Small town charm only minutes from the city.

Knoxville Area

The Karns community is located only minutes away from the center of Knoxville, TN. Its unique location and character give it a small-town feel while also giving residents the convenience of living in a relatively large city. There are hundreds of restaurants, retail stores, and family-friendly attractions within a short drive of Southeast.

World's Fair Park and downtown skyline

Local Attractions

  • Knox County Library, Karns Branch

  • Knox County Municipal Golf Course

  • Karns Community Park

  • Knox County Sports Park

  • Tennessee Rugby Park

  • Haw Ridge Park (hiking; biking; fishing)

GREATER KNOXVILLE AREA

The Knoxville area is full of shops, retail stores, restaurants, family attractions, parks, museums, and historical sites—you name it, we probably have it nearby. Below are listed some of the basic “must know.” For more information about Knoxville area attractions, to go http://www.visitknoxville.com/

The Tennessee Theatre

The Tennessee Theatre

Knoxville Attractions

  • World’s Fair Park 

  • Market Square (Shops, restaurants, and special events)

  • Knoxville Zoo

  • “The Muse” (Children’s museum)

  • Knoxville Museum of Art

  • Tennessee Theater (plays, concerts, events)

  • Bijou Theater (concerts, events)

  • University of Tennessee Athletics (Neyland Stadium; Thompson-Boling Arena)

Nearby Shopping and Dining

John Oliver Cabin, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Greater Knoxville Area Attractions

Great locations for day-trips on the weekends

  • Historic Downtowns—Knoxville, Maryville, Clinton, Loudon, Sweetwater (shopping, antiques, restaurants)

  • American Museum of Science and Energy (Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Y-12 National Security Complex)

  • Sevierville/Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg

  • The Lost Sea (Sweetwater, TN)

  • Sweetwater Valley Farm (cheese and farm tour)

  • Mayfield Dairy Farm (Athens, TN)

  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park—sight-seeing, historical sites, hiking, camping, biking, fishing

  • Cherohala Skyway—hiking

We’re only hours from…

  • Chattanooga, TN (2)

  • Bristol, TN (2)

  • Asheville, NC (2)

  • Nashville, TN (3)

  • Atlanta, GA (4)

  • Talladega, AL (4)

  • Cincinnati, OH (4)

  • Charleston, SC (6)

  • Indianapolis, IN (6)

  • Savannah, GA (7)

  • Richmond, VA (7)

  • Myrtle Beach, SC (7)

  • St. Louis, MO (7)

  • Historic Williamsburg/Jamestown/Yorktown (8)

  • Washington D.C. (8)

  • Chicago, IL (9)

  • The Outer Banks (9)

  • Hershey, PA (9)

  • Philadelphia, PA (10)

  • Disney World (10)

  • Dollywood (1)

  • New York City (11)