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Chattanooga Choo Choo


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 72 attractions in Chattanooga
Traveler Description: Large exhibit for train aficionados.
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Attraction type: Transportation museum, Specialty museum
Activities: Leisure education
Address: 1400 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402
Tel: 423 266 5000
Fax: 423 265 4635

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5 of 5 stars
mommyofcam   12 contributions
Fountain City
Sep 14, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

An excellent place to stop for train lovers of all sorts! Yes, you'll hear that everything is old, but that is part of the charm. Everything I found was well kept. We ate Prime Rib Buffet Dinner at the Gardens Restaurant which was delicious! We toured the train museum which was neat, our boys ages 6yrs and 3yrs old loved... more

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4 of 5 stars
txmasonmom   47 contributions
Rockwall, TX
Jun 28, 2009

My husband and I stopped by the Chattanooga Choo Choo mostly to get some small toy trains for our son. The train area is a large courtyard with lots of small bistro tables and benches. You can actually look inside the trains and touch them. They've done a very good job! The gift shop has small trains and they were... more

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5 of 5 stars
zanidy   1 contribution
anniston, AL
May 11, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We visited the Chattanooga Choo Choo, stayed at the hotel, had dinner at the Station House Restaurant (with singing waiters and waitresses), and attended the Elwood Smooch's Choo Choo Boogie Variety Show at the Jukebox Junction Family Theater. I took my Mom and a friend of mine to Chattanooga for mother's day weekend and had found the variety show on... more

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5 of 5 stars
poopdeckpappy   1 contribution
GIllespie, Illinois
May 5, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

What a great place to visit. The Chattanooga Choo Choo has everything to offer it's guests. Great restaurants, great entertainment, and you can even sleep on a train car. My wife and i have been going to the Chattanooga Choo Choo for 30 years. To sit in the Victorian Lounge and have a cocktail, have dinner in the Station House... more

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5 of 5 stars
valsctt   1 contribution
gadsden, alabama
Feb 9, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Last Christmas I took my daughter and twin grandsons to the Choo Choo and we had a blast. We slept in one of their train cars and we all loved the experience. There are several fun things to do onsite...the food is good, there are places to shop. At Christmas, they have wonderful holiday packages geared toward a WOW! experience... more

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2 of 5 stars
World_Traveler_Linus   7 contributions
Washington DC
Nov 25, 2008

The hotel lounge and grounds are really cool. For kids this is a really neat place to spend the night. The rooms were average at best, but the pool which looks great at first glance, is a downright health hazard. The chlorine smell was overwhelming meaning there is plenty of dirt in the water, but the dead cockroaches floating around... more

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4 of 5 stars
SlyFox_TX   381 contributions
Houston, Texas
Nov 1, 2008

I can't speak to the hotel or restaurant, but I give the attraction of the Choo Choo and surrounding train exhibits a big thumbs up. The train itself is outside and easily accessible with no admission costs. My young children had a blast climbing around on the old coal-fed engine. We were visiting offseason so there was hardly anyone there.... more

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1 of 5 stars
chicco   10 contributions
UK
Oct 15, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

After riding on the free electric bus, we arrived at the station. It was mostly shut. Just the restaurant was open, it did not look inviting. The place was a great disappointment, we had heard the song often but this Choo Choo did not make that trip from the Pennsylvania station. We stayed about 20 minutes. Bit of a wasted... more

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2 of 5 stars
OneTraveler   18 contributions
Texas
Aug 9, 2008
4/4 found this review helpful

We did not stay at the "Choo Choo" during our stay, simply visited there and did the train exhibit. My comments are strictly limited to that. The area in general did not make me feel comfortable--based upon the area only, I was glad we made another choice for our stay. I was very disappointed in the train exhibit. I like... more

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5 of 5 stars
sbshelton   1 contribution
Georgia
Jul 28, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

My husband and I took our twelve year old son to the Choo-Choo. He had such a wonderful time. Their was never a dull moment for him. Between the several gift shops and all of the sights of Chattanooga, he was very entertained. He didn't want to go home. My husband and I also enjoyed the sights of the Choo-Choo.... more

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Chattanooga Choo Choo Address

1400 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Tel: 423 266 5000 Fax: 423 265 4635