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 The Wonderful City of Knoxville After spending the previous week dealing with sweltering heat and huge crowds in the Smoky Mountains area, I was pretty drained, both physically and emotionally. Fortunately, northeastern Tennessee came to my rescue. I had spent the past 10 days traveling all across Tennessee, but after I got to northeastern Tennessee, I decided that this area, with its lush, rolling hills dotted with picturesque small towns, was absolutely the best part of the state.
Although I'm not a real "city person," I like visiting cities during my travels and wanted to check out nearby Knoxville, because I'd never been there and knew absolutely nothing about it. I left the campground near Sevierville and drove into Knoxville on a foggy Tuesday morning thinking that I'd stay for only a few minutes, enough to say "been there, done that".
But the sun soon emerged and the town was so interesting that I spent a half-day walking around, shooting pictures and adoring this city I had known nothing about. As I learned, Knoxville is the home of the University of Tennessee, which is spread over a large campus on the banks of the Tennessee River near downtown. I walked through the campus and thought it was beautiful.
If you've been following my website, you know that Knoxville is also the hometown of Survivor - Australian Outback winner and fellow Doritos-lover, Tina Wesson. I didn't bump into Tina but I ate some Doritos in her honor. I loved visiting her city and decided that if I ever moved to Tennessee, Knoxville would be the place.
Above left: After traveling through some not-so-great cities in the South, I visited three great cities in one day: Knoxville, Greeneville, and Jonesboro, all in eastern Tennessee. Knoxville sits on the Tennessee River and is the home of the University of Tennessee. Above center: Knoxville is a pleasant blend of the old and the new. It's a real gem. Above right: Street scene in Knoxville.
Above left: Hank Williams, one of the cornerstones of country music, died here at the Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville on New Year's Eve in 1952. He died of an overdose at the young age of 29. Hank, of course, was the father of Hank Jr., the guy who sings "Are you ready for some football?" on Monday nights in the fall. Above right: Here's Hank Sr. (with guitar) with his wife, daughter, and son, Hank Williams, Jr. in happier times.
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