<link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css">
<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
<!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ---------->
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-3">
<div class="thumbnail">
<img src="http://lorempixel.com/400/300/sports/1/" alt="...">
<!-- I know I need to place the Caption div section over here, but in my situation I want it down -->
</div>
<!-- this part isn't working on hover - I want this working -->
<div class="caption">
<h4>Thumbnail Headline</h4>
<p>short thumbnail description</p>
<p><a href="" class="label label-danger" rel="tooltip" title="Zoom">Zoom</a>
<a href="" class="label label-default" rel="tooltip" title="Download now">Download</a></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div><!-- /.container -->
$( document ).ready(function() {
$("[rel='tooltip']").tooltip();
$('.thumbnail').hover(
function(){
/* If the div.caption was in div.thumbnail I would use .find its children and then hide / show; but I want it as a child */
$(this).siblings('.caption').slideDown(250); //.fadeIn(250)
},
function(){
$(this).siblings('.caption').slideUp(250); //.fadeOut(205)
}
);
});