With some great road trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy all that Chattanooga, 17 miles away, has to offer. Tennessee Aquarium, Ruby Falls and Chattanooga Riverfront alone justify the drive out here. Locals will also probably point you in the direction of Ooltewah, 30 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, let it be Harrison Bay State Park. (But we’d also recommend Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant and The Honors Course.)