Knoxville is located in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. It is the third-largest city in the state. It is the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus (UTK) and site of the 1982 World's Fair.

Understand

Get in

By plane

McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) is serviced by:

• American Eagle, 800-433-7300, [1].
• Comair, 800-354-9822.
• Continental Express, 800-525-0280, [2].
• Delta Airlines, 800-221-1212, [3].
• Northwest Airlines, 800-225-2525, [4].
• United Express, 800-241-6522, [5].
• US Airways Express, 800-428-4322, [6].

The following cities are serviced non-stop from Knoxville by air:

• Atlanta (ATL)
• Charlotte (CLT)
• Cincinnati (CVG)
• Cleveland (CLE)
• Dallas (DFW)
• Denver (DEN)
• Detroit (DTW)
• Houston (IAH)
• Memphis (MEM)
• Minneapolis (MSP)
• New York (LGA)
• Newark (EWR)
• Orlando (MCO)
• Philadelphia (PHL)
• Washington (DCA)
• Washington (IAD)

By car

Knoxville sits at the intersection of Interstate 75. Interstate 40, and Interstate 81.

By bus

• Greyhound, 100 East Magnolia Avenue, 800-231-2222. National bus service.

By boat

The Tennessee Rivers run through Knoxville and is accessible by personal watercraft. Many boaters routinely navigate the Tennessee River for both pleasure and travel.

Get around

Although parking is usually easy to come by in most of the city, it may be difficult to locate adequate parking in the Downtown area and around the University of Tennessee. With this in mind, the best way to get around these parts of town may be the Knoxville Area Transit, or KAT. KAT runs a bus service; there is no light rail. KAT's website can be found at: [7] One can traverse downtown itself by walking; the city is not very amenable to biking. The outer parts of the city are most amenable to private automobiles, as bus service is necessarily thin in the outer sprawl. Many of these neighborhood even lack sidewalks, rendering travel by car a real necessity.

See

• Candy Factory. Built in the 1800s, is now used by arts and community groups as well as retail businesses.
• Fort Sanders neighbourhood. A multitude of Victorian-era houses.
• Market Square. A small, historic square downtown which has become a gathering place for various events and groups.
• Old City. A lot of interesting architecture and a chief nightlife spot.
• Tennessee Theatre, on Gay Street in downtown. The state theatre of Tennessee and is an interesting example of Moorish architecture.
• Volunteer Landing. Knoxville's riverwalk along the Tennessee River.
• World's Fair Park.
  • Sunsphere. A modernistic monument built for the 1982 World's Fair.

Do

• College football. See a University of Tennessee game at Neyland Stadium, one of the largest stadiums in college football.

Learn

• University of Tennessee. A public land-grant doctoral-degree granting university. The campus is near downtown.
• Knoxville College. A small, historically African-American college.

Work

Knoxville is the location of the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority, as well as of Regal Entertainment Group, the largest movie theatre chain in the world. Other large employers are the Continental Airlines maintenance facility, the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, located in Oak Ridge, about 30 miles away from Knoxville.

Buy

Knoxville has two major shopping malls. The larger one is West Town Mall, located in the mid-western part of the city at 7600 Kingston Pike. The other one is Knoxville Center (most locals still refer to it by its former name, East Towne Mall). It is indeed located in the eastern, or northeastern part of the city, at 3001 Knoxville Center Dr.

• McKay Used Books & CDs, 230 Papermill Place Way, Knoxville, TN 37919, [8]. It's a warehouse sized extravaganza of cheap, used books, CDs, DVDs, videos, audiobooks, CD-ROMs, and video games. As well as shopping, you can sell your used items for cash or store credit.

Eat

Knoxville has plenty of restaurants, although the diversity and quality of them can be disappointing. Be perseverent, however, and you will find some diamonds in the rough. Vegetarians and vegans are generally not well catered to. There are exceptions, however, and the vigilant vegetarian or vegan will not starve.

Budget

• Knoxville has many fast food places, including several Petro's outlets. Petro's was founded in Knoxville and is not found outside of Tennessee. Its signature dish comes in a paper bucket, and consists of layers of corn chips, chili, cheese, green onions, tomatoes, and sour cream. It comes in beef, chicken, vegetarian varieties. Wash it down with Petro's Hint-of-Orange® Iced Tea.

Mid-range

• El Charro, which has three locations in Knoxville, claims to have the "best salsa in Knoxville."
• Downtown Grill and Brewery, 424 S Gay St, [9]. 11AM-midnight every day. Big, stylish microbrewery on two floors with huge copper brewers' tanks in the center. Upscale pub fare -- steaks, seafood, sandwiches and fry ups, as well as the tasty house-brand beers. Free WiFi. $15-25 (with a pint).
• Calhoun's, 6515 Kingston Pike, 400 Neyland Drive, and 10020 Kingston Pike. [10]. Voted as serving the best ribs in all of America, Calhoun's offers what they call a "taste of Tennessee". Calhoun's also operates a microbrewery at each of their locations. Great food, great atmosphere, and great service.

Splurge

• The Orangery is a French food restaurant.

Drink

• Patrick Sullivan's Steakhouse and Saloon in the Old City.

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Contact

Stay safe

Cope

In general, it is necessary to speak English in Knoxville as the majority of the population is monolingual. The culture is generally conservative, though less radically so than in the surrounding rural areas. Non-Christians may experience some hostility and attempts at "witnessing" to them are not uncommon. In general, gay and lesbian travellers will not find the environment particularly inviting. For instance, most same-sex couples do not feel comfortable holding hands in public in Knoxville. However, there is a small but active gay scene.

Get out

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Gatlinburg. About an hour's drive.
• Chattanooga. About two hours' drive to the home of the Tennessee Aquarium.
• Southeastern Conference Tour
• The Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN. (www.musemofappalachia.com) About 30 minutes north of Knoxville up I75. See how settlers in Southern Appalachia lived. This area was once "the Wild West". The museum features pioneer artifacts and authentic buildings. There are special events in the spring, the Christmas season, and the Fourth of July(anvil shoot!).