KHP’s Driving Tours provide opportunities to discover and appreciate the many historical gems found throughout Knoxville that you can see from a car. We hope that you may stop for a visit anywhere along the routes and explore or return at a later date.

Simply download the PDF’s to a tablet or print off and follow along a route.

South Knoxville Historic Driving Tour Update Dec 2 2022

Chapman Highway/Maryville Pike/Martin Mill Pike/Gov. John Sevier Highway/Chapman Highway/Woodlawn Pike/Moody Avenue/Sevierville Pike/Island Home Avenue/Sevier Avenue 

Starting at the south end of the Henley Street Bridge, this driving tour makes a broad loop around South Knoxville, which is the largest, and least linear, of the city sectors. The tour take in notable Civil War Forts, industrial icons, sections of the Urban Wilderness, some neighborhood that are worth visiting, as well as cemeteries and literary sites that inform the city’s culture.

Total driving distance is approximately 22.6 miles starting at ending on the Henley Street Bridge spanning the Tennessee River.

Curious to find more historical landmarks in Knoxville?

Check out the Near-West Knoxville Historic Driving Tour!

This Tour was made possible by a grant from:

Learn more about the Arts Fund of East Tennessee Foundation