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On the ancient grounds of Chucalissa, one can imagine the Native American settlement that once called Tennessee home. Climb the front steps of the Hermitage and be transported to the days of Andrew Jackson. Feel the magnitude of the Manhattan Project: Visit Oak Ridge and the Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Tennessee boasts a long and colorful history--one best told in the numerous historic sites and buildings spread across the state. Visit Sun Records; stand within the same walls that heard the first recordings of Elvis and Johnny Cash. Grab a bite to eat at Hoskins Drug Store and be sure to treat yourself to a refreshment from the old-fashioned 1940s soda fountain. Take a day to explore Tennessee's first school, founded by Sam Houston, or school yourself in the history of the Scopes Trial with a visit to the Rhea County Courthouse.
Point Park
Point Park commemorates the 1863 battles for Chattanooga. Point Park Visitor Center houses the James Walker Painting, "Battle of Lookout Mountain. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Lookout Mountain, TN
Phone: 423-821-7786
Portland Historic Business District
A small city park across from the Chamber of Commerce office contains two historical markers about early confederate invasions of Kentucky, which passed through Richland Station, now known as Portland. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Portland, TN
Phone: 615-325-9032
President Andrew Johnson Museum & Library
First (1841) college building. Includes President's personal books and Tusculum College archives on display. ...more
Region: Northeast
City: Greeneville, TN
Phone: 423-636-7348
Pulaski Historic Square
On the National Register of Historic Places. Features a statue of Sam Davis, the young Confederate scout who was captured and executed in Pulaski in 1863. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Pulaski, TN
Phone: 931-424-4044
Rice 18th Century Gristmill
The Rice Family operated the mill in Union County from 1798 - 1935 when TVA moved it to Norris Dam. During the summer the mill grinds cornmeal. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Lake City, TN
Phone: 865-494-0720
Riverside Cemetery
Self-guided tour of resting place for 140 unknown and 40 known Confederate soldiers. Founded in 1821. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Jackson, TN
Phone: 731-424-1279
Robertson County Courthouse Square
Springfield, a major tobacco center, was also an occupied town for most of the Civil War. Federal troops arrived in the spring 1862 and quickly garrisoned the town, especially around the county courthouse that stood on a high hill overlooking the railroad tracks. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Springfield, TN
Phone: 615-384-3800
Rocky Mount Museum
Built between 1770 - 1772. Interpreters portray life when Rocky Mount served as capital of the Southwest Territory. ...more
Region: Northeast
City: Piney Flats, TN
Phone: 423-538-7396
Rutherford County Courthouse & East Main Street Historic District
Built in 1859, this pre-Civil War structure is still a working county building. This was the site of General Morgan's raid before battle. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Murfreesboro, TN
Phone: 615-895-1887
Ryman Auditorium
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2001, the Ryman has an impressive country music origins.
As home to the Grand Ole Opry, the building gained nationwide recognition. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-889-3060
Salem Cemetery Battlefield
A self-guided tour amid the monuments honoring Union and Confederate soldiers killed in the December 19, 1862 battle near Jackson. Approximately 1,000 soldiers were engaged in the battle between General Forrest's cavalry and Union troops. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Jackson, TN
Phone: 731-424-1279
Sam Davis Home and Museum
Featuring a historic site with 1860s home, Middle Tennessee museum and outbuildings. Learn the story of Civil War hero Sam Davis, called the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Smyrna, TN
Phone: 615-459-2341
Sam Davis Museum
Self-guided tour of sites relating to the capture and hanging of the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy. " From public square monument to site of execution. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Pulaski, TN
Phone: 931-424-4044
Sam Davis Trail
A four-stop tour - site of capture with monument, site of execution with museum, cemetery where he was briefly buried and life-size statue in town square. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Pulaski, TN
Phone: 931-424-4044
Sam Houston Schoolhouse
Houston, the only person in U. S. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Maryville, TN
Phone: 865-983-1550
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