Viva Knox Vegas

Interesting Places To Go 

Ijams Nature Center

Ijams Nature Center, a 160 acre nature park, is free & open from 8 am until dusk.
Interactive Trail Map
Wildlife Photo Galleries

Knoxville Zoo

The Knoxville Zoo is set in a lovely green space with sloping walks and overhanging trees. Plus, they have naked mole-rats.
Zoo Events
Daily Show Schedules
Knoxville Zoo Magazine Wild Wonders (PDF)
Zoo Map

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Home of the Cherokee, , this 36 mile long mountain range separates the states of Tennessee and North Carolina with elevations varying between 875 to 6,643 feet. The Smokies are named for the unusual mist that covers the range. Clingman's Dome, the highest point of the Appalachian Trail, is located within the park.
Park Service Maps
Maps of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including historical.
Look Rock webcam
Purchase Knob webcam

Learn About Knoxville 

Heartland Series

Bill Landry hosts this decades long series of shorts presented on WBIR about East Tennessee's cultural heritage.

More Random History, Trivia, & Facts About Knoxville

Memphis, Schmempis - Guess what one Knoxville record merchant did to promote Elvis' career?

City of Knoxville

Amazingly useful site for both residents and visitors.

Knoxville, Tennessee Wiki

The story of Knoxville as told by Knoxvillians.

Knoxville Films

A blog about filmmaking, written by filmmakers.

Knox Tube

Videos & film shorts by Knoxvillians, a concept which frightens me terribly.

NY Times Does Knoxville Politics

As if Johnny Knoxville weren't embarassing enough...
Thanks, guys

You Can Get There From Here, Really! 

Or, Getting Around.

Knoxville's Downtown Trolley Lines

Knoxville's Downtown Trolley System has five lines, including a late line from 8 pm to 3:30 am on Friday & Saturday nights (great if you're pub crawling). It's free, fun, gives you an easy tour of Downtown, the Old City, and the University of Tennessee campus without parking stress.
Hint: 11th St. Coffee house is right by the trolley stop for the Knoxville Museum of Art.


click to expand trolley map

TDOT SmartWay Map For Knox County

This smartmap from TDOT (Tennessee Department Of Transportation) shows not only an overview of Knoxville & Knox County's main roads and interstates, but gives you the ability to see to see the location of cameras, road construction, incidents, message signs, and hazardous road conditions.
There are also options to view sections of Knoxville's street system in more detail.
Hint: I'd advise checking for construction delays before heading into town; since the two biggest US interstates cross (and merge for a while) here, the heavy traffic necessitates constant road work.

Listen Here, Y'all 

Stations of Interest

WDVX Webcast

Before moving to a new studio in Knoxville, WDVX transmitted out of a trailer in a trialer park right alongside I-75 in Anderson County, the next county north of Knox. Even then they had fans all over the world for their quality americana, blue grass, roots, classic country, and traditional mountain music.

Be part of the live audience at WDVX's Blue Plate Special weekdays at noon. WDVX is located at the corner of Gay Street and Summit Hill Avenue in downtown Knoxville.

Fulton High School Radio

Falcon Radio, WKCS 91.1 FM

High school radio station that plays a wonderfully eclectic mix of songs.

How Cool Are We? 

The Simpsons "Bart on the Road" Episode

Bart, Martin, Milhouse, and Nelson take a road trip to Knoxville.
"Tennesseean is Tenne-believin'!"

Crazy Watto Behind The Scenes

Short by Z-Team Productions...
And if you see a familiar name in the credits, yes, that is the Lowell Cunningham, creator of Men In Black.

The Body Farm

Knoxville is the home of modern forensics, and here's why:
We have The Body Farm.
"Nearly everything known about the science of human decomposition comes from one place -- forensic anthropologist William Bass' Body Farm.
CNN.com. October 31, 2000

See also The Body Farm: Birthplace of Modern Forensics

A&E City Confidential: Knoxville, TN

"In the 1990s, the financial and social hub of Appalachia was a mix of intellectuals, college football stars, and good ol' boys with a hankerin' for big city livin'. But the good times ended for one man when a love triangle involving his wife and the church organist almost led to murder and a comedy of errors. "
A&E's City Confidential, Season 10, Episode 122 - Knoxville, TN: Phantom Hitman

Hank Williams May Or May Not Have Died Here

Well. Hank Williams, Sr. died here. Or maybe he didn't. It's just one of those mysteries.

HardKnox Roller Girls

All female roller derby league.

White Lightnin' Burlesque

That's right, Hillbilly Ol' Timey Burly Q. I recommend it.

The Sunsphere Cult On MySpace

"We Hereby worship the greatest achievent of the world, The Sunsphere, erected for the 1982 World's Fair, seemingly out of nowhere, the sunsphere is a place of Divine Worship and Holy Pilgrimage."

Personally I believe that the Sunsphere is actually the handle that opens the local hellmouth, but hey, I might be wrong on that...