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Rock City Gardens in Georgia will amaze you. Located atop Lookout Mountain just 6 miles from downtown Chattanooga, Rock City is a true marvel of nature featuring massive ancient rock formations, gardens with over 400 native plant species, and breathtaking See 7 States panoramic views. Rock City Tennessee address1400 Patten Rd, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750
Take an unforgettable journey along the Enchanted Trail where each step reveals natural beauty and wonders along the woodland path. Experience the magic of Fairyland Caverns and Mother Goose Village, visit one of our regional gift shops and dine at the Big Rock Grill. Rock City is splendid year-round - Each season there's a new reason to visit! Because of Rock City's closeness to Chattanooga and ONLY A FEW MILES UP the road FROM RUBY FALLS which is in Tennessee, it is frequently believed to be in Tennessee. The tour of Rock City begins in the aptly named Garden's Gateway on the far side of the Rock City gift shop. An ADA-accessible entrance is down the hall to the right of the Gateway. The Grand Corridor is an excellent way to acclimatized your group to the rigors of walking in Rock City. The pathway occasionally narrows and there are some steps, but face it, if you have a problem here, bail out and take the ADA accessible (green) trail. At the Needle's Eye the trail narrows significantly, and walking sideways may be required, before it opens into Deer Park. Goblins' Underpass is a reference to Fairyland, later on trail. On the left after Goblins Underpass a set of rock steps takes visitors up to Legacy Lane. This is a section of the ADA accessible trail that leads to the 1932 Rock City entrance. It can also be used to get to the Birds of Prey show.
A choice presents itself before you enter Rock City's most scenic area. For those free-spirits willing to throw caution to the wind, take the Swingalong Bridge, a solidly built swinging bridge with an excellent view of the Tennessee River valley on clear days. For those who want to keep a little earth under their feet choose the Stone Bridge, crafted from solid rock with an excellent view of the swinging bridge.
Across the bridge lies was is collectively known as Seven States Plaza, featuring what is one of the best-known scenic views in the world. Peering into Georgia's Ridge and Valley section featuring long mountains (like Taylor's Ridge) separated by well-defined valleys. Within the plaza is the See Seven States marker showing the approximate directions of the states. On a clear day (only about 10% are clear enough in the summer), a knowing eye can spot the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Cohutta Mountains and Rich Mountain in the southern Appalachian province.
Added to the plaza in 1991, the Seven States Flag Court has additional scenic views backed by the flags of each of the seven states. The following year the Cliff Terrace was added with food, a movie on Rock City, and amenities. In 2005 a pavilion was added to the plaza so Rock City could host larger events. Leaving the plaza the trail makes a dramatic drop into Fat Man's Squeeze before returning to the area near Seven States Plaza. Here is a dramatic view of some man-made falls and additional scenic views into Georgia's Valley and Ridge area. Continuing on, the 1000-ton Balanced Rock is the final natural attraction in Rock City. Watch for a shortcut shortly after Balanced Rock if you do not wish to see Fairyland Cavern. Frieda Carter loved the children's stories from her native Germany and created Fairyland Cavern as an homage to these tales in 1947. Garnet hired Atlanta sculptor Jesse Sanders to replicate the images of Frieda's childhood. Sanders first had to learn how to work with the relatively new concept of black light, which would allow the cavern to remain dark but light up the statues. In 1964 Sanders completed Mother Goose Village, based on the characters in various nursery rhymes.
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Hi again! I play lots of weddings next door to Rock City @ Grandview Mansion- never tire of the gorgeous view. Sometimes I hear people clomping across the swinging bridge:) Also weddings across the street @ Fairyland Club. Brides sometimes stay in the cottages around the Starbucks. I Play Cmas music @ Rock City sometimes too. It's a magical place!
Rock City is a special place in itself, it must be nice during the holidays with all the decorations and special events with musicians, it would be real cool to see you perform there too👍. We did not get to explore across the street, it would have been nice to see the old gas station where the star bucks is now, I guess it will have to be another trip to see all the things we missed. Thank you for watching and commenting, it is a pleasure to hear from a local adding things that will probably help someone reading this comment, this is another reason I am pinning your comments so it will be the first for readers to see and get a better feeling of the area from a resident. Thank you again.
Went there when I was a kid (early 60's), loved it. Took my son there when he was little. It was foggy, very eerie. We were the only ones there. He loved it too. Definitely worth a stop regardless of the weather.
Definitely worth it 👍
Kudos to my Hometown Beautiful Chattanooga Tennessee
The kids want to come back for another visit.👌
66 year old Cajun boy here. My 1st. trip to the mountains was in '65, when I was 12. One of the things that I remember vividly from that trip was all the endless miles of seeing "SEE ROCK CITY" barns. Not like they were in an urban setting either, but in the country...the REAL country, and on a real farm ! As a young, webbed foot bayou boy, to say it was different, is an understatement. My 1st. encounter with a mountain and rocks was at....yep...ROCK CITY ! As a 12 year old mountain virgin, there was nothing like it. The place most definitely had an enchanting feel to it.
The area is perfect for an unforgettable boyhood experience that will stay with you for a lifetime.
@@JohnCRV YEP !
I ❤ rock city
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Super good video! Sounds and looks fantastic!! Have a nice day!! THUMBS UP 👍😊 Great sights at Rock City!!
thank you
Watching and enjoying your excellent video tour of the tour of Rock City Gardens again as I make my journey through your RV TRIPS - Sceneries and Events playlist. Thank you for sharing my friend.
Have fun!
We love Nature
Me too!
thanks John........now on my list.
The vultures were cool too see! Might be a bad sign though lol. Cool looking place! I enjoy watching bees at work!
They were not buzzing around thank goodness, that would have been more of a bad sign. :)
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Hi John, we visited Rock City on our Honeymoon 50 years ago and really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing with us. Brings back memories.
That is so cool, it must have been a romantic place to be during your honeymoon.
Every place was romantic when you are on your honeymoon!
This would be cool to see thanks for sharing Rock City Gardens . 6:30 nice veiw have a great weekend
Yea, the scenery definitely makes you take a deep breath. Thank you for the great comment.
Amazing! Like 352.
Many thanks Enzo!
Must've passed the billboard for this 100 times in my life...never stopped. Very nice!!
Thanks for the comment. Have a great weekend.
Wow this looks amazing!!
Thank you watching and commenting. Have a great day.
Beautiful area, beautiful video! 👍😎 ~Maverick
Thank you sir.
this is incredible.
What a great opening shot...thought it was a hummingbird for brief moment
Garden is quite tranquil and lush👍
So many places to see...i need to live at least 50 more healthy years😲
My list is 100 LOL
Hi John, That was cool bee footage to start off and end with, I haven't been back there in years , Such a pretty place but I don't remember the swinging bridge hmm . Thank you so much for sharing your adventures .
Thanks for the comment Robert. Yea the swinging bridge has been there or at least since 2004 when I was there the first time.
Have a great week my friend.
I was always scared walking across that bridge! But some how always bbn made it across! I want to bring my grandkids there one day. Thanks for the memories!
You should bring the grandkids. they will never forget. A beautiful memory for sure.
Hermoso !!!!
Haven't been in over 40 years. Going next month. Great job on the video.
Have fun! Thank you for the nice comment.
Here to see this one again!
Thanks Kirk.
Very pretty there. I haven't done much travel in the country and those places look great. hope I fix that soon. best wishes for you
Thank you my friend. It’s a big world out there to enjoy. Have a great day
Amazing video
Thanks!
Great video. Rock City is a favorite of ours. Luckily we only live about 4 hours away so, over the years, we've been able to go several time with the kids. We last went during "Rocktober Fest" in 2019, which was really fun. Thanks for sharing!!
Sounds great!
Thank k you so much for making such a great video of this place. I grew up in north GA and went here all the time as a kid and now live in Boston. I found your video to show to my kids and you did such an amazing job of capturing it all that it made me tear up being able to show them a very accurate view of it all. Thank you so much!!!
You are very welcome. Thank you for the kind comment.
Going there next spring
Enjoy it.
@@JohnCRV traveled mostly Ohio this year because of covid-19. Enjoyed the muskigam river region tremendous history there. Also enjoyed east fork and caesar creek state parks. Amish country was beautiful as well.
Can't wait to head south
@@rodneykusic3463 Sounds like a great travel plan. Enjoy it and be safe out there.
I have been to lookout mountain but I don't remember the hike but it was a number of years back beautiful place!
We were there years ago when the kids were small and now with the grandchildren. It's cool the second time.
Fantastic park! Nature, not once, outweighs any imagination.
With little human help, everything can turn into something amazing. You're very lucky to view directly all these beauties.
I wish you a nice day and many interesting trips! Cheers!
Very true my friend, mankind was made to imagine and create using the natural wonders gifted to us by the creator. We appreciate and are thankful to be able to enjoy these places. You have a nice day as well.
Hi there, The place looks very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing place for sure had no idea it was there
Very cool. I liked the narrow passage through the rocks and the views were great! Thanks for sharing! Like+
This place has a lot cool stuff to see I just point it out some of them.
Its amazing how I lived in Georgia, but never went there 😲
Isn't it in Chattanooga TN?
just beautiful
Great upload 😃 Thanks for sharing John
You certainly find all of the great spots John. That was quite the view. The fact that you can see seven states from that one spot is quite amazing. Your recording of it was really well done right down to the bumble bee at the end
To see the seven states is a possibility with some powerful binoculars and on a clear day they say.
Thank you for the kind comment I appreciate it. Have a great day.
wow this place is so beautiful,thanks for showing us the beauty of that place
Thank you for your visit. Have a great day
Again and again 💪
Thank you 🤗 Have a great day
Terrifyingly beautiful, I'll never forget. Thanks John.
This was awesome, My sons and I took the swinging bridge the hens took the stone bridge LOL.
Lovely video John whole family enjoyed it..great work 😃😁😀😊😉😆😍
Fun Times!
Thanks!
very nice.
looks like a cool place !🙂 🤗 👍
Thanks Greg.
This is amazing video...thanks for such a wonderful walk through...
I love this place. Thanks for the video
Really video. I enjoyed and like the view.
Thank you
Wonderful video beautiful scenery l love Tennessee thanks for sharing
Thank you Howard, I always appreciate your comment and hope you are having a great Sunday.
Nice! I watch full video and big like for you! Ciaoo
Ciao
You are living the life! Some breathtaking scenery. 👍🏻
Thanks Johnny we try.
Fantastic and panoramic place!!! Thanks friend for sharing this beauty. Warm greetings from Abruzzo...Giuseppe
Grazie Giuseppe. Buona Domenica.
Thank you for the video tour! Rock City gardens is a great place
Have a great week my friend.
Great video thanks brother. Looks like a lot of fun. A lot of very interesting stories of each part. The scenery very nice from each side you was on. Keep up the great work see you in the next video thanks again brother
Thank you for your comment Scott.
Спасибо за интересное видео! Супер!!!
Great footage. Keep up the great work
Thank you for the visit👍 See you around.
Wow John, you do find some amazing places. We want to travel with you. LOL We are making a list of places you go for when we start full timing next year. Thanks! :) Thumbs Up!
Sounds great, full timing is something I will never do, being so attached to my family. Good luck out there and enjoy however you desire after all that is what its all about.👍🚐
We are on a practice run for the next month to try full timing. If we like it, we will be looking at when the snow melts next year to begin.
This was fantastic! Truly a place for the imagination. Thank you for taking us through those tight passages.. no way would I lol. Loved the swinging bridge & gnomes! Beautiful, your capture of the bumble bee & flower. Awesome video, edit and write up👍.
Thank you C Dub, your comment is very much appreciated. Hope you have a good Sunday.
Thank you John C for taking us to these amazing places! Sharing the beauty and history. Have an amazing today :)
An awesome place, great views from up there, those were sure narrow passages!
It is an awesome place for all ages, we enjoyed it. Thanks for the great comment, Have a good Friday.
Amazing looking place, tight squeeze indeed...love the dwarfs, mushroom rock is pretty cool...yeah swing bridge would have been my choice as well, view from 7 states plaza is amazing...not sure I'd be standing on observation rock, looks sketchy to me lol...Fat man's squeeze would make a lot pretty nervous...loved rainbow Hall...balanced rock wow just wow...Fairyland caverns is so nice...shop at the end looks like it has some great items...Amazing video, thanks for taking me along...
That observation deck, at one time, had a rock wall around it, not a lightweight iron fence like you see in the video. THAT WAS SCARY !
Almost became bumble bee bait. Nice touch! I sure enjoyed the information and really felt like I was there. Full watched and like 20 Gary
Thanks Gary. Those bees are huge but fun to watch but I think it was camera shy LOL
Awesome filming!I enjoyed it till the end!
I very much enjoyed your video but I have never had any desire to go to Rock City. My fear of heights is so intense that I could not enjoy a single moment of this . The road getting there is very traumatic for me. Thank you for giving us a tour so that I will never have to go there. Hahahahah
This Place is definetly not for those who have fear of heights, I agree with you, although they have an ADA path for the hard areas to get to the plaza and avoid the terraces but that’s half the fun. 😊 it is something to admire the way Freida made this place into a garden. she definetly had vision not to mention the financial ability to accomplish it.
Dropping another LIKE on your video John! Watching and Supporting!
Amazing adventure! Fantastic scenery! Big lk 1;) I'm still watching and really enjoy! Max, Seattle, WA
Thank you my friend.
Thanks for sharing great video 👍🐯🔥💯
Thank you for the visit and nice comment, appreciate it very much. Have a great Sunday.
a truly amazing place really enjoyed watching
*🎭🔍full watch support🔎🎭✅ thumbs up 👍🇦🇺👍 😊*
Thanks Billy.
Really pleasant filming and narration.
Beautiful video 😀👍
Re watched full view and support like 62 Gary
Thanks Gary I always appreciate your visit and comment.
John you are very good at these location tour type videos & I think this is your best yet! Many shots in this video made me want to see a wider field of view. Well done, makes me want to go there & see it! We will definitely stop here next time.
Thanks for the kind comment, just making and sharing some memories. If you stop by there they have a 3 tickets package; Rock City, Ruby Falls and the Incline Train to lookout mountain, you do not have to do them in one day. Take care guys.
I would love to take my family there! Last time I was there was about 1972 I think lol
WoW, those were the days my friend. It’s one of those places you want to back. We were there during the week to beat the weekend crowd but I would not mind going on a weekend or holidays to see all the special events. It’s very peaceful and nice family atmosphere.
John C RV after watching your video I really want to go back!
AWESOME!!!! Thank you for taking us with you on ALL your travel adventures, John! #Like40 #LoveAndBlessings
Not ALL:)
That bee was all up in your business. I'm glad you chose the swinging bridge - I really liked the views from there. It's funny, there is a lovers leap at another state park I went to in IL this summer that had the same story. It would have been hard to lay that floor in fat man squeeze. It looks as though it may have been man made? (the floor that is)
Hey Josh good to hear from you buddy. I have around 3 minutes of footage on that bumble bee going from flower to flower doing its thing and was amazed how hard they work but I guess it got tired of me hanging around and told me to keep my distance LOL. The views here are very unique from every point of the mountain real cool but the swinging bridge is the best I think. Yes, Lovers leaps are all over the world, goes to show us we are not all that different:) legends or not legends. I was able to squeeze in Fatman Squeeze without having to crawl, I assume over the years they paved the walkways for clensiness and safety, many people avoid that for fear LOL they have a different path for the once that are not up to it.
Definitely adding this place to my bucket list as it looks spectacular! Also, I hear Savannah is a beautiful city with lots to do! Have you been there?
Feel free to check out my travel adventures if your interested!
You should!
I never had a chance to stop in Savannah.
chatham county is a shit hole, go here.
That was fun! Can we go to Stone Mountain next? 😁😁😁
there's a playlist you can see the whole Stone mountain trip we did.
Thank you for the comment.👍
big like 34 full view my friend
Thank you Max
Hi John....How r u doing?
Great Video, thank you for sharing
sorry haven't been about, just taking some time off YT
Hey Lee, glad to hear you are ok my friend we are all good as well. Thank you.
Awsomeee!!! Guys, how much time u think that i need to separate to visit rock city? 2hours?
That's about right. We took a break at the top and rested for an hour so it took us 3 hours total.
Hi John. I have another question. If you take the incline to the top, can you then access Ruby Falls and Rock City from up there or do you access them from someplace else? Thanks
From Rock City to point park it's about 3 miles and Ruby Falls is somewhere in between. It's best to drive to Ruby Falls first since it is on the way to Rock City.
Fun fact; Rock city is actually in Georgia. Just past the Tennessee border.
@@JohnCRV Thanks for clearing that up!
Have a great time.
slow down when zooming and pannig your camera. you will get much better images and relaxed views. good story telling
Thank you for your advice, I really appreciate it. Learning every day.
It is Chattanooga TN, not Georgia. You can see 7 states from the top of Lookout Mountain.
I'm under the understanding that Rock city is on the Georgia side of the border.
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