Food Scene
SoKno Taco Cantina
3701 Sevierville PikeSoKno Market
2014 W Governor John Sevier HwySweet P's Barbeque & Soul House
3725 Maryville Pike3 minutes from our home
Swanky urban coffee hang out and there is an art gallery across the street!
78 locals recommend
K Brew
1138 N BroadwaySwanky urban coffee hang out and there is an art gallery across the street!
Best little dive of a clean and good and economical meal in south knoxville!
Round Up Restaurant and Ice Cream
3643 Sevierville PikeBest little dive of a clean and good and economical meal in south knoxville!
Honeybee Coffee
700 Sevier AveUrban place for coffee and wifi!
Panchos Mexican Grill
7509 Chapman HwyGood, close, and locally owned!
Off beat bikers tea room! Just a weird and cool place to hang out for light bite and wifi!
Time Warp Tea Room
1209 N Central StOff beat bikers tea room! Just a weird and cool place to hang out for light bite and wifi!
Drinks & Nightlife
Scruffy City Hall
32 Market SquareThe Red Piano Lounge
4620 Kingston PikeBowling and bar! And SWANKY! Even a urban parlor upstairs from bowling with observation deck! NICE!
57 locals recommend
Maple Hall
414 S Gay StBowling and bar! And SWANKY! Even a urban parlor upstairs from bowling with observation deck! NICE!
Bar ~ hidden in Oliver Hotel ~ with backstreet entrance and pocket doors to hide it during the Prohibition.
Swanky place still!
PS ~ Author of Eat, Pray, Love ~ Elizabeth Gilbert stayed at this hotel above the bar while writing a novel.
48 locals recommend
Peter Kern Library
407 Union AveBar ~ hidden in Oliver Hotel ~ with backstreet entrance and pocket doors to hide it during the Prohibition.
Swanky place still!
PS ~ Author of Eat, Pray, Love ~ Elizabeth Gilbert stayed at this hotel above the bar while writing a novel.
Sightseeing
The 11 mile loop is closed to traffic on Mondays and Wednesday until 10:30 AM during warm months. You can rent bike and helmet from Cades Cove Campground Store. It took my family about 3 hours to complete this ride when I took my 4 children out on it when they were smaller. It is a great way to enjoy the cove!
12 locals recommend
Cades Cove Campground Store and Bike Rental
10035 Campground DrThe 11 mile loop is closed to traffic on Mondays and Wednesday until 10:30 AM during warm months. You can rent bike and helmet from Cades Cove Campground Store. It took my family about 3 hours to complete this ride when I took my 4 children out on it when they were smaller. It is a great way to enjoy the cove!
GORGEOUS PHOTO OPPS here! Fantastic Gardens!
33 locals recommend
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum
2743 Wimpole AveGORGEOUS PHOTO OPPS here! Fantastic Gardens!
Go even in the rain! It's underground and best cave on this side of Mississippi some say! Really cool!
121 locals recommend
Tuckaleechee Caverns
825 Cavern RdGo even in the rain! It's underground and best cave on this side of Mississippi some say! Really cool!
Parks & Nature
Great River Walk and way to take in trails ~ take a bike or walk them!
273 locals recommend
Ijams Nature Center
2915 Island Home AveGreat River Walk and way to take in trails ~ take a bike or walk them!
http://www.lecontelodge.com/
You can call a few days ahead and order a hot lunch up at the top during the warmer months. I recommend trail head from Alum Cave Bluffs ~ you can get up the mountain in about 3 hours when it's warm. It's taken me about 3 hours before to make it up to Alum Cave Bluffs in the ice ~ and it was treacherous with ice ~ you should wear ice cleats sometimes even through April! Views from Clifftops and a sunrise from Myrtle Point are the most AMAZING views in the park from my humble opinion. You can go through the National Park site and make reservation to backcountry camp up at a shelter not far from the cabins/lodge. It is not very expensive, but RSVP
86 locals recommend
Mount LeConte Lodge
http://www.lecontelodge.com/
You can call a few days ahead and order a hot lunch up at the top during the warmer months. I recommend trail head from Alum Cave Bluffs ~ you can get up the mountain in about 3 hours when it's warm. It's taken me about 3 hours before to make it up to Alum Cave Bluffs in the ice ~ and it was treacherous with ice ~ you should wear ice cleats sometimes even through April! Views from Clifftops and a sunrise from Myrtle Point are the most AMAZING views in the park from my humble opinion. You can go through the National Park site and make reservation to backcountry camp up at a shelter not far from the cabins/lodge. It is not very expensive, but RSVP
Steep trail about 1.5 hours from here. It is all paved, but steep up to observation tower from which you can view the most beautiful sunrise.
16 locals recommend
Clingmans Dome Trailhead
Steep trail about 1.5 hours from here. It is all paved, but steep up to observation tower from which you can view the most beautiful sunrise.
Gorgeous evening views of the city! Take an eno and strap them to some trees and enjoy a raven's view of our town! Old civil war lookout ~ there are caves below with markings of soldiers in them! http://missyfitandfun.blogspot.com/2012/01/river-bluff-old-civil-war-battle-site.html
Cherokee Bluffs
Gorgeous evening views of the city! Take an eno and strap them to some trees and enjoy a raven's view of our town! Old civil war lookout ~ there are caves below with markings of soldiers in them! http://missyfitandfun.blogspot.com/2012/01/river-bluff-old-civil-war-battle-site.html
GORGEOUS views after steep climb! Be careful up here! Lightening is prone to strike here often so don't go if possible storm in weather forecast! But it is way up and a gorgeous view in the fall if you don't have time to get caught in traffic in the Great SMoky Mountain NAtional Park!
36 locals recommend
House Mountain
GORGEOUS views after steep climb! Be careful up here! Lightening is prone to strike here often so don't go if possible storm in weather forecast! But it is way up and a gorgeous view in the fall if you don't have time to get caught in traffic in the Great SMoky Mountain NAtional Park!
Gorgeous trails and bike trail nearby on greenway... but stop and smell these flowers! GREAT PHOTO place!
27 locals recommend
UT Gardens
2518 Jacob DrGorgeous trails and bike trail nearby on greenway... but stop and smell these flowers! GREAT PHOTO place!
http://www.outdoorknoxville.com/places/greenways/south/knox-blount-greenway
The City of Knoxville section of the Knox/Blount Greenway is the first phase of a plan to provide a pedestrian connection from Knoxville south through Knox and Blount counties to the Great Smoky Mountains. The completed phase spans from Marine Park, along the shore of the Tennessee River, passes the UT Practice Golf Course and Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus and connects to the Neyland Greenway via the J.E. "Buck" Karnes Bridge. The next phase will be to continue the greenway south from Marine Park to join the Alcoa-Maryville greenway system. The final phase of the greenway will eventually continue through Townsend
Knox Blount Greenway
Knox Blount Greenwayhttp://www.outdoorknoxville.com/places/greenways/south/knox-blount-greenway
The City of Knoxville section of the Knox/Blount Greenway is the first phase of a plan to provide a pedestrian connection from Knoxville south through Knox and Blount counties to the Great Smoky Mountains. The completed phase spans from Marine Park, along the shore of the Tennessee River, passes the UT Practice Golf Course and Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus and connects to the Neyland Greenway via the J.E. "Buck" Karnes Bridge. The next phase will be to continue the greenway south from Marine Park to join the Alcoa-Maryville greenway system. The final phase of the greenway will eventually continue through Townsend
Shopping
All farmers sell their produce here! It's great place to get buy local and organic and fresh food!
49 locals recommend
Three Rivers Market
1100 N Central StAll farmers sell their produce here! It's great place to get buy local and organic and fresh food!
Food City
7608 Mountain Grove DrGrocery Store
Buy from local artisans!
https://www.visitknoxville.com/listings/tea-%26-treasures/439/
Tea & Treasures
4104 Martin Mill PikeBuy from local artisans!
https://www.visitknoxville.com/listings/tea-%26-treasures/439/
Union Ave Books
517 Union AveNice bookstore!
McKay's Knoxville
230 Papermill Pl WayBest used bookstore in town!
Essentials
Knoxville Cleaning Co
3106 Chapman HwyBest dry cleaner in South Knoxville!
Wash Me Coin Laundry
6316 Chapman HwyBest laundromat in South Knoxville
University of Tennessee Medical Center
1924 Alcoa HwyClosest Hospital
United States Postal Service
1216 East PkwyClosest post office/ runs on limited hours
Arts & Culture
My favorite historic home in Knoxville ~ great Civil War History and near civil war cemetery!
Read The Seduction of Miss Evelyn Hazen!
Interesting book!
Hazen Historical Museum
1711 Dandridge AveMy favorite historic home in Knoxville ~ great Civil War History and near civil war cemetery!
Read The Seduction of Miss Evelyn Hazen!
Interesting book!
40 acres with trails ~ an arboretum and the lands of our first Governor of TN ~ John Sevier , foe of Andrew Jackson and a man who was wildly independent and never conformed to city slicker politics. Beautiful place for a picnic!
Governor John Sevier Farm Home
1220 W Governor John Sevier Hwy40 acres with trails ~ an arboretum and the lands of our first Governor of TN ~ John Sevier , foe of Andrew Jackson and a man who was wildly independent and never conformed to city slicker politics. Beautiful place for a picnic!
East Tennessee History Center
601 S Gay Sthttp://www.easttnhistory.org/
Art Market Gallery
422 S Gay Sthttp://artmarketgallery.net/knoxville-art/
Closest library: http://www.knoxlib.org/about/hours-and-locations/howard-pinkston-branch-library
Howard Pinkston Library
7732 Martin Mill PikeClosest library: http://www.knoxlib.org/about/hours-and-locations/howard-pinkston-branch-library