Oliver Hotel

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Knoxville's first boutique hotel boasts 28 modern, stylish rooms with fun subway-tiled showers (with rain-style shower heads), luxe linens, plush throwback furniture and carpets, and gorgeous hand-crafted coffee tables. The Peter Kern Library bar draws craft-cocktail enthusiasts by night. The restaurant, Oliver Royale (mains lunch $10 to $18, dinner $16 to $34), is highly recommended.

Tupelo Honey Cafe, an Asheville-based upscale Southern comfort-food chain, is also here. Complimentary bikes for guests.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • The Henry Whitehead Cabin, at Cade's Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.

    Cades Cove

    26.02 MILES

    In Appalachian parlance, a cove means a valley, but Cades Cove is far more than that. One of the most popular destinations in the Tennessee section of…

  • Titanic Museum

    Titanic Museum

    21.53 MILES

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  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, United States, North America

    Cable Mill Historic Area

    26.5 MILES

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  • Anakeesta

    Anakeesta

    28.72 MILES

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  • Museum of East Tennessee History

    Museum of East Tennessee History

    0.1 MILES

    This glossy museum spotlights key moments in the history of East Tennessee as well as regional cultural topics, from 'hillbilly' music to mountain tourism…

  • Sevier Distilling Co

    Sevier Distilling Co

    20.4 MILES

    This small-batch distillery sources all its ingredients locally. Sample its moonshine, its tequila spin-off and the intriguing Yenoh, an all-honey mead…

  • Cades Cove Picnic Area

    Cades Cove Picnic Area

    26.14 MILES

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  • Tipton Place

    Tipton Place

    26.66 MILES

    The picturesque Tipton homestead was built by Mexican War veteran ‘Colonel Hamp’ Tipton in the early 1870s. The grounds include a spacious two-floor cabin…

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