As the News Sentinel reported yesterday, Knox County is spending a lot of green when it comes to tourism. Whether or not more people are migrating in our direction was not reported. But, if I were an out-of-towner, where should I start exploring?
When you have out-of-town guests visiting you, where do you take them for a real Knoxville experience?
Here are a couple off the top of my head:
1. Market Square
2. The Lake (somewhere off of Northshore)
3. Litton’s in Fountain City
4. Sunsphere (because Bart Simpson has been there)
5. UT (b/c that’s what old Orientation Leaders do)
King Tuts
1. waterfront in sequoyah hills
2. volunteer landin/worlds fair park/sunsphere
3. UT game
1. Market Square
2. Mast General Store
3. Volunteer Landing
4. Calhoun’s!
5. (Football game optional this year.)
In addition to the fine suggestions already mentioned, I’d throw in Ye Olde Steakhouse.
1. Nama/Bistro by the Tracks, or Big Eds
2. Bar Hop Downtown/Market Sq/Old City
3. Breakfast @ Longs, Petes, or Bruggers
4. Shopping – The District
5. Either a UT Game, maybe a festival, concerts, or hit the lake and go wakeboarding with American Boat Center and the Wakeshop/KnoxWake.com guys
All these suggestions are good. Adding DGB for drinks to the list.
If I had to choose one, I’d say the Old City. No other place lets me park once and see good music, have good food, have good drinks, smoke a cigar, and choose from so many patios to sit on.
Food: The north Knox hat trick of Vic + Bill’s, Harby’s and Louie’s
Sites: UT Football [if its the correct season], the mountains, Sunsphere / World’s Fair Park, Dollywood / Gatlinburg [even though they're a pretty bad representations of us southerners]
Pub crawl: Union Jack’s, Toddys’, Sidestreet, around the Old City and Market Square
- a UT basketball game
- the Tennessee Theatre
- Underneath Calhoun’s – The Battle for my Biscuit: Ducks vs. Carp
@Tim: The Battle for my Biscuit should be an event every year! My Money is on the Carp.