Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Knoxville’s iconic Sunsphere debuts its new welcome center just before Thanksgiving, it will introduce a new, higher ticket ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Visitors at The Sunsphere can again head up to the landmark's observation deck, taking in views of Knoxville and its surrounding mountains. The observation deck was closed for ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Sunsphere base in Knoxville is being painted back to its original color as a part of the plan to update and enhance the structure. The plan also includes the construction ...

Knoxville's golden globe in the sky easily could have been a silver sphere on a slab. From its inception, the structure built for the 1982 World's Fair was always round. But while some early designs ...

The Sunsphere’s tower was blue, then it was green and now it’s blue again. But one thing has always been true: When the sun goes down and the sky grows dark, so does the Sunsphere. Our friends at ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The iconic Sunsphere in downtown Knoxville celebrated with “coffee and Clydesdales” in November as its Welcome Center opened as part of Phase II of its ongoing updates, ...

HGTV named Knoxville's Sunsphere as Tennessee's best roadside attraction. The Sunsphere was built for the 1982 World's Fair, and is one of the few elements of the fair that remains today. Want to ...