A nice little museum that had a broad scope of the towing industry. I went in not knowing what to expect and came out full of interesting facts about towing. It is definitely the weirdest museum I have been to, but that did not change how good it was.

Great place to learn about old Town tucks. Great staff

This place was great. I love trucks and can appreciate all the tow truck guys because i own a old truck ive had to have towed many times. This place shows great respect to those guys. Disappointed extremely that they no longer have the stuffed tow truck that would have been the cherry on top of my Tennesse trip.

Better than expected, great restored trucks and very friendly staff. Loved it

An excellent way to spend an hour or so

This place truly is amazing. Not only is everything inside amazing, put the people who put this place together and make this place run. I had the honor and pleasure of visiting for Museum Weekend, and I was blown away. Everyone made me feel like family here. The museum has so many awesome tow trucks, and awesome artifacts to see. The walls are lined with years and years of museum inductees. So much knowledge in one place. You also have to take a moment to visit the Wall of the Fallen to pay your respects. The gift shop is not only just towing related, but has SO MANY COOL THINGS!!! And they are open Sundays! (Great for last minute gifts). I highly suggest checking this place out if you are a gearhead, love old vehicles, or love tow trucks! Also definately consider becoming a member and supporting the museum!

Great transportation related museum. Easy to navigate and family friendly. Reccomend.

I spent some time working in the towing world. It was nice to see the history and to pay my respects at the memorial. It is worth the few hours of time to see it all. Pice was 10.00 to get in.

This place is super cool. Totally worth a stop-in. Its jam-packed with cool towing vehicles from new to old, and also the walls are lined with memorabilia. Its such a neat tribute to an industry that works very hard, and you hope you dont need, but certainly need when you do! Thanks!

Brought my three year old boy here on a rainy day. It was a great stop. He loved the trucks and the extensive toy collection on display. I’m not sure who enjoyed the trucks more, him or I lol.

ITS A GREAT HONOR TO GO THERE AND SEE MY LATE HUSBANDS NAME ON THE WALL.OF THE FALLEN,EMMETT BURTON,THANK YOU, INTERNATIONAL TOWING,MAY GOD ALWAYS BLESS YOU FOR REMEMBERING OUR HEROES

Such a cute place. I actually learned a lot. Big gift shop too. Thank you for offering this to our community

Really cool museum with classic towing and recovery equipment displays

This is a small, privately funded museum. Considering they dont have a huge budget, it is a really great place. They have many trucks spanning from the dawn of vehicles to modern-day in their collection and also every type of toy or model tow truck imaginable! The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and the entire facility is very clean. It is well worth the few dollars admission. If you are interested in tow trucks or vehicles at all, this place is definitely a place to check out! My son and I spent a couple hours there while the wife and daughters went book shopping, and we had a blast!

Great place to visit and everything thing was so clean

Everything you never knew about the towing industry.This museum has plenty for the whole family to enjoy. There are various types of town trucks to see and inform given. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the birth place of the tow truck. And this museum provides a base for learning about towing.

It all started more than 20 years ago when a group of dedicated towing professionals, the Friends of Towing, decided to recognize outstanding individuals in the towing and recovery industry worldwide, record the industry’s history, collect and display artifacts and memorabilia in a museum setting, and provide information about the industry to the public. The first Hall of Fame class consisted of 27 members and today has grown to include over 300 distinguished towing professionals.

What an interesting place to go! I highly recommend to anyone!!

It all started more than 20 years ago when a group of dedicated towing professionals, the Friends of Towing, decided to recognize outstanding individuals in the towing and recovery industry worldwide, record the industry’s history, collect and display artifacts and memorabilia in a museum setting, and provide information about the industry to the public. The first Hall of Fame class consisted of 27 members and today has grown to include over 300 distinguished towing professionals.

Love the history of tow trucks!! Awesome staff & good customer service!! Was a good family day trip!!

Really cool place saw my buddy nicks name on the memorial wall

If you are or were a tow truck driver, like my husband, or just a car/truck enthusiast, like my husband, this is a great little museum. The guy at the front desk was very friendly and talked us through going through the museum and even chit chatted with us before we left. The museum has many different tow trucks from all of the decades. Some were inherited, some loaned. There is a glass case that has probably every tow truck toy that was ever made, and there are a lot! There is also a Hall of Fame section and outside is a Memorial Wall for all of the fallen drivers. I had never thought about what a dangerous job this could be. We spent about 45 mins there and it was well worth the $10 per person donation to the museum.

Beautiful history in the trucks themselves and commemoration to those in the industry. Great gift shop and lots for kids to see and touch.

My wife and I were visiting from out of town when she suggested that we visit this museum. At first I was a bit sceptical but I must say it was very nice! There are quite a few older historical trucks on site in very good repair that are truly beautiful if you appreciate 20th century design. The short film at the beginning was informative but didnt overstay its welcome. I didnt expect to loose a very enjoyable hour taking in towing and recovery memorabilia but I would absolutely recommend it.

Free Wi-Fi thats about it

Cool towing museum, less than $10 for entry

What a great place for kids and grownups to explore the world of towing!! We took our 2 year old grandson and he LOVED it! They have two vehicles for the kids to sit in ....1 tow truck in the gift shop area they can actually play with the lights and the Boom. They also have hard hats and safety vests for the kids to try on. Plus they have safety cones for the kids to play with. The gift shop is cute too and of course you cant leave without buying a tow truck LOL. Definitely recommend!

Ive been waiting to go here since i saw it in TowTimes magazine in late 80s or early 90s. It was definitely worth the wait if you love Heavy Duty wreckers, and everything about them, like I do. Wall of the Fallen is sad but its something that needs to be seen. I spent most my life running HD wrecker and luckily was only clipped by a car 1 time and it obviously wasnt that bad cuz Im here writing this but now I work @ PennDot and I keep hearing about safety and how many police, fireman and state workers are killed in line of duty cuz theyre 1st responders but rarely do I ever hear a mention of the wrecker driver. Bad part of that is wrecker drivers are killed at rates comparable to the other 3 jobs. I make sure, any time I hear ppl talk about road side deaths, I mention the wrecker operator. Not because wrecker operator lives are worth more than the others but because they are worth just as much as the others. Be smart out there ppl! Slow down and move over! Its real simple. There was a plethora of different sizes, ages and styles of wreckers from the smallest, which was the Cony w 2cyl engine and a 1200 Holmes Commander boom with Century looking body, to the biggest mechanical wrecker ever built. The Beast as it is known was 1 of 4 W70 Holmes 70 ton wrecker beds made in the early 1950s for the military. For whatever reason the military did not order any more and no more W70s were ever built but this one was sold to a man named Earl Shade in 1960 who then mounted her on a 61 Autocar w 180 Cummins 5spd main and 4spd aux trans. The rest is in the pics if you want to read a lil more but I think it would be great to have some old 750s or 850s with a few of the extras the W70 had like PTO power swing, boom and extension. One small negative would be trying to drag 500 of 7/8 cable. Haha! I could go on and on forever but take a look for yourself and definitely go for real. Thanks.

This place is a lot more than meets the eye. Definitely worth a stop in when you have a chance. Great for kids, too.

A fun place to visit if you have any love for history or trucks in general. To begin with they play you a movie that tells you an in depth history of tow trucks then your allowed thru an area filled with all sorts of different trucks, then a hall of drivers past, you exit into a kids area where children can operate a small wrecker boom. My son loved it and if we return to Chattanooga anytime soon I would love to visit again.

Very interesting knowledge of the history and many restored tow trucks from all eras. My 6 year old even enjoyed it!

Great little museum. Very friendly staff.

We became members of the International Towing Museum for the past 3.5 years but due to us being on the east coast of NC, had yet to visit, until this weekend. Wow! It’s still growing but they had so much! So many trucks of different sizes and styles along with old equipment and tons of vintage photographs. There is so much history here. Along with all that, they have a beautiful tribute out front for those that have lost their lives working the white line. We attended their wall of the fallen ceremony and it was so powerful. Thank you for all you!

Very nice place, Wall of the Fallen was so respectfully done. As well as the ceremony to add the name on the wall.Nice and helpful staff in gift shop and really neat museum to see.

I work for Orange Grove and I visit this place often with my people. Love the staff. We always have a great time.

The museum is not big but its pretty cool. Takes under an hour to check it out. Good place to take kids

Nice COE s

It was alot more interesting then I was expecting. Very nice.

Go here every time we are in town. Jogn loves vehicles so this is a no braner for us.

Great trucks and the customer service is amazing inside, loved hearing about the older trucks and how some of them even came about. Make sure you take a tour and see just how within the decades and how far the towing industry has came

Yes, a smaller museum, but it does have a number of interesting exhibits (as long as motoring, there has been a need for help and tows at times).Good place to take kids so they can learn some respect for other professions.

I did not got in but my brothers and father enjoyed it very much. And though my mother and I did not pay to go in the kind staff let us sit inside in the air conditioning while we waited.

It was ok Im not really into museums.

Informs and expands upon a very specialized subsection of our society. Often forgotten and ignored, until your vehicle breaks down of course, this museum marks all the early wreckers with an emphasis on the mechanical over the hydraulic that permeates our society today. Great pictures and some beautiful restored vehicles from the first half of the 20th century. I would have enjoyed it more if it went over and informed the actual mechanics involved in towing and how it changed. Needs an historians touch or a museum curators involvement to make some more interactive exhibits though. Very tenuous international links but it would be difficult to get vehicles from outside the US to Chattanooga, TN.

Unexpectedly interesting museum for someone who has no prior knowledge or particular interest in towing. I left with a greater respect for the industry and I learned a lot of interesting facts about the towing. Overall it is definitely worth a visit if you’re driving by.

Fascinating history of tow trucks and recovery in the US. Included almost a dozen restored vintage tow trucks. It was a big hit with our children and I enjoyed it more than I had anticipated. There is a 7 minute video, the previously mentioned trucks, a wall of tow truck toys, and a tow truck that allows kids to operate the boom and lights on mini tow truck. Bathrooms and gift shop on site.

Excellent museum! My son and I were very impressed.

Interesting museum, especially if you have a little girl interested in trucks: there seem to be more women in charge of towing than any other profession! Great trucks from the first days when cars shared the road with horses, and there’s a fun little toy truck that the kids will love. Well worth the cost of a few dollars for admission.

Small but very nice. Has a cute gift shop area in the front for towing themed gifts and local Chattanooga items.

Well not as good as they usually are

Was so fun and very nice I love the gift shop it was an amazing experience!

A lot of work and love went into this place. A 70 ton mechanical wrecker was my favorite. Thanx

An unexpectedly interesting stop on our drive from Chattanooga to Nashville. Learned all I never knew that I never knew about the towing industry and got to see different types of tow trucks from the earliest models to the fastest. It was a tad pricy for the size of the museum, but given that I would pay 7 or 8 happily again (price is 10) I cant dock it too much for that.

Many more trucks than I expected. Plus the walls were covered with toy tow trucks. Great place to bring kids.

Hidden gem in the Chattanooga area! If you’re looking for a unique history about a subject you may not know a lot about, the Towing Museum is an interesting and uncommon experience. The history of the first tow truck, awesome unique displays of vintage trucks and even a place for kids to play with a working wrecker boom. Give this place a chance, you won’t walk away at least learning something new about a subject you never thought you’d be interested in. Recommended.

Its a trip trough time with Towing in mind

Amazing! Stop on by if youre coming through the area

Small, but great collection! Man who runs the place is very friendly, approachable, and knowledgeable.

Small but wonderful. Nice tow trucks and good documentation about history.

The museum was fairly inexpensive and held some beautifully restored wreckers. Also some interesting antique tools, fuel dispensers, and toys. The two long halls of notable benefactors (aka hall of old white men) was kind of weird.

The museum has some interesting features, but it is overpriced for a walk through that probably takes less than 30 minutes, even if you stop to read every informational display. I took my 3 kids because my 2 boys love tow trucks and the lady at the front desk was extremely rude. She wouldn’t honor a coupon I had on my phone, and we had a brochure that said you receive a free gift if you bring it in. We did and the free gift was a drink coozie. My oldest picked out a color and my daughter wanted to exchange the color (right then — because she wouldn’t give them each one of the cheapo coozies) and you would have thought we asked her for her right arm. Also, I hadn’t been in the door 60 seconds and she had already called out my 3 year old and reprimanded me for him touching a glass case and getting too close to a truck. I almost walked out then but didn’t to spare my oldest the disappointment. If you’re going to put trucks on display, expect that they’re going to receive glancing touches. I was keeping my child under control, he wasn’t climbing on the trucks, but I’ve never felt so unwelcome at a place I paid to enter into. I wouldn’t recommend it for kids under 5 for sure, and I really wouldn’t recommend it in general because of our experience. As a business, don’t put your rudest staff member out front. It was just an unpleasant, unacceptable experience to a tourist attraction.

This is the most unique attraction in Chattanooga. Everyone should visit this at some point. I adore this place! And it has the cutest gift shop around!

Lots of fun and knowledge very cool seeing hmm the towing industry has changed since the beginning. Little man had a blast playing with the kid friendly tow truck.

I enjoyed the history and the old vehicles. My 4 year old grandson loved the toys and especially the two wreckers that he could climb in and even operate! Exceeded expectations!

Great place. Fun to visit. Good for kids. Entire wall of tow truck toys.

Very interesting! Restorations are amazing.

A lot explaing the history of the towing industry. Lots of old tow truck, really cool museum.

Very interesting, informative and fun for the whole family.

The best thing I have ever seen seen loved it.

Nice short trip to get out of the house for a couple of hours. A lot if history information. And all displays very nice.

Great place for kids obsessed with trucks

Excellent collection displayed very well.

Ceremony for the Wall of the fallen, was emotional and sobering moment. Move over law exists and these families might not be going thru their loss if we all do our part.

Unique little museum thats worth a visit. Only one of its kind in the world! We spent a good hour here just looking around and reading the history throughout the museum. The staff member was very friendly as well. Starts with a video on some history, and then has a room filled with old towing trucks and where they came from. They also have a neat towing toy truck collection thats great for the kids to look at. Enjoyed our visit!

Honestly its boring they charge way to much to see some tow trucks.

Quite a nice job in the birthplace of the towing truck.

Cousin is a tow truck driver and owner so we went for him to see the hall of of fame wall. Was interesting for the history of towing.

Great museum with information about the birth of the tow truck industry. Several interesting models of tow trucks throughout the years, and a wonderful memorial honoring drivers lost in the line of duty. Even has a very nice gift shop with gifts for all ages.

Great little museum. It took me 2 hours to look over everything.

Neat museum! Lots of interesting information.

This was an unexpected find. Who would think that there was a museum for tow trucks? What we found was a building full of tow trucks. The trucks on display were literally museum quality restorations. They had some of the first tow trucks ever made. They had a Packard tow truck! Thats the 21st Century equivalent of a Rolls Royce tow truck. . They had a Japanese tow truck about the size of a first generation Honda Civic (you know, the pregnant roller skate)

Very informational. Appreciate that it was free

Cool place

Great place if your into that kind of stuff, I liked it

Odd kinda museum. But interesting with some cool stuff.

This is a great little museum. Im not sure how it survives but it was hoping the day we were there. It starts with a brief film about the history. Then you enter the first room. They have trucks from all over the country in all different sizes. The model tow trucks along the walls was cute too. We loved the antique gas pumps they had all around. This main room was filled with lots of information to read. The second room was not child friendly. It was rows and rows of photos of people who have earned recognition in the towing world. We walked right through this room. You reenter the gift shop in the back order. There they finally have a tow truck you can sit on. This was the highlight for my child. You climb in the cab and can turn on the lights. If you climb out you can work the tow with a remote. Great picture opportunity. No tow museum would be complete with out Mater. They have a cutout for more photos. The gift shop is cute but doesnt offer a great selection. Overall this was a great stop.

If you are interested in the tow truck industry its fascinating. ..

If you like trucks you need to check it out

Definitely worth a trip. I learned a lot of interesting things about towing. Not at all into tow trucks but I loved the museum.

Very nice museum. Well organized. Definitely worth checking out. Only takes an hour or two.

Great place! Really enjoyed our visit!

This is awesome!!!

Neat place. I have a new appreciation for tow operators. Staff was very helpful. We had our club banquet there as well.

Loved seeing a blast from the past. This place is extremely cool, even fun sites and things for kids. The big kids(adults)were thrilled to walk through seeing all the old gadgets and trucks!

Awesome experience. Nice to see what towing came from and where it is now

I was crusing around Chattanooga an unintentionally Stumbled across the museum. As a tow truck driver for 24 yrs now, I must admit it was very informational on how a Tow Truck has evolved into what they are today.Also this is the home of the,”Wall of the fallen R.I.P. Justin Percell

Great selection of trucks. Great stories about each truck

Good place to visit if you are in Chattanooga TN

Pretty cool museum. The classic towing equipment is fun to look at, and worth a trip to visit. They have about 20 different vehicles on display, and while it doesnt sound like much, you can easily spend an hour walking through. I will definitely be going again.

Love this strange place, great for car enthusiasts.