a Knoxville Area Transit bus map with routes and Knoxville's Urban Wilderness map. Kim Bumpas, the president of Visit Knoxville, had her own reasons as to why people may like the new layout.

"Our sole mission is to get you to sleep in a hotel room," Visit Knoxville President Kim Bumpas said about promoting Knox County tourism.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Ijams is the main gateway to Knoxville's Urban Wilderness ... Start at the visitor center, where you can pick up a trail map, grab a snack and use the restroom.

Underlying this growth is the COVID-19 pandemic, which put Knoxville on the map in a new way. Visit Knoxville kept recruiting visitors during COVID-19, but with a different kind of messaging that ...