This tour begins on the sidewalk in front of High Point Gym located at 219 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. There is a multi-level parking garage attached to the building that houses the gym. If that lot is full or you prefer not to use a garage, try on street parking: some are actual metered spots, others are via pay at a kiosk, but both metes and kiosk work with the ParkMobile app.

Lots of fun places to eat, get a drink or tasty treat. At Big River Grille you can check off all those boxes, Lupi's Pizzeria has to die for gourmet pizzas and the freshest salads; in fact, it's the inspiration for the pizzeria in JD Harper's book, GLINT, which takes place in Chattanooga. The bar at the Read House is the place to go if you just want a drink and feel like you are in the roaring '20's again as the bartenders wear bowties, vest and bowler hats while the servers wear flapper dresses, headbands and long pearl necklaces.

Anytime is a good time for this tour, but if you want to see the surrounding natural features of the mountains, ridges and Tennessee River, it is best to take the tour between dawn and dusk.

This tour has significant sections where there is no shade, so pack some shades, sunscreen, a hat or an umbrella to keep cool in the summer months. In the Spring and Fall add a light jacket or sweater to the hat and shades and for the winter, a coat and a scarf, Chattanooga can have some wickedly cold wind especially near the river.

Chattanooga is a pedestrian friendly town with wide sidewalks, but some are a bit disheveled with large cracks, exposed tree roots and uneven sections along with a rogue brick edger here and there that can pose a tripping hazard so watch your steps, carefully.

You may experience panhandlers. Most are friendly, but some have been known to be aggressive. Best thing to do here is just keep walking.