See Rock City earns multiple awards including Attraction of the Year

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. (WDEF) — See Rock City Inc. won multiple awards this year, including Attraction of the Year.

TDTD Commissioner Mark Ezell and SRC Inc. President and CEO Doug Chapin. From See Rock City Inc.

See Rock City won Attraction of the Year by the Greater Chattanooga Hospitality Association.

They also won Tourism Property of the Year and a Community Service Award from HospitalityTN’s Stars of the Industry Purple Iris awards. The award ceremony took place in mid-September in Knoxville.

The Community Service Award recognizes that Rock City has long been partnering with local nonprofits. Rock City partners with charities each year during its annual events.

They partner with The Howard School to teach students about careers in tourism and hospitality. Rock City also recently donated a commercial-grade kitchen at the school and invested $250,000 in extending their partnership with The Howard School.

See Rock City’s director of attractions, Melissa Griggs, also received recognition for being the company’s longest-tenured employee. She has worked for Rock City for 38 years. She began in 1985 as a part-time cashier.

This year is Rock City’s 90th anniversary as well.

To celebrate, they recently repainted several “See Rock City” barns across four states.