and have lasted longer in Knoxville than in any other place. Though it’s not THAT cosmopolitan, living is affordable and nature lovers revel in all that’s available here. Also, if you search, you will find awesome pockets of people who are creative and openminded, who do much to help the world, who ride bicycles and buses instead of suv’s and who make a huge effort to live consciously.

if you’re bored here, then you’re not digging deep enough. on the surface, it’s a small town.