Whether it's a trip to the city or into the wilderness you don't have to travel far from Knoxville to find it! Come explore the region (and beyond) with me, because no matter what day it is, it's always "trip time."
All in Scenic Drives
The Great Smoky Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau line the two sides of the Great Valley in Tennessee. While seeing these mountain ranges rise up in the distance is beautiful, overlooks along the tops of the mountains can be downright stunning. Here are five easy to reach overlooks where you can get a unique view of Tennessee.
For decades a stretch of the Foothills Parkway about a mile and a half long remained incomplete. Now thanks to a mix of engineering and funding, this “missing link” allows people access to the entire stretch between Wears Valley (near Pigeon Forge) and Walland (near Townsend).
Standing Stone State Park is a secluded park along the Cumberland Plateau near Livingston, TN. It provides an escape for the day or longer, it’s all up to you.
This part of the country is filled with waterfalls and it’s easy to make a day out of traveling to them.
When there's a deep freeze in Tennessee, the region's waterfalls transform into something quite magical.
Driving through West Knox County, it is often hard to imagine a time when sprawling subdivisions and miles and miles of shopping centers didn’t dominate the landscape. This was however, the part of Tennessee where the nation’s first Navy Admiral was born, and once upon a time a thriving town along the Tennessee River helped fuel the local economy.
