For Journalists

Chattanooga is North America's only National Park City -- and if you are standing downtown, you understand why immediately. Lookout Mountain is visible from office windows. The Tennessee River is a five-minute walk away. Fifty trailheads sit within thirty minutes of the city center. The nature is not adjacent to Chattanooga. It is Chattanooga. 

That same specificity shows up in the food. MICHELIN recognized it. The chefs here are cooking with Appalachian ingredients, local farm relationships, and a point of view that surprises people who thought they knew Southern food. This is a city that has consistently chosen to be itself -- in its buildings, its landscape, and its kitchens. The stories here tend to find journalists before journalists find them.

Recent Coverage from National and International Outlets: 

• NPR - "Move Over, Bocce. A New Sport Has Arrived in Chattanooga." (February 2026)
• National Geographic - "Why Chattanooga, Tennessee is One of America's Most Surprising Cities"
• National Geographic - "Hike the Appalachians from Chattanooga, America's First National Park City"
• Backpacker Magazine - "You Can Camp with Goats on Chattanooga's MacLellan Island"
• Southern Living - "The Best Bookstore Cafés in Tennessee"
• StyleBlueprint - "Where to Eat in Chattanooga Right Now"