Hotel Accommodations
Hotel accommodations for the 2025 HIPPOmoot will be at Cumberland House by Hilton in Knoxville on the edge of UT’s campus. Hotel reservation will be handled by rooming list, once registered, participants will receive their confirmations via email from Paula Barton.
Address:
Cumberland House Knoxville, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
1109 White Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37916, US
Location & Directions
University of Tennessee Location:
Zeanah Engineering Complex
863 Neyland Drive
Knoxville TN 37996
Oak Ridge National Lab Location:
The Google map and GPS coordinates for ORNL’s Visitor Center are: 35°55’52.7″N 84°18’37.5″W.
Driving to ORNL from downtown Knoxville
Take Interstate 40 West out of downtown Knoxville. After approximately 10 miles, take Exit 376 onto Pellissippi Parkway (TN 162) following the signs to Oak Ridge. Continue straight on TN 162 across the Herman B. Postma bridge. Merge to right-lane exit for Bethel Valley Road, proceed straight past the traffic light to the ORNL east vehicle entrance. (See visitor information on pre-arranging your visit.) Once you are verified, continue about 5 miles on Bethel Valley Road. After the 2nd traffic light, enter the traffic circle, or roundabout, and go 3/4ths of the way around to enter the Visitor Center parking lot. The Visitor Center is the glassed-in section of the ORNL Conference Center nearest Bethel Valley Road (map of the Visitor Center vicinity).
Alternate route from Knoxville: From I-40 West, take Exit 364, turn right (north) onto TN 95. Proceed about 4 miles on TN 95 and turn right onto Bethel Valley Road. Proceed a short distance to the west vehicle entrance. Once you are verified, continue about 1.5 miles to the Conference Center entrance at the roundabout, take the first right. The Visitor Center will be to the left in the glassed-in section of the Research Support Center; temporary visitor parking is on the right (map of the Visitor Center vicinity).