Just minutes from downtown, the enchanting walking trails at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum saunter along secret garden pathways and alleys. Amidst beautiful display gardens one can find unique and historic horticulture — every season beautifully showcased. Over two miles of distinctive stone walls border the trails, taking you to magical places where whimsical round stone buildings and stone-sided greenhouses dot the pathways. Stroll down the dogwood nature trail through the bamboo forest. From this ridge-top, glimpses of the distant hills of the Great Smoky Mountains fringe the horizon. Admission is free, stop and say hello at the Visitor's Center and enjoy your tour of the grounds. You're in for a real treat!

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