Knoxville is known for the University of Tennessee Volunteers situated there, for being close to the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains, and by and large it is a remarkable city where nature and technology meet.
Knoxville is a city on the grow and on the go. There's always something to do in Knoxville. You can attend one of many festivals or trade shows throughout the year, boat on a beautiful lake, or hike in the nearby Smoky Mountains. Knoxville hosts the "Best 17 Days of Spring" (the annual Dogwood Arts Festival), it is a home of the 1982 World's Fair, and actually Knoxville is a place which you can call home.
Knoxville has a lot of places to rest at, in a word it is a perfect for outdoor recreation. There are various things you can do: golf, camping, rock-climbing, water-skiing. At the winter time nearby Gatlinburg will offer you skiing, snow-mobiling and ice-skating.
The Knoxville is also known for being a cultural center of East Tennessee. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra offers beautiful performances, and in the Knoxville Museum of Art you can see some of the finest art available in the world.