Chattanooga Times Free Press

Spring Break Safari ready to roll

- STAFF REPORT

Because spring break for area school students can be as variable as the weather this time of year, the adventures included in the Chattanoog­a Spring Break Safari last a full month, Friday, March 10, through Sunday, April 9.

So whenever kids get that glorious week off, they can take full advantage of a program that gives them oodles of hands-on activities at nearly a dozen local attraction­s (normal admission fees will apply).

On these specially designed adventures, kids can be: ›

A pirate aboard a riverboat (Southern Belle). ›

A sword fighter on a quest to see the queen (during Rock City’s Fairytale Nights). ›

A conductor traveling the rails (Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum). ›

An island explorer encounteri­ng lemurs (Tennessee Aquarium). ›

A speleologi­st deep within a cave (Ruby Falls). ›

A zookeeper among some of nature’s wildest creatures (Chattanoog­a Zoo). ›

A rock climber scaling boulders (High Point Climbing & Fitness). ›

A RockQuest adventurer on an enchanted trail (Rock City). ›

An art explorer uncovering hidden treasures (Hunter Museum of American Art). ›

An inventor imagining new designs (Creative Discovery Museum). › An artisanal adventurer learning cooking techniques (Bluff View Art District).

There’s more fun to be had on a related Scavenger Hunt. Families can explore the city at their own pace to complete the hunt, solving the clues together — though it’s OK to ask for help at one of the attraction­s or check out the answers in the back of the guide. Kids will receive special prizes when they show images of the found items to employees at the attraction­s.

The free Spring Break Safari Guide may be downloaded online at www.chattanoog­afun.com/spring. Or pick one up at any of the participat­ing attraction­s; Chattanoog­a Visitors Center, 215 Broad St.; SpringHill Suites by Marriott/ Downtown Cameron Harbor, 495 Riverfront Parkway; Chattanoog­a Choo Choo, 1400 Market St.; or The Chattanoog­an hotel, 1201 Broad St.

 ?? STAFF FILE PHOTO BY ROBIN RUDD ?? Kids taking part in the Chattanoog­a Spring Break Safari can be a pirate aboard the Southern Belle riverboat, meet the Pirate Captain and perch on the highest platform in the Pilot House to keep an eye on the river.
STAFF FILE PHOTO BY ROBIN RUDD Kids taking part in the Chattanoog­a Spring Break Safari can be a pirate aboard the Southern Belle riverboat, meet the Pirate Captain and perch on the highest platform in the Pilot House to keep an eye on the river.

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