Knoxville, Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
QUIKLIST

ATTRACTIONS

GREAT FOR KIDS!

Zoo Knoxville

The Muse Knoxville

World’s Fair Park

Sunsphere

Fort Kid

Knoxville Children’s Theatre

Ijams Nature Center

Navitat Knoxville Canopy Tours | Tree-Based Adventure Park‎ at Ijams Nature Center


NATIONAL PARKS

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Gatlinburg, TN)


STATE PARKS

Marble Springs State Historic Site

Seven Islands State Birding Park

Sam Houston Schoolhouse State Historic Site (Maryville, TN)

Norris Dam State Park (Rocky Top, TN)

Big Ridge State Park (Maynardville, TN)

House Mountain State Natural Area (Corryton, TN)


AMUSEMENT PARKS

Dollywood (Pigeon Forge, TN)

Dollywood’s Splash Country (Pigeon Forge, TN)


SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Planetarium Shows at The Muse Knoxville

Heritage Planetarium (Maryville, TN)


MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND HISTORIC HOMES

The Muse Knoxville

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

Knoxville Museum of Art

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture

East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum

Historic Westwood

Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place

Knox County Museum of Education

Farragut Museum (Farragut, TN)

Blount Mansion

Mabry-Hazen House

Historic Ramsey House

Historic Bleak House

Crescent Bend House & Gardens – Armstrong-Lockett House

Beck Cultural Exchange Center

Southern Appalachia Railway Museum


HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND BUILDINGS

Sunsphere

James White’s Fort

L&N Station and Freight Depot

Historic Southern Railway Station

Alex Haley Statue in Haley Heritage Square


PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, GREENSPACES, AND BEACHES

Chilhowee Park & Exposition Center

Harold Lambert Overlook Park

High Ground Park

Northwest Sports Complex

Park NameSide of Town
Adair ParkNorth
Alex Haley Heritage Square at Morningside ParkEast
Alice Bell Park and BallfieldsNorth
Ashley Nicole Dream Playground at Caswell ParkEast
Babe Ruth ParkEast
Baker Creek PreserveSouth
Baxter Avenue ParkNorthwest
Bearden Middle School BallfieldsWest
Boright ParkNorth
Buck Toms ParkWest
Cal Johnson ParkEast
Caswell ParkEast
Cecil B. Webb ParkSouth
Charter E. Doyle Park and PetSafe Dog ParkSouth
Christenberry BallfieldsNorth
Claude Walker Park and BallfieldsEast
Cradle of Country Music ParkDowntown
Cumberland Estates ParkNorthwest
Danny Mayfield ParkNorthwest
Deane Hill ParkWest
Dr. Walter Hardy ParkEast
Edgewood ParkNorth
Everly Brothers ParkWest
First Creek ParkNorth
Forest Heights Pocket ParkWest
Forks of the River WMASouth
Fort Dickerson ParkSouth
Fort KidDowntown
Fountain City BallfieldsNorth
Fountain City ParkNorth
Fountain City SkateparkNorthwest
Fourth & Gill ParkNorth
Frajan Campbell ParkNorthwest
Fulton Bicentennial ParkNorth
Gary Underwood ParkSouth
Gov. Ned McWherter / Riverside Landing ParkEast
Happy Homes ParkNorthwest
Harriet Tubman ParkEast
Highland Neighborhood ParkNorth
Holston-Chilhowee BallfieldsEast
Holston River Park and PetSafe Dog ParkEast
Ijams Nature CenterSouth
Inskip BallfieldsNorthwest
Inskip ParkNorthwest
Island Home ParkSouth
James Agee ParkDowntown
James Smith ParkEast
Joe Foster ParkSouth
Knoxville Municipal Golf CourseNorth
Krutch ParkDowntown
Lakeshore ParkWest
Ledgerwood ParkNorth
Lonsdale ParkNorthwest
Luxmore Drive Natural AreaWest
Malcolm – Martin ParkNorthwest
Marie Myers ParkSouth
Mary James ParkSouth
Mary Vestal ParkSouth
Maynard Glenn BallfieldsSouth
Morningside ParkEast
New Hope ParkNortheast 
North Hills ParkNorth
Northwest Middle School ParkNorthwest
Old North Knoxville ParkNorth
Olde Mechanicsville ParkNorthwest
Parkridge ParkEast
Paul Hogue ParkEast
Petsafe Downtown Dog ParkDowntown
Reed & Baxter ParkNorthwest
River Bluff Wildlife Area South
Rock City BallfieldSouth
Rocky Hill BallfieldsWest
Roseanne Wolf Picnic AreaNorth
S & J Colquitt Memorial ParkNorthwest
Safety City ParkNorth
Sam Duff Memorial ParkSouth
Scottish Pike ParkSouth
Sequoyah Hills ParkWest
Sharp’s Ridge Veterans Memorial ParkNorth
Skyline ParkEast
Stanley Lippencott Ridge ParkSouth
Suttree Landing ParkSouth
Talahi ParkWest
Third Creek Greenway ParkWest
Tyson ParkWest
Vestal Gateway ParkSouth
Victor Ashe Park and Dogwood Dog ParkNorthwest
Volunteer Landing ParkDowntown
West Haven ParkNorthwest
West Hills / John Bynon ParkWest
West View ParkWest
Westwood ParkWest
Whitlow – Logan ParkWest
Whittle Springs Golf CourseNortheast 
Williams Creek Golf CourseEast
Williams Creek Urban ForestEast
William Hastie Natural AreaSouth
William Powell ParkEast
World’s Fair ParkDowntown

SPORTING VENUES AND EVENTS

Neyland Stadium – UT College Football

Lindsey Nelson Stadium – UT College Baseball

Thompson-Boling Arena – UT College Basketball

Thompson-Boling Arena – UT College Volleyball

Knoxville Ice Bears Hockey at Knoxville Civic Coliseum

Onsight Rock Gym

Ice Chalet

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

Tennessee Vintage Baseball Association


OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ADVENTURES

Outdoor Knoxville

Navitat Knoxville Canopy Tours | Tree-Based Adventure Park‎ at Ijams Nature Center

Cherokee Caverns

Morningside Park Disc Golf Course

Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area

William Hastie Natural Area

Putt-Putt Golf & Games

Sir Goony’s Family Fun Center


ZOOS AND ANIMAL EXPERIENCES

Zoo Knoxville


BOTANICAL GARDENS AND NATURE CENTERS

Ijams Nature Center

UT Gardens

Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum


PERFORMING ARTS

WDVX Blue Plate Special

Knoxville Children’s Theatre

Tennessee Theatre

Broadway at the Tennessee Theatre

Bijou Theatre

Clarence Brown Theatre

Knoxville Civic Auditorium

Knoxville Civic Coliseum

Thompson–Boling Arena

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

Knoxville Opera

The Carpetbag Theatre

Flying Anvil Theatre

Jubilee Community Arts at the Laurel Theater

Theatre Knoxville Downtown

Old City Performing Arts Center

River & Rail Theatre Company

Open Chord

Clayton Center for the Arts (Maryville, TN)

Oak Ridge Playhouse (Oak Ridge, TN)


CREATIVE AND CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Gallery of Pretentious Glass

Liza Moz’ Paint Your Own Pottery

Painting With a Twist

Fountain City Art Center

The Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture

UT Downtown Gallery

Arts & Culture Alliance at the Emporium

Art Galleria Knoxville

Art Market Gallery

Able Trade

Dogwood Arts

Candoro Arts and Heritage Center


COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCES

University of Tennessee


FACTORY TOURS, PRODUCT EXPERIENCES, AND TASTINGS

Pretentious Glass

Mayfield Dairy Tour (Athens, TN)

Sweetwater Valley Farm Cheese (Philadelphia, TN)

Bush’s Beans Visitor Center (Chestnut Hill, TN)


AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES

Mayfield Dairy (Athens, TN)

Ebenezer Road Market

Hardin Valley Road Market

New Harvest Farmers Market

Market Square Farmers Market

East Side Sunday Market

Winter Farmers Market

Tennessee Valley Fair

Dixie Lee Farmers Market

Historic Oak Ridge Farmers Market (Oak Ridge, TN)


SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS

Downtown Knoxville

Gay Street

Market Square

Old City

Happy Holler

SoKno

West Town Mall

Turkey Creek


INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

Adventure Action Park

Breakout Games – Knoxville

Escape Game Knoxville

EscapeWorks

Main Event Entertainment

Onsight Rock Gym

DEFY Knoxville

Ice Chalet

Sir Goony’s Family Fun Center

Maple Hall Boutique Bowling Alley (21+ After 9pm)

Western Avenue Strike & Spare Bowling Lanes

Fountain Strike & Spare Bowling Lanes

Family Bowl Strike and Spare Bowling Lanes

Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX

Central Cinema

AMC CLASSIC Windsor Square 7


RELIGIOUS SITES, SHRINES, AND MONUMENTS


HISTORIC MEMORIALS AND CEMETERIES

Knox County Old Gray Cemetery

Knoxville National Cemetery

Burn Memorial

East Tennessee Veterans Memorial

Tennessee Woman Suffrage Memorial


GROWN UP FUN!

Knoxville Ale Trail Map

Scruffy City

Boyd’s Jig & Reel

Peter Kern Library

Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern

Preservation Pub

The Casual Pint

Schulz Brau Brewing Company

Crafty Bastard Brewing

Alliance Brewing Company

Printshop Beer Company

Fanatic Brewing Company

Hexagon Brewing Company

Abridged Beer Company

The Oak Room by Abridged

Albright Grove Brewing Company

Balter Beerworks

Blackhorse Pub & Brewery Downtown

Downtown Grill & Brewery

Elkmont Exchange

Elst Brewing Company

Last Days of Autumn Brewing

Next Level Brewing Company

Orange Hat Brewing Co.

Pretentious Beer Co.

Smoky Mountain Brewery

Blue Slip Winery

Knox Whiskey Works


SPECIAL EVENTS!

First Friday Knoxville

Knoxville Home & Garden Show

Ijams Hummingbird Festival

Annual Greek Fest

Big Ears Festival

Tennessee Valley Fair

The Elf on the Shelf® Adventure

Downtown Peppermint Trail

Knox St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Cel-O’bragh-tion

Bike Boat Brew & Bark


OTHER GREAT IDEAS!

Volunteer Princess Cruises

Star of Knoxville Riverboat

Three Rivers Rambler

Knoxville Visitors Center

Knoxville Convention Center

Knoxville FREE Trolley Rides

Downtown Knoxville Map

Downtown Parking Map

Maker City Map

Statues, Monument, and Sculptures Map

Knoxville Mural Map


SHOPPING

The Maker City Directory

The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain *

Mast General Store

McKay’s Used Books

Three Rivers Market Community Food Co-op *

Pratt’s Country Store *

Knoxville Flea Market

Aimee’s Bohemian

Alumni Hall

Architectural Antics

Backroads Market

Basement Records

Bliss

Bliss Home

Boldure Gifts in the Old City

Citifid-O Premium Pet Provisions

Comics Exchange

Cottage Door Antiques & Gifts

Crenshaw Chlildren’s Shop

Earth to Old City *

Everything Mushrooms *

Fizz Market Square

Four Seasons Vintage

Knoxville Soap, Candles, and Gifts *

Little Happy Baby & Children’s Shop

Lost & Found Records

Magnolia Records

The Market Knoxville

Mighty Mud

Nature’s Crossing Health & Beauty

Nirvana Comics

Nothing Too Fancy

Pioneer House

POP Weasel Emporium

Pretentious Glass

Raven Records & Rarities

Rala

River Sports Outfitters

River Dog Bakery

Retrospect Vintage Store

Smart Toys & Books

Scrappin’ in the City *

Sci-Fi City

Snake Eyes Comics

Southern Market Unique Interior Shops

Striped Light Letterpress Studio + Record Company

The Adorable Child

Tall Man Toys & Comics

The Book Eddy

The Jackson Avenue Tea Company **

The Village Exchange

Twig Children’s Boutique

Uncle Lem’s Outfitters

Vintage, Etc. Knoxville

Union Ave Books

White Fox Bead Studio


DINING

LOCAL FOOD TRUCK FLAVOR

Knoxville Food Truck Directory

Food Truck Park at Central Filling Station

Food Trucks at SouthSide Garage

Big O’s Famous BBQ Food Truck

Captain Muchacho’s Food Truck

Chicken Coop Food Truck


OTHER GREAT IDEAS

Cafe 4

Cafe Vicolo

Matt Robb’s Biscuits & Brew

A Dopo Wood-Fired Pizza

Altruda’s

Anaba Japanese Cuisine

Apple Cake Tea Room

Archer’s BBQ

Aubrey’s

Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria

Bayou Bay Seafood House

Big Kahuna Wings

Blue Chips Sports Pub & Grill

Brazeiros Brazilian Steakhouse

Brenz Pizza Co

Buddy’s BBQ

Calhoun’s

Cancun Mexican Restaurant

Casa Don Gallo Mexican Cuisine

Central Flats & Taps

Chaiyo’s Thai & Sushi

Chandler’s Deli

Chesapeake’s

Chez Guevara Restaurant

Chivo Taqueria

Curious Dog Hotdogs & Sandwiches

Dave’s Dog House

Dazzo’s Pizzeria

Dead End BBQ

Don Delfis Pancake House and Restaurant

Don Gallo

Double Dogs

El Charro Mexican Restaurant

El MezCal

Elidio’s Pizza

Emilia

Emma’s Southern Kitchen

Fieldhouse Social

Fin-Two Japanese Ale House

The French Market Creperie

Gavino’s Pizzeria and Restaurant

Good Golly Tamale

Gosh Ethiopian Restaurant

Harby’s Pizza & Deli

Hard Knox Pizzeria

Holly’s Gourmets Market & Cafe

Inskip Grill

It’s All So Yummy! Cafe

J.C. Holdway

Jackie’s Dream Cafe

Kaizen Izakaya

Kefi

Knoxville Farmacy

Landing House Asian Fusion

Litton’s Market & Restaurant

Lonesome Dove Western Bistro

Nama Sushi Bar

Nick & J’s Cafe

Northshore Brasserie

Oli Bea

Oliver Royale

Petro’s Chili & Chips

Pizzeria Nora

The Plaid Apron Cafe

Sam & Andy’s

Scrambled Jake’s Breakfast Company

Senor Taco

Soccer Taco

SoKno Taco Cantina

South Coast Pizza

Stefano’s Pizza

Sticky Rice Cafe

Sunspot

Sweet P’s Barbeque & Soul House

Sweet P’s BBQ Downtown Dive

Tako Taco

Tangerine Japanese Cuisine & Sushi

The Burgers Powell

The Diner at Twisters

The Lunchbox on Market

The Pizza Kitchen

The Tomato Head

Tupelo Honey

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza

Wok Chow

Yassin’s Falafel House


FRUITS, JUICES, BOWLS, & SHAKES

Nekter Juice Bar **

Java Juice Box

Juice Bar

Clean Juice

Orange Hat Brewing Co. Kombucha


VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY

KoPita Falafel & Hummus Bar *


COFFEE SHOPS

Awaken Coffee

Backroads Market

Cafe Vicolo

Capybara Coffee

Coffee & Chocolate

Fairgrounds Coffee

The Golden Roast

Highline Coffee

Honeybee Coffee Co

K Brew

Life House Coffee

Mahalo Coffee Roasters

Matt Robb’s Biscuits & Brew

Old City Java

Paysan Bread & Bagels

Pearl on Union

Perk City

Pete’s Coffee Shop & Restaurant

Pike House Coffee

Remedy Coffee *

The Empty Cup

Time Warp Tea Room

Vienna Coffee at Regas Square

Wild Love Bakehouse


BUBBLE TEA

Hello Tea House 💜

Hey Bear Cafe Boba Tea & Snacks

Tealicious

Sticky Rice Cafe

Viet Bread & Tea Knoxville


SWEET TREATS

Coffee & Chocolate

Bradley’s Chocolates

Schakolad Chocolate Factory

Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop

Magpies Bakery

The French Market Creperie

Kilwin’s Knoxville

Chocolate Monkey

Beaver’s Dough Joe

Cinnaholic

Cruze Farm at Asbury

Cruze Farm Downtown

Emmy’s Frozen Yogurt

Gelato Brothers

Knox Dough Kingston Pike

The Original Freezo

Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain

Proper Popcorn

Status Dough Downtown

Benefit Your Life Gluten Free Bakery & Cafe


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