RT Lodge, Maryville
In Maryville, simply south of Knoxville, exists a real oasis in each sense of the phrase, RT Lodge. In 1931, a wealthy widow by the identify of Susan Wiley Walker moved near Maryville School and fell in love with the pure environment. She organized with the college’s belief to construct a house within the Maryville School Woods, which, upon her loss of life, can be left to the establishment. The 26-room dwelling grew to become referred to as Morningside, the 80-year-old Ms. Walker supervising each its development and its landscaping. Along with her meticulous eye for pure magnificence, she helped protect a lot of the wooded space that surrounds the constructing at present.
Ultimately, Ruby Tuesday (a sequence based mostly in Maryville) organized with the school to run the house and grounds as an occasion middle, specializing in idyllic, out of doors weddings. The company constructed two lodges subsequent to the house — now the restaurant — with porches, rocking chairs, and views of the plush grounds. Throughout, groomed trails wind by means of the woods and adjoining campus of Maryville School, permitting for loads of wandering on bike or foot.
As for the farm-to-table meals, it’s nearly as good and comforting because the pure environment. The dishes are fully seasonal, from the stir-fried okra with peanuts to the mushroom risotto (hearty, with huge chunks of foraged ’shrooms), to the tomato tart. Even the ramp salt, sizzling sauce, fermented butter, and breads are all selfmade. Within the melon salads (each watermelon and cantaloupe), they first compress the melons by vacuum packing them, making the chunks of fruit virtually translucent whereas remaining terribly flavorful. The fried hen is to not be missed, neither is the berry pavlova for dessert. Better of all, after a pair glasses of wine, your comfy room is simply footsteps away, properly inside waddling distance.
Whether or not you’re visiting your scholar at UTK (a mere 20 minutes from the lodge), or spending time within the neighboring Nice Smoky Mountains, RT Lodge is a respite from the busy world. At solely a 2 1/2-hour drive from Nashville, it will get one among our prime votes for greatest dreamy staycation.
RT LODGE
1406 WILKINSON PIKE
MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE 37803
(865) 981-9800
rtlodge.com
@rtlodge.com
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