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Huge Ruby Falls Cave Tour, And Steep Incline Railway

We stopped at the Chattanooga Museum to see the electric map show, but there was a problem with the lights and so it was basically sitting in the dark as a narrator talked and an occasional christmas light flashed to indicate an explosion….but there were no overhead lights so we couldn’t see the details of the soldiers and it was hard to follow.  “Was that a joke?” Chris asked.

Ruby Falls was not a disappointment, we took an elevator about as far beneath the earth’s surface as the Eifel Tower is high, our guide said.  There were impressive formations and a nice long walk to enjoy the cave experience.  We  got to the finale-a lovely underground waterfall, then after 8 minutes the lights, which were on a timer, turned off and it was time to turn around and walk back to the other end of the cave. There was just the one way in and out.

Then, to get the full Lookout Mountain experience, we took a ride down the mountain on the Incline Railway, hopped off for a scoop of ice cream, and then rode back up again.  The Incline has been operational since 1895.