Newly built Hotel in the Knoxville area with indoor pool, Fitness Center, hot tub and meeting room. Hotel offers complimentary Wireless and Wired High Speed Internet access, USA Today Newspapers Monday thru Friday and breakfast. This Country Inn and Suites warm and welcoming atmosphere is sure to make business and leisure travelers feel right at home. It is just minutes from Downtown Knoxville and University of Tennessee. Just 20 minutes from Oak Ridge and the historic town of Clinton. Nearby Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge. Great shopping is just 45 minutes away. Hotel has plenty of nearby restaurants and is convenient to the Museum of Appalachia.
Museum of Appalachia: • The most authentic and complete replica of pioneer Appalachian life in the world. The Museum was opened in the late 1960s with one log building, the General Bunch House, on a two-acre plot. Now it has grown to 65 acres.
Norris Dam State Park: • Norris Dam State Park is located on the shores of Norris Lake at the site of Norris Dam. Situated in the Ridge and Valley region of East Tennessee, the park contains more than 4,000 acres.
Lenoir Museum: • Families can enjoy the early Americana displays of thousands of items collected over 60 years, including a one-of-a-kind farm invention by an African-American farmer.
American Museum of Science and Energy: • The museum opened in 1949 in an old wartime cafeteria. Its guided tours took visitors through the peaceful uses of atomic energy. The present facility, opened in 1975, continues to provide the general public with energy information.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: • ORNL is a multiprogram science and technology laboratory managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC.
Rice Grist Mill: • The Rice Family operated the mill in Union County from 1798 - 1935 when TVA moved it to Norris Dam. During the summer the mill grinds cornmeal.
Knoxville Convention Center: • The Knoxville Convention Center captures the essence of this beautiful region in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. While you enjoy breathtaking scenery, the center0s staff will deliver great service and convenience.
University of Tennessee: • www.utk.edu