Knoxville’s Country Music Heritage: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in Knoxville booking from $7.99

Knoxville’s Country Music Heritage: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Overview

Experience Knoxville in a new way on a self-guided audio tour that looks at the city’s deep and dynamic heritage in the development of American country music.

Discover new stories about the talented musicians and songwriters who were born here or used the city as a springboard to fame, in Nashville and beyond. Some just came to play, while others left their mark in memorable ways. We’ll meet the truly famous, like Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, and Elvis Presley, but also the more obscure performers and songwriters such as Charlie Oaks and Arthur Q. Smith. Along the way, you'll hear interesting facts and tales from Knoxville’s history and culture along the way, too.

Whether you’re a visitor or a resident curious about local history, which often connects to national history, this tour is the perfect primer to Knoxville’s Country Music roots. This walking tour can be enjoyed on location or even virtually at home with our Continuous Play function which disables the GPS playback.

City: Knoxville

Sun 01 Jun

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What's Included

Lifetime access to this tour in English

Access to our App for Android and iOS

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

The Mill and Mine

The tour briefly stops outside Mill and Mine. You'll learn about some of the building's history and hear about the famous musicians that have played there.

Visit Knoxville Visitors Center

You'll walk past the Knoxville Visitors Center and learn about how the main public room doubles as a radio studio for public radio station WDVX.

Market Square

You'll briefly stop outside of Market Square. There you'll hear about the square's history, its connection to live music and specific musicians.

Tennessee Theatre

You'll walk past the Tennessee Theatre and learn about its history. The theater has hosted some of country music's greats, from Steve Earle to Merle Haggard to the Everly Brothers.

Bijou Theater

You'll stop outside of Bijou Theatre to hear about its history. It is Tennessee's oldest secular auditorium and has hosted a wide variety of entertainers.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews (2)

GARY_S

Sep 2024

Every time I turned around, I was off the map, and it took too long trying to get the walking tour to work as a driving tour. Because the tour wasn't available as a driving tour. So, I stopped the tour and just drove the city of Knoxville.

Response from Host

Sep 2024

Hi there, I'm sorry that you were unhappy with your experience. Can you email more information to [email protected]? This way, we can identify exactly what went wrong and process a refund if there was a technical issue. I'm sorry for your frustrating experience. Regards, Helene

Nancy_W

Jun 2024

I liked having an explanation of the history of the buildings we were viewing. Without the itinerary you would definately need a tour guide. It was difficult to know where to start especially driving around looking for someplace to park.

Knoxville’s Country Music Heritage: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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