Whether you’re trying to ditch material gifts this year, you’re in search of a last-minute idea, or you just want one less thing to wrap, we’re here to help with a list of giftable experiences in the Chattanooga area for everyone on your list.
For the foodie
Allow someone to experience the restaurants, architecture, and history that make Chattanooga a growing culinary destination with the gift of a food tour from Chatt Taste — choose from a downtown, MLK, Southside, mural and munch, or vegan food tour.
Or, allow friends and family to cook their own meal with the gift of a classic in-person, kids, or date night cooking class at The Sweet & Savory Classroom .
For the outdoor adventurer
Gift a guided hiking adventure with Experience Chattanooga . Bonus: tours include transportation and professional photography.
Gift your favorite thrill-seeker a hangliding or paragliding adventure with Lookout Mountain Flight Park , a skydiving experience with Chattanooga Skydiving Co. , or a helicopter tour with Chattanooga Helicopters .
Climb up their list of “best gift givers” with a rock climbing class at High Point Fitness .
Book them a swincar (four-wheeled electric vehicle) backcountry tour or the chance to bike on the Tennessee River (yes, you read that right) with Adventure Sports Innovation .
For the artsy one
Gift an adult or youth pottery class at Scenic City Clay Arts , or choose from a variety of painting, drawing, and mixed media art classes at Townsend Atelier .
A gift that won’t make you look like a (gl)ass? A hands-on glass-blowing experience with the help of professional artists in downtown Chattanooga.
Give tickets to an exciting upcoming musical (we’ve got our eyes on “Dear Evan Hansen”) or to a String Theory concert at The Hunter.
Give the gift of dance with a variety of class gift card options from Dance Tonight Chattanooga , including date night, first dance lessons for a wedding couple, dancing the salsa, and more.
For the sports fanatic
Give your sports-loving friends and family something to cheer about — like season tickets to the Red Wolves , CFC , or Lookouts .
Have a golfer on your hands who’s missing the green this winter? Book a tee time for them at this local indoor golf simulator + bar .
For the attraction frequenter
Gift a year-long membership to one of Chattanooga’s local museums, nature centers, or other cool spots:
- Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center
- Hunter Museum of American Art
- Tennessee Aquarium
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center
- Creative Discovery Museum
- The Chattanooga Zoo
Bonus: You can never go wrong with a gift card to The Chattery
, a gift that could be located in most of the above categories — your giftee can choose a class to attend surrounding anything from mocktail making
to gardening
.