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Everglades National Park: Florida: $30 per-vehicle Gulf Islands National Seashore: Florida: $25 per-vehicle Mississippi: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Georgia: $5 per-vehicle Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Georgia: $10 per-person fees only required for visiting Point Park at Lookout Mountain battlefield ...
The railway is one of the main tourist attractions in the Chattanooga area, totaling over 100,000 visits annually. [8] The top station features an observation deck and a gift shop. Fire-damaged Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, after the December 7, 2024, wildfire (facing uphill (west) from just below Guild Trail).
Historical evidence indicates that Native Americans inhabited Lookout Mountain at some point. In 1823, two missionaries, Daniel S. Butrick and William Chamberlain, went to minister to them. Butrick made a journal entry on August 28, 1823, in which he described "a citadel of rocks" on top of the mountain, and noted the immense size of the boulders.
Senior tickets (ages 60 and above) cost $11.50, and children under 1 year receive free admission. Members of the military with an active military ID receive a $2 discount.
The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is a steep funicular railway that rises from the St. Elmo Historic District to the top of the mountain, where passengers can visit the National Park Service's Point Park and the Battles for Chattanooga Museum. [141] Formerly known as Confederama, the museum includes a diorama that details the Battle of ...
Coolidge Park is a park located on the North Shore of Chattanooga, Tennessee, along the Tennessee River. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has an interactive water fountain , rock climbing , a pavilion , picnic amenities , a military memorial , and a 100-year old restored antique carousel .
Lookout Mountain Battlefield and Point Park; Moccasin Bend; On October 15, 1966, as with all historic areas already administered by the National Park Service, the military park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On February 20, 2003, Public Law No: 108-7 added Moccasin Bend as a new unit of the park.
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