Knoxville Attractions & City Passes
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS, Go City and The Sightseeing Pass — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Knoxville serves as a cultural hub for the Knoxville, TN Metro Area, home to nearly 958,000 residents. The city offers diverse attractions across multiple categories, including world-class museums, notable landmarks, a zoo, and art museums that draw visitors year-round. With eight distinct attractions and eight nearby National Park Service sites within reach, the area provides rich opportunities for history, nature, and cultural exploration.
Many visitors to Knoxville find it convenient to purchase a multi-attraction city pass that bundles several popular sites into a single ticket. Rather than buying individual admissions, a pass can simplify planning and visits across museums, landmarks, and other attractions. For current information about which attractions are included, pricing details, and availability, this page links directly to the official pass provider, where you can review live options and make purchases.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| World's Fair Park (Sunsphere) | Landmark |
| Zoo Knoxville | Zoo |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | Art museum |
| Ijams Nature Center | Park |
| Market Square | Market |
| East Tennessee History Center | Museum |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | Museum |
| Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum | Garden |
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Obed Wild & Scenic River · 37.3 mi | 259,989 (2025) |
| Great Smoky Mountains National Park · 44.3 mi | 11,527,939 (2025) |
| Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area · 46.6 mi | 774,353 (2025) |
| Cumberland Gap National Historical Park · 49.4 mi | 765,010 (2025) |
| Andrew Johnson National Historic Site · 73.1 mi | 43,203 (2025) |
| Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park · 95.3 mi | 971,647 (2025) |
| Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site · 108.7 mi | 94,796 (2025) |
| Russell Cave National Monument · 119.9 mi | 7,821 (2025) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to Knoxville's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.