Tourist information - Knoxville
Knoxville is a city in eastern Tennessee and seat of Knox County. The city is situated within the Tennessee River, in a broad valley that lies between the Great Smoky Mountains and the Cumberland Mountains (see Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains).
Knoxville is the commercial center of an area in which limestone, marble, livestock, and zinc are made. Manufactures include motor-vehicle supplies, prefabricated houses, boats, clothing, computer peripherals, electrical equipment, plastics, and processed food. Knoxville is the headquarters of numerous high-technology companies, and also the Tennessee Valley Authority, a primary employer that produces electricity for Tennessee and portions of seven other states. The nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park and other natural interesting attractions help make tourism a significant sector of the city's economy. The city is served by the McGhee Tyson Airport, and is intersected by three major interstate highways.