Our Kansas City-based Multi-City Editor, Dayten Rose , is headed to the Scenic City today, and to say we’re excited is an understatement.
In honor of the visit from everyone’s favorite remote Chattanoogan, we’re taking his list of must-dos + creating a perfectly–planned itinerary for your visiting family and friends.
Dayten’s Must-dos
- One good hike | Specifications: medium difficulty, mountain views, potential for a picnic
- A good restaurant | Specifications: good food, fun atmosphere
- “A sh**y but also good restaurant” | Specifications: “I guess I just mean, like, casual diner food and a patio” (aka, not actually sh**y)
- Coffee places | Specifications: good coffee, a place to wind down between activities
- “That cute bookstore I got to cover when it opened” | Specifications: reader, he means The Book & Cover
- Aquarium | Specifications: want to see Miguel Wattson
- Walking bridge | Specifications: ok, we forced this one upon him
- Local vintage place | Specifications: vintage clothes
Our itinerary
- Thursday | 6-9 p.m. | Dinner + drinks at Agave & Rye (A good restaurant ✅), followed by a short walk across the street to Ross’s Landing for nighttime river views
- Friday | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Coworking session outdoors (Check out these eight spots to work outside )
- Friday | 12-2 p.m. | Lunch at Daily Ration + a trip to the nearby Book & Cover (That cute bookstore I got to cover when it opened ✅).
- Friday | 2-3 p.m. | A quick shop down Frazier Avenue, making sure to stop in at Collective Clothing (local vintage place ✅)
- Friday | 3-4 p.m. | Coffee break at nearby Be Caffeinated, Mean Mug, or Milk & Honey (Coffee places ✅)
- Friday | 4-6 p.m. | A stroll across the walking bridge (walking bridge ✅), followed by dinner in the arts district at Tony’s
- Saturday | 8-10 a.m. | Breakfast at Aretha Frankensteins (A sh**y but also good restaurant, aka diner food ✅)
- Saturday | 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Hike from Craven’s House to Sunset Rock, where you can enjoy a midday picnic (One good hike ✅)
- Saturday | 3-5 p.m. | A visit with Miguel Wattson + friends at the Tennessee Aquarium (Aquarium ✅)
Wanna make it your own? Get your visitors’ must-dos and replace Dayten’s with theirs — or just use this one, because it’s pretty perfect as-is.