Explore Chattanooga Summer 2025

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LET NATURE SURPRISE YOU A SUMMER VISIT TO RUBY FALLS

N estled within the heart of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Ruby Falls offers a refreshing retreat from the summer heat and sights that surprise even the most seasoned traveler.​The beauty of Ruby Falls lies in its ability to surprise. When the Southern summer heat rolls in thick and heavy, a visit to Ruby Falls to see the tallest underground waterfall open to the public in the United States offers not only a literal cool-down but a refreshing shift in perspective—an invitation to let nature wow you in ways you never expected. A Cool Underground Escape Descending 260 feet inside Lookout Mountain via a glass-front elevator, visitors are transported to Ruby Falls Cave, where the temperature remains a constant 60°F year-round. This natural air conditioning makes the scenic, guided walk to the thundering waterfall comfortable. In an age of GPS-guided travel and curated social media itin eraries, there’s something wonderfully unique about descending into the mountain and emerging into a scene so striking it silences

a crowd. It’s a reminder that nature doesn’t just surround us—it astonishes us, if we let it.

Summer 2025