Oak Ridge Tennessee Attractions

Amusements

• Children's Museum of Oak Ridge
  461 West Outer Drive • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  865-482-1074
  A child size dollhouse and a rain forest are just some of the hands-on exhibits at this cultural... more...  map

• East Tennessee Technology Park Overlook
  251 Highway 58 • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  865-574-9683
  You'll see and learn about the historic former Manhattan Project Facility at this overlook that... more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Crosby Threshing Barn
  Located within Norris Dam State Park
  865-426-7461
  Reconstructed at its present site in 1978, Crosby Threshing Barn stood for about 100 years along... more...

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Historic Graphite Reactor (circa 1940)
  231 Bethel Valley Road • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  865-574-4160
  The world's oldest nuclear reactor that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this... more...  map

• International Friendship Bell
  Badger Avenue • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  Near the Oak Ridge Civic Center
  865-482-7821
  A traditional Japanese bell, this monument is meant to stand for everlasting peace, friendship, and... more...  map

• Wheat Community African Burial Ground (circa 1850's)
  382 Highway 58 • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  Across from East Tennessee Technology Park
  865-482-7821
  Believed to be part of the Gallaher-Stone Plantation, this slave cemetery contains over 90 unmarked... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Coal Creek Coal Miner's Museum (circa 1800)
  216 North Main Street • Lake City, TN 37769
  865-426-7914
  Here you can fine many historical artifacts fromt he creek war also many other historic sites and... more...  map

• Oak Ridge Art Center
  201 Badger Avenue • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  865-482-1441
  Offers a wide range of weekly classes & weekend workshops through out the year. This art center... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Haw Ridge Park
  821 Edgemore Road • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  865-425-3450
  Beautiful 780 acre park that is nestled along the shore of Melton Hill Lake and features over 20... more...  map

• University of Tennessee Arboretum
  901 South Illinois Avenue • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  University of Tennessee
  865-483-3571
  This 250 acre arboretum features over 2,500 native and exotic woody plant specimens with 800... more...  map

Science & Technology

• American Museum of Science & Energy
  300 South Tulane Avenue • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  865-576-3200
  Many exhibits on science, energy, and the world around us are on display at this museum where you... more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Oak Ridge Self-Guided Driving Tour
  302 South Tulane Avenue • Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  865-482-7821
  A comprehensive self-guided driving tour that includes local attractions and historic points of... more...  map

• Secret City Scenic Excursion Train (circa 1940's)
  Departs from East Tennessee Technology Park
  865-241-2140
  Climb aboard this 1950s vintage diesel locomotive and journey back through time as you travel... more...  map