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Find plum pieces of art and more at the Plum Nelly Shop & Gallery. This hidden gem sparkles with original artisan jewelry and gifts. Founder Fannie Mennen named her shop after friends who drove to her home in its beginning and remarked, “Fannie, your place is plum out of Tennessee and nearly out of Georgia!"

Conservation and education naturally come together at the Chattanooga Arboretum & Nature Center. Outdoor enthusiasts learn about a fascinating array of indigenous plants, birds, mammals and reptiles. Plus you can explore a Forest Treehouse, and travel in the footsteps of Tennessee’s early Native Americans, pioneer settlers and Civil War soldiers.

The Tennessee Aquarium is an aquatic attraction swimming with more than 10,000 animals in tropical and marine habitats. Encounter toothy sharks, stinging stingrays, gigantic turtles and playful penguins. Positioned on the banks of the beautiful Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, you’ll drift around the largest freshwater aquarium in the world.