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Walk This Way
Kingsport, Tennessee was named as one of the Top Ten Cities in which to Walk by Walking Magazine
Historical Significance
Kingsport’s popular Greenbelt is a 10-mile walking and biking trail that extends from one end of the city to the other, through a multitude of landscapes, historical sights, shops, and eating destinations.
Bays Mountain
Kingsport is home to Bays Mountain, the nation’s largest municipally-owned park. A 3,500-acre nature preserve with 22 miles of hiking and biking trails.
Historical Significance
Kingsport is home to the historic Netherland Inn, the nation’s only registered historic landmark that was both a stage stop and a boatyard.
Daniel Boone Trail
The historic 200-mile Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail started in Kingsport and blazed the pathway to the western frontier for hundreds of thousands of settlers.
State Parks
Kingsport is home to Warriors Path State Park, the most visited state park in Tennessee. Kingsport is near 5 national parks, 15 state parks and 6 TVA lakes.
Festival Culture
Kingsport is home to Fun Fest, a nine-day summer family festival that is consistently ranked as one of the Top 20 Events to attend in the Southeast in July by the Southeast Tourism Society.
Run, Run, Run!
The Fun Fest Crazy 8’s Road Race, which holds both men’s and women’s 8-K world records, was listed by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine as one of the Top Five Best Road Races in the South.
Sportsmanship
Because of its legendary hospitality and first-rate amenities, popular attractions and visitor accommodations, Kingsport continues to be selected among cities nationwide to host numerous Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Championships and other sports tournaments.
Road Trip
Kingsport, Tennessee, is within a day’s drive of 70 percent of the U.S. population.