• 1. Where to Stay
• 2. Where to Eat
• 3. What to Do
• 4. Insider’s Tip
• 5. An Oddball Day

For in-the-know music suggestions, click through the listings on Metropulse.com, an independent local paper that really knows Knoxville nightlife.

In its addictive Hike of the Month video series, Knoxville.com lets visitors in on the region's best-kept outdoor getaways and interviews some colorful locals.

Girly girls can click on Skirt.com, a savvy and impeccably laid-out paper and magazine for women, for gallery openings and a well-curated shopping guide.

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• Archive: “Weekend Travel”
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