Guidebook for Andersonville
Food Scene
The best southern breakfast for the best price around. Fantastic biscuits, gravy and I always get the pork loin. They still do "Stirred" chocolate milk which my son still orders (he's 30!). They have been around for a long, long time.
8 locals recommend
Golden Girls Restaurant
2211 N Charles G Seivers BlvdThe best southern breakfast for the best price around. Fantastic biscuits, gravy and I always get the pork loin. They still do "Stirred" chocolate milk which my son still orders (he's 30!). They have been around for a long, long time.
Parks & Nature
Great Smoky Mountains
They are beautiful
It is 5 miles from the house, has hiking trails, it's own contained lake area for canoeing and paddleboating, and several playgrounds and picnic areas.
21 locals recommend
Big Ridge State Park
1015 Big Ridge Park RoadIt is 5 miles from the house, has hiking trails, it's own contained lake area for canoeing and paddleboating, and several playgrounds and picnic areas.
The entrance building has the history of the dam, which is very interesting. Just seeing the dam is amazing. You can drive across it and go to a pull-off above it where you can see both sides of the dam at once. The park also has hiking trails, playgrounds, and events for children and for families that are worth attending.
26 locals recommend
Norris Dam State Park
125 Village Green CirThe entrance building has the history of the dam, which is very interesting. Just seeing the dam is amazing. You can drive across it and go to a pull-off above it where you can see both sides of the dam at once. The park also has hiking trails, playgrounds, and events for children and for families that are worth attending.
Arts & Culture
It is a whole area (not a single building) with artifacts and buildings set up to show what life was like in old Appalachia. Sometimes they have musicians playing on the cabin porches. They have a restaurant and a gift shop also. Our daughter actually got married outside on the museum grounds.
57 locals recommend
Museum of Appalachia
2819 Andersonville HwyIt is a whole area (not a single building) with artifacts and buildings set up to show what life was like in old Appalachia. Sometimes they have musicians playing on the cabin porches. They have a restaurant and a gift shop also. Our daughter actually got married outside on the museum grounds.
This is a small center across the street from the Museum of Appalachia that has locally made selected art for sale. Plus they have artists that often are working in the basement on quitling, weaving, or pottery that will show you what they are doing. The store has beautiful pottery/ceramics, woven items, quilts, photography, basketry, and carved wooden items. All are unique and local-not what you find in the Museum gift store.
Appalachian Arts Craft Center
2716 Andersonville HwyThis is a small center across the street from the Museum of Appalachia that has locally made selected art for sale. Plus they have artists that often are working in the basement on quitling, weaving, or pottery that will show you what they are doing. The store has beautiful pottery/ceramics, woven items, quilts, photography, basketry, and carved wooden items. All are unique and local-not what you find in the Museum gift store.
This has very interesting historical exhibits for those interested in what went on in Oak Ridge before and during the second World War and since that time. The Secret City --Manhattan Project.
44 locals recommend
American Museum of Science and Energy
115 E Main StThis has very interesting historical exhibits for those interested in what went on in Oak Ridge before and during the second World War and since that time. The Secret City --Manhattan Project.
Shopping
This store is local to east TN and started many years ago in Clinton. It has overstocked clothing, rugs, decorative items, and more at discounted prices. Sometimes you can find some great deals there.
Hammers
2090 N Charles G Seivers BlvdThis store is local to east TN and started many years ago in Clinton. It has overstocked clothing, rugs, decorative items, and more at discounted prices. Sometimes you can find some great deals there.
This is a local small grocery store with excellent butchers and the place to buy some high quality cuts of meat and other incidentals you might need. Pick up the Norris weekly newspaper while you are there. It will tell of any live music events they might be having in Norris or children's activities. The series of Music on the Lawn is really a fun time for families of anyone else. you take your own lawn chairs or blankets, can take picnic, everyone is just relaxed, making it a scene from bygone times.
Archer's Food Center Inc
This is a local small grocery store with excellent butchers and the place to buy some high quality cuts of meat and other incidentals you might need. Pick up the Norris weekly newspaper while you are there. It will tell of any live music events they might be having in Norris or children's activities. The series of Music on the Lawn is really a fun time for families of anyone else. you take your own lawn chairs or blankets, can take picnic, everyone is just relaxed, making it a scene from bygone times.
Essentials
They have everything you might need, and are the most available grocery store for general shopping. They also have a pharmacy in the case you might need one. It is only 7.5 miles from our house, just west of the I-75 exit 122 that you get off of to get to our house.
6 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
150 Tanner LnThey have everything you might need, and are the most available grocery store for general shopping. They also have a pharmacy in the case you might need one. It is only 7.5 miles from our house, just west of the I-75 exit 122 that you get off of to get to our house.
Entertainment & Activities
Halls Cinema 7
3800 Neal DrAbout a 30 minute drive from the lake house.
Also a fairly short drive (20 minutes or so) from the lake house. Often has discounted matinee prices. Very near the Oak Ridge Museum of Science and Energy, if you have a couple of rainy days.
9 locals recommend
Cinemark Tinseltown USA
755 Main St WAlso a fairly short drive (20 minutes or so) from the lake house. Often has discounted matinee prices. Very near the Oak Ridge Museum of Science and Energy, if you have a couple of rainy days.
Sightseeing
Norris Dam was one of the first of the TVA dams and has a very interesting history.
13 locals recommend
Norris Dam
35 Norris FwyNorris Dam was one of the first of the TVA dams and has a very interesting history.