Fort Kid
This 12,000-square-foot playground accommodates about 250 children at one time. Fort Kid was constructed totally by nearly 3,000 volunteers from all over the Knoxville area, the biggest volunteer construction effort in the city's history and a testimony to the great Tennessee spirit. The idea of transforming a dormant plot of land in the World's Fair Park into a child's dream was coordinated during Knoxville's 1991 Bicentennial Celebration.
Located between the Victorian Houses and the Knoxville Museum of Art and featuring tunnels, mazes, swings, slides, and bridges, Fort Kid is a popular destination for school, church, and daycare groups.
Heading on 40 E:
Take exit 388 for US-441 S/Henley St toward Downtown. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Summit Hill Dr/TN-62/Western Ave and merge onto 11th St SW. Turn left at World's Fair Park Dr SW to 1050 World's Fair Park Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37916.
Heading on 40 W:
Slight left at James White Pkwy/TN-158 W (signs for Downtown/James White Pkwy/US-441 S.) Take the exit toward Summit Hill Dr. Turn right at E Summit Hill Dr. Continue on Western Ave. Turn left at 11th St SW. Turn left at World's Fair Park Dr SW to 1050 World's Fair Park Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37916.
