Meet Steve Gatlin, See Rock City’s new corporate chef! Gatlin joins See Rock City Inc. with an extensive background in culinary leadership and is excited to add new flavor not only to Rock City’s menu but the Chanticleer Inn Bed and Breakfast and at Grandview as well. “I’ve worked under German chefs, French chefs, you […]
Mountaintop Summers begins May 24! Rock City’s newest seasonal event celebrates summertime beauty, with fresh blooms, outdoor activities and more. Through Sept. 2, come see why Rock City is the coolest place to be in the summer heat. Here’s what to expect: Activities Art Food
The Enchanted Trail will take a slight detour this summer amid renovations and the unveiling of a new path, beginning May 24. Journey through the all-new Standing Stones Garden during Rock City’s Mountaintop Summers, on your way to Fairyland Caverns. This curvy path with hairpin turns features the new Standing Stones Garden. See curiously-shaped sculptures […]
A Howard School senior is receiving a special surprise from See Rock City Inc.! Devonte Marchman was awarded this year’s Larry Ammons Memorial Scholarship, created in memory of longtime Rock City partner (employee) and Howard High School graduate Larry Ammons who died four years ago. The graduating senior was presented with a $5,000 check from […]
Flowers again for Mother’s Day? – just like last year and the year before that? Let’s mix things up this time around. Rock City is chock-full of “mom gifts” that she’s sure to love, everything from birdhouses to fresh fudge, garden gnomes to dish towels. You can’t go wrong with a classic See Rock City […]
Commence daytime’s curtain call: The setting sun radiates a golden hue before making a final bow. “If you’ve seen Rock City, you need to come see it again, because you’ve never seen it like this before,” said Flora Luna storyteller Kim Jackson. Rock City Nights: Flora Luna offers guests the chance to see the blooming […]
Music has an incredible ability to convey emotion and set the tone, and it is an art captured perfectly at Rock City Nights: Flora Luna. Rock City’s newest nighttime garden event, Flora Luna intertwines culinary, art and garden beauty with illuminous sculptures and an original music score designed specifically for the experience. The approximately 45-minute […]
If you’ve ever impressed a date with a mini golf hole-in-one, you have Rock City founder Garnet Carter to thank for it. In Lookout Mountain’s early days, years before Rock City, Garnet Carter’s first claim to fame was a putting game craze that swept the nation. The story goes that in 1926, Garnet, developer of […]
If you were to visit Rock City over 92 years ago, you wouldn’t see any crowds or restaurants, no viewfinders or art sculptures, no gardens, musicians or even gnomes. What you would see, however, is a woman, with red string in hand, climbing over, around and through massive rock formations, shaping the route of what […]
With school back up and running, many seniors are thinking about what will happen after graduation. Some will head off to college, others will start work. Many are still trying to figure out what to do. Since 2019, the See Rock City Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Management has helped provide pathways in culinary arts […]
