Blount Mansion
Built between 1792 and 1830, the oldest section of Blount Mansion served as the executive residence for William Blount, Governor of the Southwest Territory. A complete departure from other early Knoxville dwellings, frontiersmen and settlers referred to this gracious frame house as "the Blount Mansion." The Governor's office, located behind the Mansion, served as the capitol of the Southwest Territory from 1792-1796 and was the site where the Tennessee State Constitution was drafted.
www.blountmansion.org

Children's Museum of Oak Ridge
The Children's Museum of Oak Ridge is a dynamic cultural center that features innovative exhibitions, programs and workshops for all ages. Science, art and history are emphasized in hands-on learning opportunities that encourage young people to understand their cultural heritage, environment and the world around them. Educators are encouraged to utilize the Museum's numerous resources - over 20,000 objects, archival holdings, audio/video tapes, books and magazines.
http://newsite.com/cmor

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Civil War Sites Tour
Prepared by the Knoxville Civil War Roundtable. This tour covers significant Knoxville Civil War sites. Includes the Bleak House, Second Presbyterian Church, Crescent Bend, Cherokee Heights, West Wing of Union Lines, Pontoon Bridge Site, Fort Hill, Mabry-Hazen House, Confederate Cemetery, Forts Dickerson and Stanley, General Burnside Headquarters, Battery Wiltsie, Immaculate Conception Church, Third Creek Valley, National Cemetery, Fort Sanders, and UDC Monument.
Civil War Sites Tour

Confederate Memorial Hall - Bleak House
Confederate Memorial Hall, originally named "Bleak House," has a rich and interesting past. Bleak House, an antebellum mansion of fifteen spacious rooms and wide halls, stands well back on an eminence among lovely trees and elaborately landscaped grounds. The property fronts 250 feet on Kinston Pike and extends 900 feet in terraced gardens down to Fort Loudon Lake (Tennessee River). The house was built for Robert Houston Armstrong and Louisa Franklin as a wedding gift.  Louisa’s father, Major L. D. Franklin, built the house; Robert’s father, Drury Armstrong of Crescent Bend, donated the land.  The young couple named their stately home, "Bleak House," for Charles Dickens' then currently popular novel of that name. The property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.
www.korrnet.org/cmh

East Tennessee Historical Center: Custom House
The historic building which is now officially known as the East Tennessee Historical Center was built in 1874 as Knoxville's first United States Custom House and Post Office. The architect of the original building was Alfred Bult Mullett (1834-1890), at that time the chief architect of the United States government. Of neoclassical Italianate design, the Custom House served as Knoxville's federal building until 1933, housing the federal court, excise offices, and post office. The former federal courtroom on the third floor features notable neoclassical decoration. From 1936 to 1976, the building served as one of the main Knoxville offices of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). In 1973, the Custom House was among the first structures in Knoxville named to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1977, the Custom House was awarded to the public library to be developed into a center for historical research and was significantly restored and renovated by Knox County in 1980 and 1992.

The East Tennessee Historical Center is one of two facilities of the Knox County Public Library System located in downtown Knoxville. The East Tennessee Historical Center houses the public library's Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection and the Knox County Archives, the repository for the permanent governmental records of Knox County.
www.east-tennessee-history.org

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East Tennessee History Center
Located in the building are:
• First Floor: East Tennessee Historical Society Shop, Corner Drugstore Streetscape, and temporary exhibits will open April 2. The permanent exhibit is undergoing renovation and will reopen in 2006.
• Second Floor: Knox County Archives & ETHS Administrative Offices
• Third Floor: McClung Historical Collection for genealogical and historical research

Emporium Center for Arts & Culture
The mission of the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville is to serve and support a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions by assuring their creative, financial, and operational well being.  The Arts & Culture Alliance provides leadership and advocacy that establishes and maintains the success of the arts and cultural environment of greater Knoxville, as well as providing for a strong climate for cultural and economic interaction between the arts and the community as a whole.
Emporium Center for Arts & Culture

Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture
The Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture is named in honor of C. Kermit "Buck" Ewing who initiated the art curriculum at the University of Tenneessee, Knoxville in 1948. Its permanent collection consists of approximately 3000 objects: General contemporary in all media; Asian, Graphic Design/Illustration, Architectural Drawings/Photographs.

Farragut Folklife Museum
The Farragut Folklife Museum is a treasure chest of photographs and artifacts which tell a story of the history of the Farragut and Concord communities. One of the highlights of the Museum is the Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Collection. Admiral Farragut, the first commissioned Admiral of the United States Navy and perhaps best known for his statement, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead," was born in this area on July 5, 1801. This nationally sought after collection houses artifacts such as Farragut’s personal china, uniform ornamentation, family photographs, manuscripts, letters of interest and a large collection of scrimshaw.

The Museum also exhibits objects of memorabilia, history of our schools, churches and community, railroad artifacts and changing exhibits of interest to the community.
www.TownofFarragut.org

Frank H. McClung Museum
The McClung Museum is a general museum with collections in anthropology, archaeology, decorative arts, medicine, local history, and natural history. The exhibits document ways of life, cultural trends, and technologies from prehistoric times to the present day, and showcase much of Tennessee's past -- its geology, history, art, and culture. The McClung Museum is a special place -- a place of discovery, a place to learn about the world around us.

As a part of The University of Tennessee, the Museum supports and participates in the University's mission to serve the state, region, and nation through scholarship, teaching, artistic creation, professional practice, and public service.
mcclungmuseum.utk.edu

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the southern Appalachians. It straddles the Tennessee-North Carolina border for 70 miles. The Cherokee people called this area Shacomage, or "Place of Blue Smoke." The bluish mist, which clings to the mountainsides and fills the valleys, gives the park its name and remains its most distinctive feature. The park is 520,976 acres. The highest elevation in the park is 6,643 feet at the summit of Clingmans Dome, and the lowest elevation is 840 feet at the mouth of Abrams Creek.
National Park

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Ijams Nature Center
Ijams Nature Center is a city park and community nature center. In its eighty plus acres, foot trails wind across streams, meadows, fern banks, and past bluffs overlooking Fort Loudon Lake. The abundant variety of wildflowers, grasses, and native trees provides cover for the animal population which includes turtles, raccoons, and muskrats among others. Ijams is also a bird sanctuary. Over 40 species have nested on the property, with many others visiting.
www.ijams.org

Ivan Racheff Park and Gardens - 1943 Tennessee Ave., Knoxville TN 37921. Botanical Gardens. Three acres of seasonal plantings. Mon-Fri. 10 am-4 pm. (865) 522-6210.

James White's Fort
James White's Fort was built in 1786 as the first pioneer structure of what is today Knoxville. The reconstructed fort is furnished with original artifacts and creates an accurate picture of everyday life on the frontier. The fort is open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (January and February), and Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (March-December). Admission is $5 for Adults and $2 for Children ages 5-12. Free parking for cars and buses is available adjacent to the grounds.
James White Fort

Knoxville Museum of Art
Founded in 1961 as the Dulin Gallery of Art, the Knoxville Museum of Art moved into its current facility in World's Fair Park on March 25, 1990. Designed by noted museum architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, this 53,000 square foot concrete and Tennessee pink marble building features five galleries, the Great Hall, auditorium, Museum Shop, and various gardens and terraces. KMA received accreditation from the American Association of Museums in 1996.
www.knoxart.org

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Knoxville Women's Center - 220 Carrick Street, Knoxville TN 37916. Mon-Fri 10 am-3 pm; (865) 546-1873.

Knoxville Zoological Park
The Knoxville Zoo has been rated as one of the best zoos in America. It is open year round and offers special programs such as Bedtime with the Beasts. Bedtime with the Beasts is where fun and learning come together. The Bedtime with the Beasts program is offered to any organized group of 15 to 30 people ages six and up. Enjoy private tours, activities, and animal encounters. Bring your sleeping bag and spend the night at the Knoxville Zoo! It happens March through November for $30 per person.
www.knoxville-zoo.org

Knoxville Zoo's "Nudist Colony"

Mabry-Hazen House
The Mabry-Hazen House Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located on five acres atop Mabry Hill and includes the 4-acre Civil War Bethel Cemetery.  This stately, elegant home of the Victorian and Civil War periods showcases one of the largest collections of original artifacts including, china, silver, crystal, and antique furnishings. Built in 1858 and housing three generations of the same family from 1858-1987, the Mabry-Hazen House served as headquarters for both the Union and Confederate troops during the civil war.
Mabry-Hazen House

The Marble Springs Historic Site
The original home of Gov. John Sevier, a loom house, tavern, smokehouse and half-cantilever barn are used to educate the public about the life and times of Gov. John Sevier.
Marble Springs

Museum of Appalachia
One of the largest, single collections of pioneer relics and mountain life exhibits on a 70-acre frontier farm.
www.museumofappalachia.com

Old Gray Cemetery
Old Gray Cemetery, 13 acres of beauty and history, is over 150 years old. Although the land was purchased in 1850 the cemetery was not dedicated until 1852 when the first 40 lots were sold at public auction. Today Old Gray clearly depicts Knoxville's history as well as the Victorian era and provides an important example of cemetery planning and design during the rural-cemetery or garden movement. Old Gray Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old Gray Cemetery

The Ramsey House Plantation
Ramsey House was built for Colonel Francis Alexander Ramsey, a pioneer citizen who became prominent in the formation of the State of Franklin, the Territory South of the Ohio River, and the State of Tennessee. Construction began in 1795, and was finished in 1797. In 1952, the A.P.T.A. chapter acquired the house and one acre of land. Since that time, more than 100 acres of the original property have been purchased to protect the house on all sides. Restored to the period of Colonel Ramsey's occupancy, it is being furnished with the aid of a very complete inventory made at the time of his death.
www.ramseyhouse.org

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The Star of Knoxville Riverboat
The Star of Knoxville is an authentic paddlewheeler with a capacity 325 passengers. The main deck seats 144 passengers and is fully enclosed, air conditioned, and heated for year-round comfort. The vessel is equipped with two (2) bars, a dance floor, band stage, and is exquisitely decorated for the most elegant dinner and entertainment available. If you don't feel like having the black-tie event, the atmosphere is functional as a jeans and shorts type of place for the family reunions and football parties. The Tennessee River is one of the most beautiful rivers in the east. While cruising, you will enjoy one of the most breath- taking views in Knoxville. Not only will you see some of the history of the river, you will most certainly be relaxed by the river's beauty.
Star of Knoxville

Three Rivers Rambler
Located at Volunteer Landing: Neyland Drive between Calhoun’s and the Boathouse, this vintage steam engine train takes guests on a 90-minute excursion to the Forks of the River and back, through some of Knoxville’s most historic and beautiful countryside.
Three Rivers Rambler

University of Tennessee Football Hall of Fame
The museum stands as a tribute to the student athletes who shaped 100 years of Volunteer Football. Neyland Thompson Sports Center, 1704 Johnny Majors Drive on UT campus.

Volunteer Landing
Volunteer Landing, a scenic one-mile paved riverwalk along the Tennessee River, houses a regional visitor center, several unique attractions, historical homes and markers, a full-service marina, three restaurants, a premier hotel and refreshing waterfalls and fountains.

Whether it's a relaxing stroll or a family outing, Volunteer Landing has something for everyone.
Volunteer Landing

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Volunteer State Veteran's Hall of Honor
A tribute to Tennesseans who saw duty in combat, this Hall of Honor museum contains over 2,000 relics and exhibits that range from the Civil War through the Persian Gulf War. 4000 Chapman Highway.

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Volunteer State Veterans Museum - 4000 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville TN 37920. No charge. Museum has more than 2,000 artifacts on exhibit from the Civil War to the Persian Gulf War. Thurs, Fri & Sat.; 10 am-4 pm; Sun. 1-4 pm. (865) 577-0757.

W.P. Toms Memorial Gardens
Terraced 3-acre formal garden w/roses, thousand of blooming flowers, and 5 fountains overlooking the Tennessee River. 20,000 Tulips bloom each spring. Gardens embrace the Amstrong-Lockett House. 2728 Kingston Pike

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Come and experience the history and excitement of women's basketball at the world's most interactive hall of fame. Watch a riveting video of the game's history. Hang out in a modern locker room as some of the country's top coaches get in your face with behind-the-scenes video. Shoot some hoops and take home unique souvenirs from our gift shop. Jam-packed with memorabilia, activities and exhibits, the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame will infuse you with the spirit and energy of the best players in the history of women's basketball. This is not just a museum. It's an all-out, one-of-a-kind, bigger-than-life experience. And you don't want to miss it.
www.wbhof.com

World's Fair Park
The new World’s Fair Park is a state-of-the-art urban paradise that incorporates most of the major landmarks from the 1982 World’s Fair held in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, and takes the functionality of the site to an impressive new level. The infrastructure of the park is designed to efficiently support events from an intimate wine-tasting to a huge outdoor concert. Electricity and water are strategically placed to accommodate one or more events taking place simultaneously, and thoughtfully conceived underpinnings like reinforced lawns, give the park extra strength and flexibility for a wide range of possible uses.
World's Fair Park