I’m born and raised in north Georgia about a mile from Chickamauga Chattanooga Battlefield. Moved to Chattanooga, moved away, came back. Where I live in East Ridge used to be the perfect place to live. My daughter was robbed at gunpoint in my driveway last year. It’s a sad commentary on the city. My kids grew up going to festivals, parades, outdoor concerts, fireworks and we always felt safe. Now I carry a gun everywhere I go. It’s still beautiful, but sad. That building you were looking at was an old foundry. Industrial iron works and things like that were everywhere and are all gone now. A lot of them have been razed but some carcasses remain. A lot of the old buildings have been turned into gorgeous townhouses, condos, and apartments which are too expensive for the average person. My maternal grandfather worked at the train station from the age of 17 til his death from cancer at age 54. He was the only one allowed on the train when President Franklin Roosevelt came through town. I remember going to the Choo Choo as a child when he was still alive. It’s a beautiful city, rich in history, but also flawed. Much like myself and most of us if we are honest. I still love it. Thank you for your interesting and honest video. It was so good! Well done!

Love your videos. As a truck driver, it’s nice to see what’s beyond the highways in the cities I drive through. Thanks.

I'm happy in a weird way to see someone appreciate the old buildings in my work city the way I look at them. ❤️ Thank you. I've been working downtown for years and love them.

Old building you were asking about Was Wheland Foundry. And the first park you started at was Coolidge Park. Renaissance Park was where you got a good view of the aquarium.Good work. I enjoyed it. Learned a few things about my own city. That drone footage was 🔥🔥🔥

Love your video! Glad you all enjoyed the trip to Chattanooga! Come again.

Excellent video. It was nice to see a visitors perspective. One funny thing I noticed a while back. At my walmart, The Moon Pies, even though they're a snack cake, are kept on a different aisle than the Little Debbie's, which are made about 20 miles north in Collegedale. I believe there is rivalry.

I was born and raised in Chattanooga. That building was once Wheelen Foundry. The sight will soon be the new stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts Minor league baseball team. With shops, and restaurants.

Chattanooga looks like a nice historical city with modern buildings added in a tasteful manner. The stone church tower is noteworthy; I wonder why the rest of the church was not preserved. There is something about romantic old river cities that harkens to a bygone era, when lazy steamboats and trains were the means of travel, not zippy jets and cars on highways. Thanks for bringing us along on the tour!

I grew up in Chattanooga and left in 1981 to travel, see other countries and meet the people of those other countries. To this day I love Moon Pies, but they're hard to find in Oregon. Chattanooga has always been a beautiful city, but like many cities today Chattanooga has its problems as well. There's always been a high percentage of poverty in Chattanooga, and like many areas in the South, wages are low for many jobs and have not kept up with inflation. However, Chattanooga is beautiful.

I love your channel and absolutely LOVE Nicole!! So glad she has a mic now!!

As a Chinese foreigner, my first ever trip to USA was actually to Chattanooga just to visit a friend of mine. Everyone who go to USA for the first time probably would go to famous cities like Los Angeles or New York. I am not a big fan of big tourist cities and actually prefer seeing the real part of that country by going to rural areas. While I was in Chattanooga, I actually find it pretty peaceful and for once strangers saying "Hello" or Good morning to me. Anyways I went to Nashville later and didn't really like the big city vibe in there. My friend took me around Tennessee to see the local spots with road trips to Country Fair, Gatlinsburg, Smokey Mountain, shooting guns, seeing "Hill Billy" people like her parents, had Cracker Barrel. It was pretty fun trip, I am surprised none came and being hostile to me for being "From enemy country"

The city has its problems, but I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.

What a great video! You took your time and showed alot of stuff and had a lot of facts.

NICE JOB WITH THE VIDEO. GREAT DRONE VIEWS. BEAUTIFUL CITY. GOOD VOICE. GREAT HISTORY NOTES. GREAT JOB.

Great Video as always. I miss the drives at the beginning, but always entertaining and easy listening. Thanks guys.

Glad you enjoyed your visit & safe travels.. BTW if you're making your way through Georgia may I suggest Amicalola Falls in Dawsonville

I like your work. It looks simple and it is perhaps very simple but people are not appreciating It’s uniqueness of the content. Thanks

Great video. I’m moving to the Chattanooga area in the next few months. I love it there.

Man thank you. I’m homesick as hell. And this is exactly what I needed! Chattanooga is absolutely breath taking! Yes that aquarium is amazing, and is now two parts I hear. I’m stuck in Winston Salem for another year. But before 2023 I will have myself a plot of land either on Suck Creek, Signal, Lookout, or Racoon mtn. Born and raised in Whitwell, Suck Creek, Red Bank area.

So ive lived in many places growing up. Alaska being the longest. I moved from Alaska to Atl back in '99. Lived there till 7 years ago, and then moved to Chattanooga . Chattanooga is a wonderful city . My wife and i love it here. It has changed since covid, and not for the better, but it is still home, and will be for a long time. The vibe downtown is awesome. We have plenty of music venues and concerts. Restaurants are good. If you like hiking and caverns, this is an awesome place for that. I havent been scared anywhere in town, and havent seen any crime up close .

I'm really enjoying your web series, I get to see places I'm curious about but, practically, will never be able to visit in person. Thank you for the good work.

I’ve lived in the area my whole life and it’s changed a lot. They have really tried to play up the scenic city title and clean it up some. Crime is bad but you’re unlikely to experience it in downtown or any of the touristy areas (still don’t leave valuables visible in your car). Good tour hope you enjoyed your time in the city. You would have also loved point park and the views from there

Lived here my whole life and didn’t know a lot of this thanks for this video

Chatt town is the real nickname, glad yall like the city come back and see us. That drone shot was beautiful 🕳

I was born here in Chattanooga, TN and moved to other places as a little child, then came back 8years old and I have been here ever since. I hope you both enjoyed yourselves. And yes, the crime has grew over the past decade here. There are beautiful places and homes here and also not so good areas and places here in Chattanooga. But I enjoyed your video & you both have a blessed week☺️.

Can't believe you didn't go to Point Park! Also, the thing about gas stations was weird. I've never had a problem at a gas station but I also wouldn't stop at ones in the crime pockets.

We moved to Chattanooga from Memphis last year. I have heard about the crime here, and how bad it can be. I’m bias towards it because I lived in Memphis for five years, within 10 minutes of some of the most dangerous parts of the city. We never had any issues there and to date, none here. I think it all depends where you are. Ive seen some of the sketchy parts of Chattanooga, but I have also seen many of the nice parts. All in all, I prefer it here over Memphis 1000x over.

Wonderful city tour, my friend! 👍 I really like watching new and interesting places👍190

Growing up in NW GA a few miles from Chatt Town, my dad always watched the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. As I always viewed it with dad, I remember clearly when I was 14 Cronkite announced from his news desk that Chattanooga was “the dirtiest city in America”. And he was correct. That was October 1969. It took many years for Chattanooga’s transformation to occur and clean up it’s act. There is so much to see and do in and around the city. Whether you love history, the great outdoors, or both, Chattanooga and the surrounding area has it all. Yes, according to various crime statistics, for a city of it’s size, Chattanooga ranks higher than most in violent crime. However, as with other cities there are areas to avoid, and Chattanooga has it’s share of gang violence. If you go looking for trouble you’ll soon find it. I lived there from 1993 - 2018 and never had a problem. 7:00 On the right in the video you captured the edge of what at one time was Chattanooga’s library aka the Carnegie Library. It was built in 1904 with a $50,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was big on libraries, and many cities in the US benefitted from the grants and also built libraries. The former Carnegie library is now used for office space. Thanks for your video on Chattanooga! Cheers

The Old building that you said was rotting into the ground was US pipe and foundry my father worked there for many years before he retired, and they shut it down. They made steel pipes. Now on the crime the car break ins are what are the worst

I have been to Chatt more times than I can count. My favorite place to stay was the Reed House in downtown. I also loved going to the Riverbend Music festival back in the day.

Really good video. Very authentic.

I truly enjoy traveling with you guys ❤

I worked at Chattanooga Bakery back in 1998. Great job!

thanks for passing through my home town.

Moved from Chattanooga to a rural county to the north 15 years ago. I had an art studio in the old Southern Saddlery building close to the Wheland Foundary. Even the tourist areas downtown were never clean (Graffiti, smelly restaurant food dumpsters, sooty, littered side walks), but lots to offer with the river walk, aquarium etc.

Great video as always! If y’all are making it thru KY again.. Lexington! And/or maybe a new L’ville one? Like one with neighborhoods around downtown? You won’t regret it.. highlands/Cherokee Triangle (east).. old Louisville (south) and we got ghet ghet too!! Portland (west) Safe traveling

I drove down to Chattanooga from Nashville once. I stopped on the way on the Cumberland Plateau. I wanted to see the campus of Suwannee, University of the South. It is so beautiful up there and the campus is wonderful. I found Chattanooga to be very scenic also. I mainly went for the aquarium that features freshwater fish, excellent.

I’ve lived in Chattanooga my whole life and I just want to say some amazing places to visit in that area are signal and lookout mountain, beautiful views tons of parks. My favorite place is a creek on a mowbray mountain in Soddy daisy. It is so beautiful

Muy buenos tus videos, gracias por enseñarme lugares a los que se me hace imposible conocer me parece un sitio muy bonito y tranquilo. Saludos desde Argentina.

I've lived in the Chattanooga area for over 20 years now and I've never felt scared at any time, whereas where I grew up you could get robbed going to the grocery store. In fact, when I was visiting my Mother back home in Fort Worth a couple months ago a friend of mine's wife got mugged while shopping at Walmart.

Hi Lord Spoda What a pleasure it would be for a Morning walker like me taking my walk over this longest pedestrian bridge in the world soaking the natural ambiance all over around with free breeze accompanying! Thanks for the video providing this virtual enjoyment.

Chattanooga Tennessee one of the most beautiful city in the United States 💪💪💪

Thank you for another great high quality video. It is much appreciated. On a side note: @8:04 I believe you mean to say gigaBIT and not gigaBYTE. The latter would be quite the achievement indeed 😁

Hello my friend yeah some channels may exaggerate the problems without having site visits. I hereby salute your credibility

all the areas look clean. im always almost get a heartattack when i need to drive to san francisco. you have so many homeless people and crime here... i love the churchbell...you have it in europe all the time. the train station is amazing!! imagine the trains would still pass...just like in europe. a shame it all stopped...

I am watching this in Chattanooga right now and I have lived here all my life. The factory you were at was wheland foundry...they made brake rotors and other metals. It is considered an eyesore here as it is the first thing you see driving in from i24. Rumor has it the city is gonna tear it down and build a baseball stadium for our local Chattanooga Lookouts semi pro baseball team. My brother and I really enjoyed ur coverage of our hometown but your crime stats do not really represent what is going on down here. Thank y'all!

Downtown Chattanooga left a weird impression on me. Surprisingly big and with wide streets for the size of the city. But, most of these big buildings on their ground floor either have no businesses that you can spend your money at as a visitor, or an occasional generic Irish pub kind of thing, or a nationwide chain like Chili's or Jimmy John's. Sure, there are some local spots, but it's all very sparse and there is no vibrant downtown energy, not many people on the street, even though it feels like there should be.

I love my city it’s such a beautiful place and beautiful site to see

Wow, didn't know you'd been here last summer! I'm right outside the Chickamauga Battlefield which isn't too far from Chattanooga. Been in Georgia since I was a 6 yr old kid and California before that so I guess I"m more of a southerner than anything. Hope you and your wife got to go inside the aquarium, that's the best part of the whole city! Rossville's also pretty run down, its right outside Chattanooga and always looks like a slum.

The park with the fountain and carousel and large grassy area at the beginning of the video is called Coolidge Park. It is right next to Renaissance Park. It may actually even be a park within a park. Very nice vid.

I love Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain is fun..20:30...use to be a Foundry, my dad use to work at a foundry

That train converted into a craft brew joint was pretty cool. Went there a few years ago. Chattanooga has some pretty decent bars.

I live in Ringgold, Georgia, just south of Chattanooga. I really have never felt in danger at a gas station in Chattanooga. Of course, that may be because I know where to stop in Chattanooga and we’re not to stop at night time.

I live here in Chattanooga all my life this is the worst it's been and it's non stop sirens cuz of fent

You were talking about the National park... Chickamauga Battlefield. And it was the SECOND bloodiest battle in the Civil War Right below Gettysburg in death total. Not 3rd for 4th. The place is so creepy. Never hardly hear or see any birds when riding through it. One of our properties backs up to it. Always gives me the heebie jeebies and it's more than the horrors of the civil war battles that's hallowed that ground and forest... something native american waaay before the war. There are also underground rail tunnels taking you into Dalton GA maybe even to Atlanta. But on that I can't say for sure. Everything you saw in downtown Chattanooga was actually the 2nd story of all those old bldgs. The original doorfronts are now basements bc of a huge mud slide and flood. The Choo Choo included. You can go to the basements and it will be the original entrances. The floors are all marble and so grand with amazing columns. Underground Chattanooga is so neat. The roads are all brick down there.

I live in Rossville GA close to I 75..2 blocks from East Ridge Tn which is about 8 miles from the Chattanooga city limits going through the East Ridge Tunnel on Ringgold Rd. I moved to where I am back in 1997 and over the years I have watched it get pretty bad. You did an awesome job with your video!! I will add that it's not a smart idea to walk around downtown after the sun goes down...that is when the local gangs like to come out and play..just like cockroachs. God Bless and Stay Safe 🙏🙌❤

A well done and accurate depiction of my hometown trying to get Tennessee. I'm a geologist and local tour guide and if you pass through again and would like more information on the old Limestone and brick construction, I would love to give you a complimentary tour of downtown Chattanooga from a geologist perspective ... You will notice the use of divine mathematics and proportion ( Fibonacci sequences) in the construction of some of our ancient churches, the steeple downtown till Remains solid as other brick structures around it continuously need repair or have fallen to the ground a the stone wall that Still Remains around it downtown.

Hey, I do security in the Chattanooga area and yes, the crime is completely out of hand, and the homeless population seems to quadruple once the sun sets.

Moved to the Chattanooga area (NW Georgia) a little over a year ago and its the best area I have ever lived.

That huge building at 20:29 used to be U S Pipe company. My dad worked and retired from there,

Chattanooga looks like a great city. I visited a few years ago and check out their real estate. I can't think of another comparable city with so much new residential development in its downtown area. Lots of well designed apartments and condos. Old former industrial areas are being revitalized. Love the riverfront and Hunter Museum. It's located near the Smokies and other beautiful natural scenery. Also close enough Atlanta for a short trip. Tennessee is a great state as well.

Great video! Thank you for sharing it! I’ve lived in Chattanooga since 1996. Raised my family here and call it home. It is a beautiful, vibrant city. I noticed that you missed a Chattanooga treasure….Zarzour’s Cafe, the oldest restaurant in Chattanooga…it was right in front of you after you passed Exile Off Main, my daughter’s favorite nightlife hangout. If you look back in your video, it’s the building with the purple mural of its late owner, Shannon Fuller. Zarzour’s has been in the same location and run by the same family since it opened on January 18, 1918. Still owned and operated by Joe “Dixie” Fuller who also happens to have been a member of the band, Alabama. Also, The “Scenic City” is Chattanooga's official nickname because of the city's geographical location between the Appalachian Mountains and Cumberland Plateau. The nickname alludes to the surrounding mountains, ridges, rivers, and lakes. In the 27 years I’ve lived here, I’ve never felt unsafe or had any issues at a gas station or any other crime. Chattanooga is a great place to raise a family.

I used to work as a contractor at memorial hospital. Ruff area. Wouldn’t go there after dark. This was 2013. One of the local guys working with me was an OG for the gangsta disciples. He said they were at war with the bloods. Good times! I never would’ve thought Chattanooga would be more crime ridden than where I normally work in Birmingham Alabama. The medical district of bham has cleaned up ALOT in the past twenty years.

That old rusty ugly building you saw was the former US Pipe/Wheland Foundries. They made cast iron fittings, valves and hydrants. I am told they made most of the brake castings and drums in the US for quite some time. It is now owned by a developer. They plan to make a new baseball field there, but the cost has them slowed down. Thank you for the wonderful presentation. Really enjoyed it.

Question: Will U visit any nearby small towns of Chattanooga ??? Thanks for the awesome videos. ✌️🖖

The old train station now a hotel "was" once the world's biggest freestanding dome of its kind. The are many other free standing dome buildings all over the globe that are larger.

I moved to the suburbs of Chatt nearly 3 years ago from ATL. I have visited many times before, so I don’t know why I never been to those water-steps! I didn’t realize the church steeple was a thing either. Anyhow, I miss the ATL, but I’m getting used to this slower pace around here. Never been to Champy’s either lol!

Sorry you missed Rembrandt’s, Hunter Museum of American art & Tony’s in the art district… Frothy Monkey next to the Choo Choo and Chattanooga Billiards Club. Of course Lookout Mountain overlook Park, St Elmo’s Incline Railroad used to transport munitions during the Civil War.

"Yeah, way down yonder on the Chattahoochee Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was A lot about living and a little 'bout love "Well, we fogged up the windows in my old chevy I was willing but she wasn't ready So a settled for a burger and a grape snow cone Dropped her off early but I didn't go home "Down by the river on a Friday night A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight Talking about cars and dreaming about women Never had a plan just a living for the minute" - Chattanooga by Alan Jackson

Thanks for the ride along, looks like it was once a Grand City full of history. To be honest it still looks beautiful with all the modern improvements, and most have a story to go with it. The City just fell victim to the new age and people who have no respect for others or themselves. Those people are everywhere, so I feel it is still a Grand City full of History.

We all love the old architecture Wish they do the other buildings to match the older buildings Not just there but everywhere!

Another good video. It looks like i need a return trip.

If you’re ever in Southwestern Virginia then you should check out our tiny town of Saltville. It’s a very interesting place. Not much to do here but it’s history is very rich. Saltville recently found out that it’s the birthplace of the first European child fathered by a Spanish Conquistador decades before Virginia Dare was born.

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Hey Spoda!...I'm curious about something my brother,when you went to the Chattanooga baking company the home of the moon pie, did you notice if they have a bakery store on site at the factory like we have in Dallas with mss Baird's bread?

That run-down building you said was from a more prosperous time is the old u.s. steel building or u.s. pipe it is soon to be the new home of the Chattanooga Lookouts baseball team

I lived in Chattanooga in 1986 I think. It is so beautiful there. The people there are so nice. It's like they cut a hole in the forest and made a town. Collegedale is where Little Debbies is just outside of Chattanooga.

If you visit there again, you need to go to Tony's in the river arts district. We have been several times and it is great Italian food. They hand make their pasta and the prices are reasonable and portions are large. The Stone Cup is great for coffee too.

I love Moon Pies. My favorite was the Banana Moon Pie. I've not had one in years. I'd sure love to find a place in Fresno California that still sells them!

The huge abandoned building you highlight beginning at 19:55, is the old Wheland Foundry. In the near future it will be torn down. That site will be used for a multipurpose stadium, primarily used for Chattanooga's AA baseball team, The Lookouts.

Thank you for posting this video. My mother was born in Chattanooga Tn. in 1924. I have been in the Chattanooga area many times as a child and never been down town. Just awesome. Is there a Jewish community there? Shalom

Native of Louisville, been in Roanoke for the last 20 Time for a move , probably home to Louisville but Chattanooga sure looks nice ❤

I've lived north of the city and worked in Chattanooga for my 58 years. If you visit the city stay north of Martin Luther King Blvd. and carry. If you're there after dark stay closer to the river. There are places where the police won't go so don't get lost. (I think we all know what I can't say) In the 90s Chattanooga started changing from industry to tourist town. Most all the major manufactures have closed. The good news is you can get a t-shirt almost anywhere. I wouldn't let the crime scare me off just be careful, aware, and carry.

We stayed at the Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel about a decade ago with the kids and stayed in one of the train cars. It was a fun place to go with the little kids.

Chattanooga is beautiful, but I only ever come here for work, We live in North Georgia and left there due to the crime rate. To many people wanting to steal, shootings, and more so.

I grew up near Chattanooga. In the 1970's it was a cesspool. Industry had moved out, no work for anybody. Empty buildings and muggings were popular. Chattanooga has made a come back. But the poor were not included in their rebuild.

I spent a good deal of my life in Chattanooga. I’ve traveled ,moved away a few times but I always end back here. Its a beautiful city. Yes it has a lot of issues but I like that it has all the accessibility of a large city while not feeling like it.

I was born in Chattanooga and I live about 30 miles up the road. It is a beautiful city.

Missionary Ridge would have been worth a visit, nice overlook view of the city also.

I'm a contractor in chattanooga. Crime is terrible and the higher the homeless rate gets the higher the crime rate. Drugs is ruining cities around here.

My City of Chattanooga is beautiful. Crime is everywhere though. I'll always love my City

The old building you were asking about is US Pipe/ Wheland Foundry. (major war support during WW1) It was a metal foundry. It is being turned into a multi purpose area which will have new lookouts stadium, residential buildings, shops, restaurants, class-A office space, recreation areas. Those building you see will be demolished and new ones will be erected.

26:59 This marks the spot of the beginning of the Trail of Tears, (the Bataan Death March of Cherokee Indians) who were removed from TN and relocated to Alabama. This is not a spot to go in there and 'play with the water' but I understand if you did not know this. Elvis Presley never played a show in Chattanooga but he did vist the Chattanooga Train Station and there are a few photographs of him at this spot 14:07.

To me moon pies are like underwear, They are made and available for everyone, BUT NOT everyone wants them or likes them... LOL!!!!

My home ..lookout mtn in back ground Coolidge park senior city it's beautiful. You just stay in cer tain areas at night. Aquarium was made after Boston

That hot pretzel looked so good I’m craving one now lol

I actually work for the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel. I even spotted my car in front of the dome lobby when you came by! By the looks of it, at the time this was filmed, we had just moved our front desk to the MacArthur Building where the traditional hotel rooms are. We have tens of millions of dollars worth of renovations happening all around our property over the next few months, which will include a complete overhaul of our Glenn Miller gardens area, Pullman car hotel rooms, and the traditional hotel rooms as well. I hope you'll get another chance to come back through and see some more of our city that we love so much!

hey there,, i actually grew up in chattanooga,, and even though i moved away to the BIG city at 18, i have returned to retire,, thank you for giving chattanooga a good tour,, but as a local you missed several IMPORTANT areas,, go check those out if you ever make it back to chattanooga. Firstly,, the HUGE building you drove around that didnt know what it was,, it was an old steel mill that closed YEARS ago and is soon to be demolished and turned into housing and shopping areas,, dont have a clue as to when but it IS going to happen and get rid of that blighted area. Second,, you missed the BEST restaurants in chattanooga , most of which have been there WELL over 100 years. If you come back to chattanooga,, visit these restaurants,, Beas,, which is down near the georgia border, a lazy susan buffet which in my opinion has the BEST fried chicken around,, and then visit another 100 year old restaurant called Zarzours which is in the downtown area. Also if you visit any restaurants outside of downtown in the burbs,, check out wallys,, there are 2 locations of that place and both have EXCELLENT southern cooking.

I haven't come across a video of you visiting my city Las Vegas or the state. I'd like to know what your thoughts were about it.