Ruby Falls

A great place to visit in Chattanooga is Ruby Falls. They say it is the largest underground waterfall. And since I love waterfalls, this was a place not to miss.

As you go inside you are taken underground via elevator until they let you out inside a cave. The tour guide explained all the parts of the cave, the formations, and then at last, the falls.

Since it's pitch black dark down there they use lights all over. Around the falls there is a opening where your tour group waits and hears the waterfall, but you can't see anything. After some suspense, the guide turns on the lights and the music and you get to wow at the falls, which are much higher than you would imagine.

You get walk around the falls and then return to the elevator for the trip back up. I wanted to add the pictures we took underground but they didn't come out right. So I will have to use one from their website.

The amazing thing about the falls is that they don't know where the water comes from or where it goes. They have tried several time to throw dye into the water to try to determine where it ends up, but they never find it. So I guess that mystery will remain. Sometimes it's better to not know everything.

A short distance from the actual Falls is Rock City. From the top of the mountain you are supposed to be able to see 7 different states. Check out the picture before. It truly is a beautful lookout. Whoever is in charge of the place has made it into a great trourist attraction. They have turned a simple mountain into a great experience. You don't simply walk up to the lookout. You take one of several paths that have gardens, rope bridges, displays of famous fairytales, rock formations, and its own 100 foot waterfall.