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Don't Knock Knoxville
Fun Along the Banks of the Tennessee River
By Elissa Gilbert
Compare the Blount Mansion with James White's Fort (www.jameswhitesfort.org) built just a few years earlier by Knoxville's founder. The rough log cabins on the site are more typical of frontier living!
For hands-on science adventures, visit the East Tennessee Discovery Center (www.etdiscovery.org). Physical sciences exhibits include demonstrations of how simple machines like 
levers and pulleys offer enormous assistance in tasks like lifting weights. Kids can build their own simple machines in the Lego Lab. Life sciences exhibits include insects and favorite bugs like hissing cockroaches and tarantulas and bees.
For cuddlier living creatures, visit the Knoxville Zoo (www.knoxville-zoo.org). The zoo features wildlife from around the world, including the rare African wild dog, but the star attractions are the local American black bears. (If you're heading to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, there are two bears per acre, but while you'll probably be close to a bear, despite highly publicized encounters, odds are you won't see one in the wild.) There's also a children's zoo with barnyard animals to pet, and the chance to ride a camel or burro.
ScoutingIf there's a Girl Scout in your family, you might visit Daisy's Place Girl Scout Museum (www.knoxalliance.com/visitors/girlscout.html). The museum has early badges, uniforms and other memorabilia. Scouts can also complete badge requirements at the museum.
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