The stories of Knox County, TN
8 narrated audio stories from across Knox County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Sunsphere
Why Knoxville Built a Golden Sun
A city's fair, a golden sphere, and the view inside.
Sunsphere
The Tower That Took Its Time
How Knoxville’s fair icon spent decades searching for its purpose.
Ijams Nature Center
Where Quarry Walls Learned Birdsongs
How a marble landscape became one of Knoxville’s richest outdoor refuges.
Ijams Nature Center
From Quarry Scars to a City Sanctuary
How the Ijamses helped reimagine damaged land as public nature space.
Knoxville
The Founder Who Named Knoxville and Fell Hard
William Blount helped build Tennessee, then made Senate history for all the wrong reasons.
Blount Mansion
Where Tennessee’s Territorial Future Lived
A house where family life and frontier government shared the same rooms.
Blount Mansion
When Government Ran Through the Front Door
A frontier capital where public power lived in a private house.
James White's Fort
Where Knoxville Took Root
A family fort that became the starting point of a city.
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