Top attractions in Knoxville, Tennessee: Ijams Nature Center and downtown Knoxville
Ijams Nature Center, Knoxville, TN The last time my wife and I visited the city of Knoxville, Tennessee was in October 2003. We were getting ready to leave the rat race of New York behind for the perceived paradise of Hawaii, which would come the following month. We were excited for that move, a new chapter in our lives. Before leaving the “mainland”, we wanted to make sure we see more of it, before leaving. To that end, we really tried our best that same year. First, it was the 3 week long west coast road trip, going from New York City to Colorado and back. It was followed by this 10 day long trip that would take us to Knoxville, Memphis, then to New Orleans. Knoxville was more a layover destination on our second road trip that October. We stayed just one night, on our way over to Memphis. We knew we needed to rest up to break up the trip, as the driving distance from New York City to Memphis is over 1100 miles. Knoxville seemed like a...