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The Sunsphere is getting a fresh look. Not the sphere itself, which remains the familiar golden ball along the downtown Knoxville skyline, but the tower on which it sits. Crews were busy painting ...

the golden golf ball on a tee − whatever you want to call it. But once you light it up, she said, more people will want to visit. And Visit Knoxville wants to make sure the Sunsphere experience ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE ... fireworks and a a laser show all culminating in a midnight ball-drop from the Sunsphere. The event is free and all ages are welcome. “The Sunsphere is an iconic ...

(WATE) – The City of Knoxville’s special events director Kyndra Brewer invites us to the test ball drop for New Year’s Eve at the Sunsphere. The City of Knoxville will host its 2021 New Year ...

In order to get to Gatlinburg, you’ll have to drive through Knoxville, Tennessee. Resist the urge to hit the gas and, instead, stop to check out the Sunsphere, a 266-foot-tall golden disco ball in the ...

The Knoxville skyline has one distinguishing characteristic: a large, golden globe. It's the Sunsphere, a five-story golden glass orb perched atop a steel tower left over from the 1982 World's Fair.