Stories from the Hermitage Slave Community
Presented by The Hermitage at The Hermitage
The Hermitage story is not just about Andrew Jackson and his family. In fact, the Jackson family story cannot be told without the stories of the 150 enslaved Africans who lived and worked at The Hermitage. Whether house slave, skilled craftsmen, or field hand, each and every one made an important contribution to The Hermitage. From 1804 to 1865, slaves were born, purchased, lived, sold, and died on The Hermitage, but little is known about their story. Only recently through scant documents, archaeology, and oral tradition has an image of the Hermitage slave community begun to emerge. The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson is proud to present Stories from the Hermitage Slave Community. Funds provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority helped make this exhibit possible. Only a small number of photographs of Hermitage slaves are known to exist. This temporary exhibit gives voice to the Hermitage Slave Community by combining images of the slaves weathered and worn hands and faces with personal information about them. These stories and images reflect the struggle and contributions of individuals and families who supported the Hermitage plantation and the Jackson family. Stories from the Hermitage Slave Community runs indefinitely. Stories from the Hermitage Slave Community is included with regular admission to The Hermitage.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
$17/Adult, $14/Seniors, $11/Students 13-18, $7/Children 6-12, Free/Under 5
- http://thehermitage.com
The Hermitage - 4580 Rachel's Lane, Nashville, TN, 37076
The First Tennesseans
Presented by Tennessee State Museum at Tennessee State Museum
Prehistoric Indian cultures existed in Tennessee through four evolving periods, beginning about 15,000 years ago, peaking between 800 and 1650 A.D. with the Mississippian people, and ending with the ascendancy of such modern tribes as the Cherokee and Chickasaw. Artifacts from the Paleolithic, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods are on exhibit. The museum even has a display of bones from a mastodon that roamed Tennessee 10,000 years ago.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.tnmuseum.org
Tennessee State Museum - 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN, 37243
The Frontier
Presented by Tennessee State Museum at Tennessee State Museum
Spanish conquistadors were the first Europeans to reach Tennessee, followed by the French and English explorers, and then by the first white settlers. Armor and weapons from the Europeans and Daniel Boone's musket highlight this era. A frontier cabin, 200-year-old dugout canoe, a grist mill, and a Conestoga wagon all give testimony to life on the frontier. Handmade furniture, a woodworking shop, and a working printing press show the skill of early Tennessee craftspeople.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.tnmuseum.org
Tennessee State Museum - 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN, 37243
The Age of Jackson
Presented by Tennessee State Museum at Tennessee State Museum
Between 1815 and 1850, Tennessee embodied the spirit of American expansion and politics, with President Andrew Jackson being the central character in the state's development. Displays on Jackson, David Crockett, Sam Houston, and President James K. Polk are included in this section of the museum.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.tnmuseum.org
Tennessee State Museum - 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN, 37243
Antebellum
Presented by Tennessee State Museum at Tennessee State Museum
The Antebellum period of 1840 to 1860 was a time of prosperity and cultural development for many Tennesseans. (Antebellum is from the Latin words ante, before, and bellum, war. It is used to signify the period before the Civil War.) Cities and towns became trade centers, as railroads and steamboats drew people closer together. The increasing prosperity manifested itself in several ways. Artists, whether trained or self-taught, found a ready market for their skills as the rising middle and upper classes sought to have their portraits painted. Silversmiths, gunsmiths, tailors, and other craftsmen established themselves in cities and towns. Exhibits of Tennessee-made silver, firearms, and quilts attest to that prosperity. Another display on African American life points out that one-fourth of Tennessee's population were blacks who not only did not share in the state's prosperity but also lived as slaves unable to control their own lives.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.tnmuseum.org
Tennessee State Museum - 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN, 37243
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Presented by Tennessee State Museum at Tennessee State Museum
By 1860 the issue of slavery had become a tinderbox; a moral, social and economic issue which slowly divided the northern and southern states. Tennessee found itself divided when the General Assembly voted to secede. Many people in East Tennessee supported the Union and even fought in the Union Army. Tennessee was the primary battlefield of the Civil War in the west, with more than 400 battles and skirmishes within its borders. Each of the major battles in Tennessee is highlighted with artifacts from the battlefield. The Tennessee State Museum's holdings of uniforms, battle flags and weapons are among the best in the nation.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.tnmuseum.org
Tennessee State Museum - 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN, 37243
The New South
Presented by Tennessee State Museum at Tennessee State Museum
Between 1870 and the 1920's, Tennessee experienced great changes fueled by the post-Civil War industrial revolution. Exhibits on women's suffrage, Prohibition, and the Tennessee Centennial Exposition illustrate the state's involvement in social issues of the times.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.tnmuseum.org
Tennessee State Museum - 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN, 37243
Haunted Tavern Tours
Presented by Nashville Ghost Tours
From the people who brought you the critically acclaimed original Nashville Ghost Tours comes their newest creation, Haunted Tavern Tours.
This unique haunted tavern tour will get you up close with the "spirits" of Nashville. In the tradition of English Pub Crawls, your tour guide will lead to a few of Nashville's most haunted bars and taverns. At each location, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a beverage, sit back, and relax while you hear "intoxicating " tales of the pub's haunted history. The tour will spend approximately 30 minutes in each establishment to familiarize yourself with your tour group, your guide, and of course, the "spirits." Drinks are not required to have a lively experience on this haunted pub crawl. Be prepared for an entertaining night that you will never forget!
Helpful Information: Haunted Tavern Tours is designed for adults ages 21 and up. A valid photo ID is required. Drinks and Gratuity is not included. Participants will receive special "ghost tour" drink discounts. Private Haunted & non- haunted Pub Crawls available.
04/02/08 - Ongoing
$15/ticket
- http://www.hauntedtaverntours.com/
Permanent Exhibit: Sing Me Back Home - A Journey Through Country Music
Presented by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Sing Me Back Home is the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s permanent exhibit, an exciting, multi-layered journey through the life of country music.
Through artifacts, photographs, original recordings, archival video, newly produced films, touchscreen interactive media and beautifully rendered text panels, Sing Me Back Home immerses visitors in the history and sounds of country music, its meanings and the lives and voices of many of its honored personalities.
A self-guided tour covering two floors of the Museum, Sing Me Back Home tells the story of country music from its pre-commercial roots in the nineteenth century through its vibrant life in the twenty-first century. Organized chronologically, the story moves through large subjects such as “Country During the War Years,” while each glass artifact case has a unique theme. Visitors can read about the music and its makers or let the powerful photos, instruments, costumes - and especially the music - tell the story by themselves.
Throughout your journey you are able to see the two-floor, glassed-in central archives where the Museum’s vast collection is housed and where Museum staff are seen working with historical artifacts and recordings. This unprecedented view into the core archives is like a window into a shared history and the processes from which the Museum exhibits emerge.
At the close of the journey, visitors enter the Hall of Fame Rotunda, the hallowed space where the Country Music Hall of Fame® members are honored alongside American master Thomas Hart Benton’s famous last painting, The Sources of Country Music.
Sing Me Back Home is just what the title suggests: an exploration of the power of music to make living history and to connect us to our deepest feelings.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
Free Admission to Museum members, included with Museum admission. $20/Adult, $12/Youth(6-17), $18/Seniors(55+)/Students/Military, $18/AAA Adult, Free/5 years and under.
- http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/experience-events-detail.aspx?cid=232
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - 222 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37203
Permanent Exhibit: Hall of Fame Rotunda
Presented by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Everyone recognized here is an equal. The members' plaques are placed randomly around the room - except for the newest members of the Hall of Fame, whose plaques can be found alongside Thomas Hart Benton's painting The Sources of Country Music. The room is round to ensure that every Hall of Fame member has a place of equal importance.
07/01/07 - Ongoing
Free Admission to Museum members, included with Museum admission. $20/Adult, $12/Youth(6-17), $18/Seniors(55+)/Students/Military, $18/AAA Adult, Free/5 years and under.
- http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/experience-events-detail.aspx?cid=2243
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - 222 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville, TN, 37203
The Hermitage - Andrew Jackson
Presented by The Hermitage at The Hermitage
The Hermitage's new orientation film Andrew Jackson, narrated by Martin Sheen, is now playing on new state-of-the-art equipment in the Andrew Jackson Visitor Center theater. The film is one of the final components to a multi-year plan to enhance the guest experience throughout the site. In addition to the film, other enhancements include audio tours, informational signage, touch screen digital signage, on-site brochure, and an interactive website (coming soon!) This project was funded partly by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
02/26/09 - Ongoing
$17/Adult, $14/Seniors, $11/Students 13-18, $7/Children 6-12, Free/Under 5
- http://thehermitage.com
The Hermitage - 4580 Rachel's Lane, Nashville, TN, 37076
Tulip Grove Mansion Guided Tour
Presented by The Hermitage at The Hermitage
Originally the home of Jackson's protege, Andrew Jackson Donelson, Tulip Grove's private ownership was longer and more varied than the Hermitage mansion. Join a Hermitage interpreter for a tour of one of Tennessee's finest Greek Revival mansions and learn about cotton, cattle, and the Civil War.
07/01/09 - Ongoing
$5/Ticket
- http://thehermitage.com/
The Hermitage - 4580 Rachel's Lane, Nashville, TN, 37076
George Dickel Distillery Tour
Presented by George Dickel Distillery at George Dickel Distillery
You won’t find Cascade Hollow on most maps. Nestled on the Highland Rim of the Cumberland Plateau, you will find us about halfway between Nashville and Chattanooga. The ancient limestone shelf of this plateau provides water than runs fresh and clear from the nearby Cascade Springs, and it made the perfect spot to build a distillery.
Come tour the distillery and discover George Dickel’s award winning whisky and its time honored traditions. The Visitor’s Center is filled with antiques, photos and special memories, and the George Dickel General Store is a wonderful place to visit and drop a line to family or friends at our very own U.S. Post Office – the only working post office at any distillery in the United States. If you prefer, you can rock on our porch and enjoy the abundant nature that picturesque Cascade Hollow has to offer.
10/01/09 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.dickel.com/
George Dickel Distillery - 1950 Cascade Hollow Road, Tullahoma, TN, 37388
Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour
Presented by Jack Daniel Distillery at Jack Daniel's Distillery
Our tour is mostly out-of-doors and involves quite a lot of walking, so be sure to wear comfortable shoes. Tours last about an hour and fifteen minutes and start every fifteen minutes or so. Visitors are asked not to take backpacks, camera bags, tote bags, shopping bags or other large bags on the tour.
Due to Tennessee law, the White Rabbit Bottle Shop is closed on Sundays. It is also closed on the days the Distillery is closed to visitors, as well as on certain holidays like the Fourth of July and Labor Day. However, we are allowed to do business on Election Day. So plan your visit accordingly should you desire to purchase Jack Daniel's commemorative decanters from the White Rabbit Bottle Shop.
10/01/09 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.jackdaniels.com/
Jack Daniel's Distillery - 182 Lynchburg Highway, Lynchburg, TN, 37352
Lucy Dunwody Boehm Porcelain Collection
Presented by Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksv at Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville
Come see one of the Southeast's largest collections of these fantastic porcelains now installed in a new permanent gallery - the DeWald Gallery of Heritage Hall.
Helpful Information: Children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times and in all areas of the Museum. Free parking for Museum visitors is available behind the Museum at the top of the hill off South Second Street. Sundays are free for everyone!
09/01/09 - Ongoing
Free Museum members and children under 6
$7 Adults
$5 Seniors 65 and up
$5 College students with picture ID
$3 Children ages 6-18
- http://customshousemuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville - 200 South Second Street, Clarksville, TN, 37040
KidZone
Presented by Nashville Public Library at Nashville Public Library - Madison Branch
Cool crafts, great games, special guests and more, all designed just for elementary school-age kids! There’s something different every week, so don’t miss it!
01/21/10 - Ongoing
Free Admission
- http://www.library.nashville.org
Nashville Public Library - Madison Branch - 610 Gallatin Rd S, Madison, TN, 37115
Memory Lane (CLOSED)
Presented by Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville at Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville
The Museum is getting an upgrade! The 1898 Customs House Building is being renovated in order to provide an improved environment for both visitors and artifacts. While these improvements are being made the following areas will be inaccessible: Heritage Hall, Memory Lane, and the DeWald, Peg Harvill, and Explorers’ Galleries.
The renovations on the 1898 building will begin on January 30th and continue through March. There will still be plenty to see and do here at the Museum during this time, however.
See the life and history of Montgomery County during the mid-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Memory Lane features a re-built 1842 log cabin, and a historic Printmaker's Shop, Draper's Shop, and Tobacco Shop. Antique fire trucks, wagons, and carts reveal transportation before the automobile.
Helpful Information: Children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times and in all areas of the Museum. Free parking for Museum visitors is available behind the Museum at the top of the hill off South Second Street. Sundays are free for everyone!
03/04/10 - Ongoing
Free Museum members and children under 6
$7 Adults
$5 Seniors 65 and up
$5 College students with picture ID
$3 Children ages 6-18
- http://customshousemuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville - 200 South Second Street, Clarksville, TN, 37040
Explorer's Gallery (CLOSED)
Presented by Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville at Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville
The Museum is getting an upgrade! The 1898 Customs House Building is being renovated in order to provide an improved environment for both visitors and artifacts. While these improvements are being made the following areas will be inaccessible: Heritage Hall, Memory Lane, and the DeWald, Peg Harvill, and Explorers’ Galleries.
The renovations on the 1898 building will begin on January 30th and continue through March. There will still be plenty to see and do here at the Museum during this time, however.
The Explorer’s Gallery is packed with fun, learning and fantasy. In McGregor’s Market and Kitchen, Aunt Alice’s Attic, Raceways, and of course – the Bubble Room, children can learn through play!( Note: The Bubble Room has been moved during construction of the new Bubble Cave, but is still open for fun and exploration.)
Helpful Information: Children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times and in all areas of the Museum. Free parking for Museum visitors is available behind the Museum at the top of the hill off South Second Street. Sundays are free for everyone!
03/04/10 - Ongoing
Free Museum members and children under 6
$7 Adults
$5 Seniors 65 and up
$5 College students with picture ID
$3 Children ages 6-18
- http://customshousemuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville - 200 South Second Street, Clarksville, TN, 37040
Challenges and Champions Sports Gallery
Presented by Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville at Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville
Challenges and Champions highlights amazing athletes who have come from Montgomery County. See Jeff Purvis‘ racecar, Wilma Rudoph’s relay baton, Billy Copeland’s street luge, and other exciting mementos of sporting history.
Helpful Information: Children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times and in all areas of the Museum. Free parking for Museum visitors is available behind the Museum at the top of the hill off South Second Street. Sundays are free for everyone!
03/04/10 - Ongoing
Free Museum members and children under 6
$7 Adults
$5 Seniors 65 and up
$5 College students with picture ID
$3 Children ages 6-18
- http://customshousemuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville - 200 South Second Street, Clarksville, TN, 37040
Post Master's Office (CLOSED)
Presented by Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville at Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville
The Museum is getting an upgrade! The 1898 Customs House Building is being renovated in order to provide an improved environment for both visitors and artifacts. While these improvements are being made the following areas will be inaccessible: Heritage Hall, Memory Lane, and the DeWald, Peg Harvill, and Explorers’ Galleries.
The renovations on the 1898 building will begin on January 30th and continue through March. There will still be plenty to see and do here at the Museum during this time, however.
This exhibit shows a piece of the Museum’s history. The building was designed in 1898 for use as a Federal Post Office and Custom House to handle the large volume of foreign mail coming up the river from t he city’s international tobacco business.
Helpful Information: Children under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times and in all areas of the Museum. Free parking for Museum visitors is available behind the Museum at the top of the hill off South Second Street. Sundays are free for everyone!
03/04/10 - Ongoing
Free Museum members and children under 6
$7 Adults
$5 Seniors 65 and up
$5 College students with picture ID
$3 Children ages 6-18
- http://customshousemuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center - Clarksville - 200 South Second Street, Clarksville, TN, 37040
Fontanel Mansion Tours
Presented by The Fontanel Mansion & Farm at The Fontanel Mansion & Farm
Located less than 15 minutes from downtown Nashville, Fontanel Mansion boasts three stories, more than 18 rooms, 13 bathrooms, 5 fireplaces, 2 kitchens, an indoor pool, and even an indoor shooting range on 136 acres. An exclusive spot for the stars, the home and grounds have been the setting for numerous photo and video shoots, CMT's top-rated "Gone Country" show and more. Nashville's only Country Music mansion tour, Fontanel Mansion will give visitors a hands-on immersion into the lives of Country Music greats Barbara Mandrell, Alabama, Gretchen Wilson, and more.
Here at Fontanel, you get to do more than just look, you are welcome to touch, see feel and live in this magnificent home. Grab a guitar and snap a photo. Have a seat in the sofas. Stay a while and relax in the pool atrium. You'll learn about the process of building a 27,000 square foot log home, mere minutes from downtown Nashville, yet lifetimes away from the average home. You'll learn about the land and how the Mandrell family started a legacy of sustainability that survives today. When ready, the shuttles will carry you back to the Farm, where you can spend the rest of your day hiking the free trails, dining in the Farm House Restaurant or browsing through the gifts and local arts and crafts in the Fontanel gift shop.
06/07/10 - Ongoing
$21/Adults
$19/Educators & Military
$18/Seniors ages 65+
$11/Youth ages 6-15
Free/Children under 6
- http://www.fontanelmansion.com/
The Fontanel Mansion & Farm - 4225 Whites Creek Pike, Whites Creek, TN, 37189
Ghost and Haunt Tours
Presented by Ghost and Haunt Tours at Sheraton Nashville Downtown
Come join us on the original walking ghost tour of downtown Nashville. Take the original full season ghost tour and visit the most haunted and paranormal filled locations in all of Nashville. Nothing hokey - NO costumes, lanterns or people jumping out to scare you.
Find out why security guards at the State Capitol keep quitting on the night shift. Hear what happens at Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the Grand Ole Opry, when the lights go out, and just what keeps coming back. Visit the site of a ghastly murder and experience why guests often swear they can feel a presence there. Come see sites you won't get on any other tour. Tour sizes are limited to guarantee your enjoyment, so make your reservations today. The tour is approximately 90 minutes in length.
Important Information: Cancellations accepted up to four hours before tour. Cancellations after the four hour limit or no shows are a full charge to the card. No refunds once tour begins or after cancellation period. Rain checks only. PLEASE NOTE: WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL A TOUR DUE TO WEATHER, LACK OF PARTICIPATION OR SPECIAL EVENTS IN AREA.
04/03/08 - Ongoing
$18/Adult; $10/Children ages 8-14; Free Admission/Children ages 7 and under
- http://nashville.hauntedghosttours.com/
Sheraton Nashville Downtown - 623 Union Street, Nashville, TN, 37219