And year round, local radio station WDVX hosts Blue Plate Special —a throwback performance radio show with toe-tapping up-and-coming musicians; Monday through Thursday, music fans can drop in for the free shows, which take place at the central Knoxville Visitor Center.
Most of the bold-faced names that pass through the city perform at the landmark Tennessee Theatre , an opulent Spanish-Moorish-style theater built in Bedecked with Czechoslovakian crystal chandeliers and Italian terrazzo flooring in the lobby, its design is as notable as the acts on stage.
Knoxville is less than an hour away from Great Smoky Mountains National Park , but the Knoxville Urban Wilderness , established in , is within two miles of downtown. Runners follow a Maybe Scruffy City is keeping a bit of its unpolished side, after all. Sign up for the Daily Wander newsletter for expert travel inspiration and tips. Read our privacy policy. AFAR Advisor. Beaches International Beaches Islands U. Beaches Water Sports. Cities We Love. Chuck Campbell Knoxville.
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Johnny Knoxville, co-creator and star of MTV's "Jackass" and the king of all of these activities, called Knoxville home for his entire youth. While he may have become one of the most recognizable faces of the early s, he never forgot his roots, taking on Knoxville as a stage name and helping grow the city's fame worldwide.
Every pile of trash found behind apartments, businesses and restaurants country-wide has Knoxville to thank for all of the vile smells emanating from within.
The first dumpster was invented in by George Roby Dempster and his brothers. Dumpsters quickly exploded in popularity, with companies from all over the world ordering dumpsters from right here in Knoxville. Would America really be the same without dumpsters? Maybe, but we wouldn't be able to call years like "dumpster fires" without them. So the next time you see a dumpster or consider a situation so bad that its a "dumpster fire," remember to thank Knoxville and thank America.
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