do in Chattanooga, I would recommend it, plus it's only $8 per person. more

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4 of 5 stars
ral338   173 contributions
Nov 2, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

This is a surprisingly interesting museum on the history of the tow truck, which was invented in Chattanooga. They have quite a collection of tow trucks dating from the 20s to much more recent. There are also some other related things, such as two quilts of tow trucks. more

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3 of 5 stars
Cole_Valley   16 contributions
San Francisco, CA
Jun 12, 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

The museum has beautifully restored tow trucks to look at. However there are no hands-on exhibits so it wasn't as kid friendly as we were hoping. I was also hoping for some interesting facts or stories but essentially it is just a showroom. more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Geneva, NY
Sep 27, 2003
5/6 found this review helpful

While on a 3400 mile motorcycle trip, one of my goals was to go the this museum. The staff manning the Museum were very informative and helpful, and explained that they would be moving to a new location (nearby) so they could display more items. The only post cards I sent on the trip were from there, and also bought... more

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International Towing and Recovery Museum Address

3315 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Tel: 423 267 3132