Market Square
Explore the downtown square’s shops, local dining and public spaces.
Visitor details ↗Knoxville & the Smokies / Find your place
Knoxville
Market Square · Art · Urban outdoors
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Knoxville.
Start with Market Square and a local meal, then choose art or an outdoor escape. Knoxville connects a walkable downtown with nearby nature.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
Ijams Nature Center
Choose a nature outing using current trail, activity and visitor information.
Visitor details ↗Knoxville Museum of Art
Discover exhibitions connecting East Tennessee’s visual culture with wider art stories.
Visitor details ↗Eat & drink
Explore local restaurants, cafés and places to pause around Knoxville.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around Knoxville. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Knoxville area places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Knoxville. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Tennessee photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- Knoxville skyline from Tennessee River.jpg — AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- The Old Mill (building) in Pigeon Forge IMG 5105.JPG — Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Gatlinburg Tennessee Mountains.jpg — 222W4d0, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: Knoxville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.