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Road trip from Chattanooga to Huntsville

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ITINERARY

2h 16m111 miles21 stops
1
Chattanooga Zoo
301 N Holtzclaw Ave Warner Park, Chattanooga, TN 37404-2306
Imagine a zoo that's specially designed to bring the animals up close to you. Imagine a zoo where you have time to notice the subtleties of animal behavior, instead of being pushed along by an impatient crowd. Imagine an exciting and diverse zoo that's still easy to navigate with strollers...or little legs. That's the new Chattanooga Zoo!
2
River Gallery
400 E 2nd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403-1105
Craft and art collections.
3
Bead Therapy
112 Lee Parkway Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Bead-therapy is a full service retail bead shop with over 350 colors of Delicas, a large selection of Japanese seed beads, natural stones, pearls, Swarovski crystals, Czech firepolish/pressed beads, Two hole beads, gemstone beads and jewelry making supplies. Classes are available generally every Saturday or can be scheduled on an individual basis. Wedding jewelry/Bridesmaid parties and Girl's night out parties can be arranged.
4
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
305 W 7th St, Chattanooga, TN 37402-1787
5
Improv Chattanooga
1800 Rossville Ave Suite 106, Chattanooga, TN 37408-1928
Chattanooga's Premier Improv Comedy Troupe. Shows every Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm and 10pm. All Shows PG-13.
6
Chattanooga Billiard Club East
110 Jordan Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421-6731
7
The Spice & Tea Exchange of Chattanooga
2115 Gunbarrel Rd Suite A-13, Chattanooga, TN 37421-2674
Come In and Smell the Spices! The Spice & Tea Exchange® offers food lovers, chefs, and tea enthusiasts a unique shopping experience filled with culinary delights. Explore your inner chef and shop over 140 fine spices, 75+ hand-mixed seasoning blends, sugars, salts, loose-leaf teas, and accessories. Create your own gourmet gift, or choose from a variety of gift boxes and recipe samplers!
8
CC's Antiques
2939 Cummings Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37419-2356
9
River Canyon Adventures
21726 River Canyon Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405-7469
10
Raccoon Mountain Caverns
319 W Hills Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37419-2100
Raccoon Mountain Caverns is located just 1.3 miles off of I-24 at the Lookout Valley exit (#174), and is less than ten minutes from downtown Chattanooga. Visitors are presented with a cave in its natural state and our 45-minute (+/-) Crystal Palace Walking Tour allows them to view thousands of diverse formations - stalagtites, stalagmites, delicate soda straws, flowstone, rimstone pools, draperies, columns, natural bridges, and a rare shield formation. We also offer a variety of wild cave "spelunking" expeditions for those who want to view beyond the lighted pathways and explore deeper into the mountain. Our Waterfall Dome expedition permits visitors to view the areas tallest underground, natural (unassisted) flowing waterfall.
11
Snooper's Rock
Game Reserve Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405
12
Maple Hill Cemetery
Huntsville, AL
13
Alabama Constitution Village
109 Gates Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801-4212
A village where people in historic dress take you on a journey through the state's past.
14
Earlyworks Museum Complex
404 Madison St SE, Huntsville, AL 35801-4203
Interactive children's museum focused on teaching about Alabama history.
15
Bicentennial Park
315 Fountain Cir SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
16
Huntsville Depot Museum
320 Church St NW, Huntsville, AL 35801-5544
During the Civil War, this depot was a prison for captured Confederates and a hospital for the wounded.
17
Church Street Wine Shoppe
501 Church St NW, Huntsville, AL 35801-5507
A premier retail and wine shoppe, serving specialty beers and tapas as well. We offer a large variety of wines, delicious food selections, and even gift baskets & gift cards!
18
Twickenham
Huntsville, AL
19
The Deep Comics & Games
2205 Mock Road SW Huntsville, AL, Huntsville, AL 35801
One of the largest comic / games / toys stores in the South East! Board Games and TCG Games daily!
20
The Cigar Box Guitar Store
2211 Seminole Dr SW Studio 106, Huntsville, AL 35805-3848
The only one in the world! The Cigar Box Guitar Store located in Studio 106 at Lowe Mill A&E features art you can touch. There are dozens of handmade three-and-four string cigar box guitars and other cigar box instruments that visitors can play. Learn more about how these unique instruments are created by the artist himself most Friday and Saturday afternoons. Want to learn how to play cigar box guitar? Come for free lessons on Saturdays anytime between Noon-2:00 and borrow a guitar.
21
Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Ave SW, Huntsville, AL 35805-3390
The 118-acre Huntsville Botanical Garden is open year-round and contains a diverse ecosystem of meadows, upland and bottomland forest, and wetlands, as well as a variety of specialty gardens and native plant collections. The Mathews Nature Trail contains the largest accredited trillium collection in the U.S. and the Anderson Education Center is home to the nation’s largest open-air butterfly house. The Native Plants Teaching Garden is a public space that highlights the way local plants, soil, pollinators, and birds create distinct communities and how they interact to form a diverse, sustainable, and attractive landscape. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Garden is a member of the American Public Gardens Association, the North American Plant Collections Consortium, and the American Horticultural Society, as well as an ArbNet-accredited arboretum.
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OVERVIEW

1
Start:Chattanooga Zoo
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
4.0
(907) review
Imagine a zoo that's specially designed to bring the animals up close to you. Imagine a zoo where you have time to notice the subtleties of animal behavior, instead of being pushed along by an impatient crowd. Imagine an exciting and diverse zoo that's still easy to navigate with strollers...or little legs. That's the new Chattanooga Zoo!
301 N Holtzclaw Ave Warner Park, Chattanooga, TN 37404-2306
2
River Gallery
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
4.5
(98) review
Craft and art collections.
400 E 2nd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403-1105
3
Bead Therapy
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
5.0
(9) review
Bead-therapy is a full service retail bead shop with over 350 colors of Delicas, a large selection of Japanese seed beads, natural stones, pearls, Swarovski crystals, Czech firepolish/pressed beads, Two hole beads, gemstone beads and jewelry making supplies. Classes are available generally every Saturday or can be scheduled on an individual basis. Wedding jewelry/Bridesmaid parties and Girl's night out parties can be arranged.
112 Lee Parkway Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421
4
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
4.5
(9) review
305 W 7th St, Chattanooga, TN 37402-1787
5
Improv Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
5.0
(9) review
Chattanooga's Premier Improv Comedy Troupe. Shows every Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm and 10pm. All Shows PG-13.
1800 Rossville Ave Suite 106, Chattanooga, TN 37408-1928
6
Chattanooga Billiard Club East
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
4.0
(9) review
110 Jordan Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421-6731
7
The Spice & Tea Exchange of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
5.0
(92) review
Come In and Smell the Spices! The Spice & Tea Exchange® offers food lovers, chefs, and tea enthusiasts a unique shopping experience filled with culinary delights. Explore your inner chef and shop over 140 fine spices, 75+ hand-mixed seasoning blends, sugars, salts, loose-leaf teas, and accessories. Create your own gourmet gift, or choose from a variety of gift boxes and recipe samplers!
2115 Gunbarrel Rd Suite A-13, Chattanooga, TN 37421-2674
8
CC's Antiques
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
4.0
(9) review
2939 Cummings Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37419-2356
9
River Canyon Adventures
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
4.5
(14) review
21726 River Canyon Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405-7469
10
Raccoon Mountain Caverns
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
4.5
(1932) review
Raccoon Mountain Caverns is located just 1.3 miles off of I-24 at the Lookout Valley exit (#174), and is less than ten minutes from downtown Chattanooga. Visitors are presented with a cave in its natural state and our 45-minute (+/-) Crystal Palace Walking Tour allows them to view thousands of diverse formations - stalagtites, stalagmites, delicate soda straws, flowstone, rimstone pools, draperies, columns, natural bridges, and a rare shield formation. We also offer a variety of wild cave "spelunking" expeditions for those who want to view beyond the lighted pathways and explore deeper into the mountain. Our Waterfall Dome expedition permits visitors to view the areas tallest underground, natural (unassisted) flowing waterfall.
319 W Hills Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37419-2100
11
Snooper's Rock
Chattanooga, Tennessee·
4.5
(7) review
Game Reserve Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405
12
Maple Hill Cemetery
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.5
(80) review
Huntsville, AL
13
Alabama Constitution Village
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.0
(77) review
A village where people in historic dress take you on a journey through the state's past.
109 Gates Ave SE, Huntsville, AL 35801-4212
14
Earlyworks Museum Complex
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.0
(92) review
Interactive children's museum focused on teaching about Alabama history.
404 Madison St SE, Huntsville, AL 35801-4203
15
Bicentennial Park
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.5
(8) review
315 Fountain Cir SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
16
Huntsville Depot Museum
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.0
(77) review
During the Civil War, this depot was a prison for captured Confederates and a hospital for the wounded.
320 Church St NW, Huntsville, AL 35801-5544
17
Church Street Wine Shoppe
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.5
(9) review
A premier retail and wine shoppe, serving specialty beers and tapas as well. We offer a large variety of wines, delicious food selections, and even gift baskets & gift cards!
501 Church St NW, Huntsville, AL 35801-5507
18
Twickenham
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.5
(82) review
Huntsville, AL
19
The Deep Comics & Games
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.5
(9) review
One of the largest comic / games / toys stores in the South East! Board Games and TCG Games daily!
2205 Mock Road SW Huntsville, AL, Huntsville, AL 35801
20
The Cigar Box Guitar Store
Huntsville, Alabama·
5.0
(9) review
The only one in the world! The Cigar Box Guitar Store located in Studio 106 at Lowe Mill A&E features art you can touch. There are dozens of handmade three-and-four string cigar box guitars and other cigar box instruments that visitors can play. Learn more about how these unique instruments are created by the artist himself most Friday and Saturday afternoons. Want to learn how to play cigar box guitar? Come for free lessons on Saturdays anytime between Noon-2:00 and borrow a guitar.
2211 Seminole Dr SW Studio 106, Huntsville, AL 35805-3848
21
Huntsville Botanical Garden
Huntsville, Alabama·
4.5
(912) review
The 118-acre Huntsville Botanical Garden is open year-round and contains a diverse ecosystem of meadows, upland and bottomland forest, and wetlands, as well as a variety of specialty gardens and native plant collections. The Mathews Nature Trail contains the largest accredited trillium collection in the U.S. and the Anderson Education Center is home to the nation’s largest open-air butterfly house. The Native Plants Teaching Garden is a public space that highlights the way local plants, soil, pollinators, and birds create distinct communities and how they interact to form a diverse, sustainable, and attractive landscape. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Garden is a member of the American Public Gardens Association, the North American Plant Collections Consortium, and the American Horticultural Society, as well as an ArbNet-accredited arboretum.
4747 Bob Wallace Ave SW, Huntsville, AL 35805-3390

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What's the driving distance between Chattanooga and Huntsville?
The distance is 111 miles
What's the travel time between Chattanooga and Huntsville?
The driving time can vary depending on traffic conditions, but it is typically 2h 16m mins in normal traffic
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