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[SIZE=12pt]MARKET SQUARE DISTRICT[/SIZE] -- from hotel it is a 16 minute walk or a 3 minute drive.
“Conceived in 1853 as a canny real-estate scheme by two young investors expecting to get rich off the idea, Market Square came to be Knoxville’s most public spot, a marketplace familiar to every man, woman, and child in the area. By the 1860s, it was the busiest place in a burgeoning city, a place to shop, work, play, eat, drink, and live.” Here’s a small sampling:
• Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation: 301 S. Gay Street 37902
o *FREE* Thursday at noon – attend the “WDVX Blue Plate Special” : a live, free concert series
o *FREE* Friday 10am – 2pm – enjoy “Uniquely Fridays” : weekly event showcasing local talent from dance to sculpture and everything in-between
o Also available here: free wi-fi, free two-hour parking, maps, brochures
• Downtown Grill and Brewery: 424 S. Gay Street
o best lunch of your life
o ask your wait-staff about the gypsy curse!
• Movies on Market Square:
o *FREE* Sept 24, 8:00 pm 10:00 pm –: family friendly fun; movie under the stars.
• Museum of East Tennessee History: 601 S. Gay Street
o Artifacts chronicling more than three centuries of life in East Tennessee.
o Open 7 days a week
o *FREE* admission on SUNDAYS
• Blount Mansion: 200 West Hill Avenue
o 5 min walk from hotel, 8 minutes (walking) from Market Square
o 1792
o Home of Gov. William Blount, signer of the US Constitution
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“Conceived in 1853 as a canny real-estate scheme by two young investors expecting to get rich off the idea, Market Square came to be Knoxville’s most public spot, a marketplace familiar to every man, woman, and child in the area. By the 1860s, it was the busiest place in a burgeoning city, a place to shop, work, play, eat, drink, and live.” Here’s a small sampling:
• Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation: 301 S. Gay Street 37902
o *FREE* Thursday at noon – attend the “WDVX Blue Plate Special” : a live, free concert series
o *FREE* Friday 10am – 2pm – enjoy “Uniquely Fridays” : weekly event showcasing local talent from dance to sculpture and everything in-between
o Also available here: free wi-fi, free two-hour parking, maps, brochures
• Downtown Grill and Brewery: 424 S. Gay Street
o best lunch of your life
o ask your wait-staff about the gypsy curse!
• Movies on Market Square:
o *FREE* Sept 24, 8:00 pm 10:00 pm –: family friendly fun; movie under the stars.
• Museum of East Tennessee History: 601 S. Gay Street
o Artifacts chronicling more than three centuries of life in East Tennessee.
o Open 7 days a week
o *FREE* admission on SUNDAYS
• Blount Mansion: 200 West Hill Avenue
o 5 min walk from hotel, 8 minutes (walking) from Market Square
o 1792
o Home of Gov. William Blount, signer of the US Constitution
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