I have never visited a certain iconic Tennessee tourist attraction, despite the number of times I’ve literally been told to go.
Rock City
Those signs are a part of my childhood. We’d vacation every other year in Florida, so we would always travel through Tennessee. It got to where I would look for them and then count them, like a game.
And now, those iconic signs could be headed for immortality. Their locations, mostly on the roofs of barns, have been nominated for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. I would think it’s a no-brainer. Talk about a landmark of American pop culture.
Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights
Thanks to those signs, Rock City always beckons, but at this time of the year, it beckons to the tune of, oh, let’s say “The Christmas Song”?
Visit Rock City between now and the end of the year, and you will be enchanted. That’s because it transforms into Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights.
In spite of the fact that I’ve never been, I’ve taken many a virtual tour, so I know what I’m missing. Shame on me. It’s right outside of Chattanooga, and I love a good road trip.
What You’ll See When You “See” Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights
The popular attraction offers features like the Grand Corridor in Yule Town, the Arctic Kingdom, and the Magic Forest. That sounds like the perfect way to recreate the Christmas magic we all felt as kids. Oh, I almost forgot The Bridges Trail.
The Enchanted Garden of Lights will be open nightly through January 4th, with the exception of Christmas Eve.
And again, Chattanooga is right there and what a beautiful city it is. Make a holiday weekend of it.
Maybe that’s a bucket list item for you. Maybe this is the year you give in to all those signs on all those barns dotting the landscape in east-central Tennessee and finally SEE ROCK CITY.
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