{
    "id": "tn-historic-sites",
    "name": "Historic Sites in Tennessee: Hours, Admission and What to See",
    "description": "66 historic sites a visitor can go to in Tennessee (National Park Service units, state historic sites, museums, battlefields, house museums) with town, county, region, hours, admission and the operator page each was read from.",
    "page": "https://itstennessee.com/history/historic-sites/",
    "csv": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-historic-sites.csv",
    "json": "https://itstennessee.com/data/downloads/tn-historic-sites.json",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "It's Tennessee (itstennessee.com), CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "It's Tennessee (2026). Historic Sites in Tennessee: Hours, Admission and What to See. https://itstennessee.com/history/historic-sites/",
    "publisher": "It's Tennessee",
    "geo_scope": "Tennessee, USA",
    "last_checked": "2026-10-20",
    "row_count": 66,
    "columns": [
        "name",
        "type",
        "operator",
        "city",
        "county",
        "region",
        "theme",
        "era",
        "what_to_see",
        "hours",
        "admission",
        "free",
        "open_season",
        "official_url",
        "source_url",
        "checked"
    ],
    "column_notes": {
        "name": "Site name as the operator uses it",
        "type": "NPS unit, State historic site, Museum, Battlefield, House museum, Historic village, Historic district, Fort, Archaeological site, Memorial or Other",
        "operator": "Who runs it",
        "city": "City or town",
        "county": "County",
        "region": "Our editorial region (not an official designation)",
        "theme": "Main history theme",
        "era": "Main era",
        "what_to_see": "One-sentence description",
        "hours": "Hours as the operator lists them, or See official site",
        "admission": "Admission as the operator lists it, or See official site",
        "free": "yes, no, partly or unknown",
        "open_season": "Season or days open where stated",
        "official_url": "Operator's own page",
        "source_url": "Page the row was read from",
        "checked": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the row was read"
    },
    "rows": [
        {
            "name": "Shiloh National Military Park",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Shiloh",
            "county": "Hardin",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Civil War; Mississippian mounds",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Battlefield tour road, Pittsburg Landing, Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh Indian Mounds (NHL); Corinth Interpretive Center in MS",
            "hours": "Daily 9-5 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day)",
            "admission": "Free - \"There are no entrance fees at the Shiloh and Corinth battlefields.\"",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/shil/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/shil/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm; https://www.nps.gov/shil/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Stones River National Battlefield",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Murfreesboro",
            "county": "Rutherford",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Civil War",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Battlefield, Stones River National Cemetery (6,100+ Union burials), Hazen Brigade Monument, McFadden Farm",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free - \"An entrance pass is not required to access Stones River National Battlefield.\"",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stri/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/stri/planyourvisit/fees.htm; https://www.nps.gov/stri/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Donelson National Battlefield",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Dover",
            "county": "Stewart",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Civil War",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Fort earthworks and river batteries, Dover Hotel (Surrender House), Fort Donelson National Cemetery, tour road",
            "hours": "Visitor center daily 8:30-4; Dover Hotel daily 8:30-4; grounds 8-4:30 in winter up to 8-8 in summer",
            "admission": "Free - \"An entrance pass is not required to access Fort Donelson National Battlefield.\"",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fodo/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fodo/planyourvisit/hours.htm; https://www.nps.gov/fodo/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park - Lookout Mountain Battlefield and Point Park",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Lookout Mountain",
            "county": "Hamilton",
            "region": "Chattanooga & Southeast",
            "theme": "Civil War",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Point Park on Lookout Mountain, Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center, Cravens House, Missionary Ridge, Orchard Knob, Signal Point; Chickamauga Battlefield is in Georgia",
            "hours": "Visitor centers daily 8:30-5 ET; Point Park gate opens 8:30; all units daylight hours",
            "admission": "Point Park only: $10 per person 16+ (7 days), 15 and under free, credit card only; rest of park free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/chch/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/chch/planyourvisit/fees.htm; https://www.nps.gov/chch/planyourvisit/hours.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Andrew Johnson National Historic Site",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Greeneville",
            "county": "Greene",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "theme": "Presidents; Reconstruction",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Visitor center with Johnson tailor shop, Early Home, Homestead (guided tours), Andrew Johnson National Cemetery",
            "hours": "Visitor center daily 9-4 Apr-Nov; Wed-Sun 9-4 Dec-Mar; Homestead tours 10, 11, 2, 3",
            "admission": "Free - \"There is no admission charge for tours, but tickets are required.\"",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/anjo/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/anjo/planyourvisit/hours.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Manhattan Project National Historical Park - Oak Ridge",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service with U.S. Department of Energy",
            "city": "Oak Ridge",
            "county": "Anderson",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "WWII; science",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "NPS visitor center (in Children's Museum of Oak Ridge); DOE public bus tour to K-25 Atomic History Center, ORNL and Y-12 New Hope Center",
            "hours": "NPS visitor center Tue-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4, closed Mon",
            "admission": "NPS visitor center: no fee listed; DOE bus tour $20 ($30 special dates)",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round; bus tour season ends November 20, 2026",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/mapr/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/mapr/planyourvisit/hours.htm; https://amse.org/bus-tours/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cumberland Gap National Historical Park",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Cumberland Gap",
            "county": "Claiborne",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Frontier; Wilderness Road",
            "era": "Exploration / early republic",
            "what_to_see": "Cumberland Gap, Wilderness Road, Pinnacle Overlook; visitor center is in Middlesboro, KY",
            "hours": "Visitor center daily 9-4 (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's)",
            "admission": "Park entry free; guided tours have fees (e.g. $8 adults/$4 kids 5-12 and $10 adults/$5 kids 12 and under for two tour types)",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cuga/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cuga/planyourvisit/hours.htm; https://www.nps.gov/cuga/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Cades Cove",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Townsend",
            "county": "Blount",
            "region": "Smoky Mountains",
            "theme": "Appalachian settlement",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "11-mile one-way loop past preserved log cabins, churches and a working mill",
            "hours": "Loop road sunrise to sunset; closed to vehicles Wednesdays typically May-September",
            "admission": "No entrance fee; parking tag required to park over 15 minutes ($5 daily, $15 weekly, $40 annual)",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/cadescove.htm",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/cadescove.htm; https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Tennessee State Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "State of Tennessee",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Statewide history",
            "era": "All eras",
            "what_to_see": "Permanent galleries from natural history and First Peoples through the Civil War and Reconstruction to modern Tennessee; Tennessee Time Tunnel",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5, closed Mon",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.tnmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.tnmuseum.org/visit",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Tennessee State Capitol",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "State of Tennessee",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Government; architecture",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "William Strickland's capitol (cornerstone laid July 4, 1845; last stone in the cupola 1855; finished 1859)",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.capitol.tn.gov/about/tours.html",
            "source_url": "https://www.capitol.tn.gov/about/tours.html; https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/tennessee-state-capitol/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Statewide history",
            "era": "Modern",
            "what_to_see": "Pathway of History granite timeline, 200-foot granite state map, World War II Memorial, 95-bell carillon, Civil Rights Memorial",
            "hours": "Daily, sunrise-sunset (state park standard hours)",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/bicentennial-mall",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/bicentennial-mall/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Tennessee State Library and Archives",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Tennessee Secretary of State",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Archives; genealogy",
            "era": "All eras",
            "what_to_see": "State archives and library; displays of the 1796, 1834 and 1870 constitutions on Statehood Day; TeVA digital collections",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/tsla",
            "source_url": "https://sos.tn.gov/tsla",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Andrew Jackson's Hermitage",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Andrew Jackson Foundation",
            "city": "Hermitage",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Presidents; slavery",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Hermitage Mansion, 1,120+ acres of grounds, gardens, Jackson's Tomb, First Hermitage, enslaved community sites and cemetery",
            "hours": "Daily 8:30-6 (last tickets 5:00); closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day",
            "admission": "$29.95 adults 13+, $26.95 seniors/veterans/military, $19.95 youth 5-12, 4 and under free; VIP tour $69.95",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://thehermitage.com/",
            "source_url": "https://thehermitage.com/visit/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "National Civil Rights Museum (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Civil rights",
            "era": "Civil rights",
            "what_to_see": "Former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated April 4, 1968; museum of the civil rights movement",
            "hours": "Wed-Mon 9-5, closed Tue (last tickets 5:15 per site)",
            "admission": "$25 adults, $23 seniors 65+ and college students, $22 children 5-17",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/visit; https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/national-civil-rights-museum/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Graceland",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Elvis Presley Enterprises",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Music",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Elvis Presley's home (built 1939, bought by Presley 1957, opened 1982) and grave",
            "hours": "Daily 9-4 (last mansion tour 4:00)",
            "admission": "From $53 adults / $30 kids (cheapest package listed)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.graceland.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.graceland.com/; https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/graceland/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sun Studio",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Sun Studio (private)",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Music",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Studio where Sam Phillips recorded \"Rocket 88\" (1951) and the Million Dollar Quartet; working studio tour",
            "hours": "Daily 10-5:15; tours hourly at :30 from 10:30 to 4:30",
            "admission": "$20 adults, $15 children 5-11",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.sunstudio.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.sunstudio.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ryman Auditorium",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Ryman Auditorium",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Music",
            "era": "1800s; 20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Former Union Gospel Tabernacle (1888-1892), home of the Grand Ole Opry 1943-1974; exhibits and stage",
            "hours": "Daytime tours daily 9-4 (varies on show days)",
            "admission": "Self-guided $25 + tax; guided backstage $42.52 + tax; 12 and under free with paid adult on self-guided",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.ryman.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.ryman.com/tours; https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/ryman-auditorium/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Stax Museum of American Soul Music",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Stax Museum of American Soul Music",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Music; civil rights era",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Museum on the site of Stax Records in Soulsville USA",
            "hours": "Tue-Sun 10-5, closed Mon (last admission 4)",
            "admission": "$20 general admission",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://staxmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://staxmuseum.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa",
            "type": "Archaeological site",
            "operator": "University of Memphis",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Native American",
            "era": "Indigenous",
            "what_to_see": "Mississippian mound site (built and occupied 1000-1500 AD), archaeology lab, exhibits, nature trail",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.memphis.edu/chucalissa/",
            "source_url": "https://www.memphis.edu/chucalissa/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Beale Street Historic District",
            "type": "Historic district",
            "operator": "Public street (bealestreet.com)",
            "city": "Memphis",
            "county": "Shelby",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Music; African American history",
            "era": "1800s; 20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Historic commercial street tied to W. C. Handy and the blues",
            "hours": "Public street",
            "admission": "Free to walk",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://bealestreet.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nhls-by-state.htm; https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/beale-street/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Carter House",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Battle of Franklin Trust for Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Franklin",
            "county": "Williamson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Civil War; slavery",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "c.1830 Carter family house at the center of the Battle of Franklin; bullet-scarred outbuildings",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 11-5 (THC) / Sun 10-5 (BOFT); last tour 4",
            "admission": "$22 adults, $14 children 6-15 (classic tour); combo with Carnton $27-$28 online",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://boft.org/carter-house",
            "source_url": "https://boft.org/carter-house; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/carter-house.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Carnton",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Battle of Franklin Trust",
            "city": "Franklin",
            "county": "Williamson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Civil War; slavery",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "1826 McGavock home used as the largest field hospital after the Battle of Franklin; McGavock Confederate Cemetery (nearly 1,500 soldiers)",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 10-5; last tour 4",
            "admission": "$22 adults, $14 children 6-15 (classic tour); specialty tours $29",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://boft.org/carnton",
            "source_url": "https://boft.org/carnton; https://boft.org/carnton-history",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Belle Meade Historic Site",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Belle Meade Historic Site (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Plantation; slavery; thoroughbreds",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "1853 Greek Revival mansion; Journey to Jubilee tour on the enslaved people at Belle Meade from 1807",
            "hours": "Daily 9-5; mansion tours 9:30-4",
            "admission": "Mansion tour from $32",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://visitbellemeade.com/",
            "source_url": "https://visitbellemeade.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Travellers Rest Historic House Museum",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Travellers Rest (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Early Nashville",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Historic house museum",
            "hours": "Tours Tue-Sat 10-4:30",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://historictravellersrest.org/",
            "source_url": "https://historictravellersrest.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Negley Park",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "Metro Nashville Parks",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Civil War",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Union fort site with visitor center, 20-minute video, self-guided paths",
            "hours": "Park dawn-dusk; visitor center Tue-Fri noon-4, Sat 9-4",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nashville.gov/departments/parks/historic-sites/fort-negley",
            "source_url": "https://www.nashville.gov/departments/parks/historic-sites/fort-negley",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Nashborough",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "Metro Nashville Parks",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "county": "Davidson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Founding of Nashville",
            "era": "Revolution",
            "what_to_see": "Interpretive site of the 1780 Cumberland settlement fort on the riverfront",
            "hours": "Self-guided daily 9-4",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nashville.gov/departments/parks/historic-sites/fort-nashborough",
            "source_url": "https://www.nashville.gov/departments/parks/historic-sites/fort-nashborough",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "President James K. Polk Home and Museum",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "James K. Polk Memorial Association with Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "county": "Maury",
            "region": "Southern Middle Tennessee",
            "theme": "Presidents",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "1816 Federal-style house, only surviving residence of Polk besides the White House; Sisters' House, Presidential Exhibit Hall, garden",
            "hours": "Apr-Oct Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5; Nov-Mar Mon-Sat 9-4, Sun 1-5",
            "admission": "$14 adults, $12 seniors 60+, $8 youth 6-18, under 6 free; family max $35",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://jameskpolk.com/",
            "source_url": "https://jameskpolk.com/visit/; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/polk-home.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Rocky Mount State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Rocky Mount Historical Association for Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Piney Flats",
            "county": "Sullivan",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "theme": "Southwest Territory capital",
            "era": "Territory",
            "what_to_see": "Cobb family log house, first capitol of the Southwest Territory; first-person interpreters portray 1791",
            "hours": "Mar 1-Dec 15, Wed-Sat 11-4 (THC) / Wed-Sat 11-5 (operator)",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "March 1-December 15",
            "official_url": "https://www.rockymountmuseum.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.rockymountmuseum.com/; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/rocky-mount.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tipton-Haynes Historical Association for Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Johnson City",
            "county": "Washington",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "theme": "State of Franklin; frontier",
            "era": "Revolution to Reconstruction",
            "what_to_see": "Col. John Tipton's 1784 log house enlarged by Landon Carter Haynes; site of 1788 State of Franklin skirmish",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat; Mar 1-Oct 31 9-4; Nov 1-Feb 28 9-3 (operator)",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.tipton-haynes.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.tipton-haynes.org/; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/tipton-haynes.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Marble Springs State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "John Sevier Memorial Association for Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "John Sevier; frontier",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "Plantation of John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee; cabin, kitchen, loom house, smokehouse, Walker Cabin",
            "hours": "Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5; guided tours 11, 1, 3",
            "admission": "Self-guided free; guided tour fee see official site",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round (Jan-Feb reduced per THC)",
            "official_url": "https://www.marblesprings.net/",
            "source_url": "https://www.marblesprings.net/; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/marble-springs.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sam Houston Schoolhouse State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee Historical Commission with local association",
            "city": "Maryville",
            "county": "Blount",
            "region": "Smoky Mountains",
            "theme": "Sam Houston; frontier education",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "Hewn poplar log field schoolhouse where Sam Houston taught before the War of 1812",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10-4, closed Mon and major holidays",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.samhoustonhistoricschoolhouse.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.samhoustonhistoricschoolhouse.org/; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/sam-houston-schoolhouse.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia for THC",
            "city": "Jonesborough",
            "county": "Washington",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "theme": "Oldest town; travel",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "1797 inn, oldest wood-frame building in Jonesborough's commercial district; Chester Inn Museum in the cellar",
            "hours": "Mar-Apr and Nov-Dec Mon, Fri, Sat 11-6, Sun 1-5; May-Oct Mon, Wed-Sat 11-6, Sun 1-5; Jan-Feb by appointment",
            "admission": "No admission fee; donations welcome (operator page)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round (Jan-Feb by appointment)",
            "official_url": "https://www.heritageall.org/museum-archive/",
            "source_url": "https://www.heritageall.org/museum-archive/; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/chester-inn.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sabine Hill State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park for Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Elizabethton",
            "county": "Carter",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "theme": "Federal architecture",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "Federal-style frame house begun after the War of 1812 by Gen. Nathaniel Taylor, completed by his widow Mary",
            "hours": "Guided tours on scheduled dates (see park events)",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $8 seniors 65+ and veterans/military, $5 ages 17 and under",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round tours",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/sycamore-shoals",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/events/sabine-hill-guided-tour-67; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/sabine-hill.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cragfont State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee Historical Commission with local association",
            "city": "Castalian Springs",
            "county": "Sumner",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Early statehood",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "Gen. James Winchester's stone house, built 1798-1802",
            "hours": "Apr 7-Nov 12 Thu-Sun 9:30-4:30, tours 10, 12, 2; winter call",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "April 7-November 12 (winter by availability)",
            "official_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/cragfont.html",
            "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/cragfont.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Wynnewood State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Historic Castalian Springs for Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Castalian Springs",
            "county": "Sumner",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Stagecoach inn; mineral springs",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Largest surviving log structure in Tennessee, built 1828 as a stagecoach inn",
            "hours": "Apr 7-Nov 12 Thu-Sun 9:30-4:30, tours 11, 1, 3; winter by appointment",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "April 7-November 12",
            "official_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/wynnewood.html",
            "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/wynnewood.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hawthorn Hill State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Castalian Springs",
            "county": "Sumner",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Architecture",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "Circa 1806 masonry I-house with rare hall-and-parlor plan, shown unfurnished",
            "hours": "One Saturday a month, April-October, by reservation",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "April-October",
            "official_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/hawthorn-hill.html",
            "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/hawthorn-hill.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Historic Rock Castle State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Friends of Rock Castle for Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Hendersonville",
            "county": "Sumner",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Frontier; Daniel Smith",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "House begun 1784 by surveyor Daniel Smith, family cemetery and smokehouse on Old Hickory Lake",
            "hours": "Mar-Dec; THC: Tue-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-2, Sun 1-5; operator: Tue-Fri 9:30-4:30 (tours 10, 11:30, 1:30, 3), Sat 9:30-2",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "March-December",
            "official_url": "https://www.historicrockcastle.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.historicrockcastle.com/; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/rock-castle.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sam Davis Memorial Museum",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Pulaski",
            "county": "Giles",
            "region": "Southern Middle Tennessee",
            "theme": "Civil War",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "1950 memorial museum on the site where Confederate scout Sam Davis was executed November 27, 1863",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "See official site",
            "official_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/sam-davis.html",
            "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/sam-davis.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Henning",
            "county": "Lauderdale",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "African American history; literature",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "1919 Palmer House (Haley's grandparents' home) where Alex Haley lived 1921-1929",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10-5; closed Sun, Mon, holidays",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/alex-haley-house.html",
            "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/alex-haley-house.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Clement Railroad Hotel Museum at Hotel Halbrook",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee Historical Commission with local museum",
            "city": "Dickson",
            "county": "Dickson",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Railroad; Gov. Frank Clement",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "1913 railroad hotel; Clement family rooms; Dickson County, Civil War and railroad exhibits",
            "hours": "Tue-Fri 9-5, Sat 9-4",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.clementrailroadmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/hotel-halbrook.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ducktown Basin Museum and Burra Burra Mine",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Ducktown Basin Museum for Tennessee Historical Commission",
            "city": "Ducktown",
            "county": "Polk",
            "region": "Chattanooga & Southeast",
            "theme": "Copper mining",
            "era": "Industry",
            "what_to_see": "Tennessee Copper Company mine headquarters (1899-1975), 10 buildings on 17 acres, 14-minute film",
            "hours": "Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 10-5 (THC) / 10-4:30 (museum); closed Wed and Sun",
            "admission": "$5 adults 18+, $3 ages 7-17, 6 and under free (museum page)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Seasonal winter closure per museum page",
            "official_url": "https://ducktownbasinmuseum.com/",
            "source_url": "https://ducktownbasinmuseum.com/; https://www.tn.gov/historicalcommission/state-programs/state-historic-sites/burra-burra.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Red Clay State Historic Park",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Cleveland",
            "county": "Bradley",
            "region": "Chattanooga & Southeast",
            "theme": "Cherokee Nation; Trail of Tears",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Last Cherokee council ground east of the Mississippi (1832-1838), Council (Blue Hole) Spring, Eternal Flame, replica council house and farmstead, James F. Corn Interpretive Facility",
            "hours": "Daily; 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset (grounds); museum hours see official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round (closed Christmas Day)",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/red-clay",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/red-clay/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Elizabethton",
            "county": "Carter",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "theme": "Watauga; Revolution; Overmountain Men",
            "era": "Colonial / Revolution",
            "what_to_see": "Reconstructed Fort Watauga, museum, Carter Mansion, Sabine Hill; muster ground of the Overmountain Men (1780)",
            "hours": "Grounds daily; visitor center hours see official site",
            "admission": "Free park entry; Sabine Hill guided tours are paid (see Sabine Hill)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/sycamore-shoals",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/sycamore-shoals/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park",
            "type": "Archaeological site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Pinson",
            "county": "Madison",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Native American",
            "era": "Indigenous",
            "what_to_see": "One of the largest Middle Woodland mound complexes in the U.S.; at least 17 mounds incl. 72-ft Sauls Mound; museum",
            "hours": "Grounds daily; museum hours see official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/pinson-mounds",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/pinson-mounds/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park",
            "type": "Archaeological site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Manchester",
            "county": "Coffee",
            "region": "Southern Middle Tennessee",
            "theme": "Native American",
            "era": "Indigenous",
            "what_to_see": "Middle Woodland ceremonial earthwork enclosure (100 BCE-500 CE) between the Duck and Little Duck rivers; mill ruins",
            "hours": "Grounds daily; museum hours see official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/old-stone-fort",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/old-stone-fort/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Loudoun State Historic Park",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Vonore",
            "county": "Monroe",
            "region": "Chattanooga & Southeast",
            "theme": "French and Indian War; Cherokee",
            "era": "Colonial",
            "what_to_see": "Reconstructed 1756 British fort, westernmost British outpost; living-history garrison weekends",
            "hours": "Grounds daily; visitor center hours see official site",
            "admission": "Free (most events have optional donations)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/fort-loudoun",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/fort-loudoun/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Pillow State Historic Park",
            "type": "Battlefield",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Henning",
            "county": "Lauderdale",
            "region": "Memphis & West Tennessee",
            "theme": "Civil War; U.S. Colored Troops",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Breastworks, reconstructed inner fort, museum with 12-minute film on the 1864 battle and massacre accusations",
            "hours": "Grounds daily; museum hours see official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/fort-pillow",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/fort-pillow/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Johnsonville State Historic Park",
            "type": "Battlefield",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "New Johnsonville",
            "county": "Humphreys",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Civil War; U.S. Colored Troops",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Upper and lower redoubts of Fort Johnson, ruins of the 1864 Union supply depot town, six African American cemeteries",
            "hours": "Grounds daily; visitor center hours see official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/johnsonville",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/johnsonville/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Port Royal State Historic Park",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Adams",
            "county": "Montgomery",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Trail of Tears; tobacco",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Preserved roadbed of the Trail of Tears northern route, 1859 general store, site of 1797 river town",
            "hours": "Grounds daily",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/port-royal",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/port-royal/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park",
            "type": "Memorial",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Birchwood",
            "county": "Meigs",
            "region": "Chattanooga & Southeast",
            "theme": "Trail of Tears; Cherokee",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Memorial of names, museum and visitor center, Hiwassee Overlook near the Blythe Ferry crossing",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/cherokee-trail-of-tears",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/cherokee-trail-of-tears; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Southwest Point State Historic Park",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Kingston",
            "county": "Roane",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Federal frontier; Cherokee relations",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "Reconstructed buildings on original foundations of the 1797 federal fort; museum exhibits",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/fort-southwest-point",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/fort-southwest-point; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Pall Mall",
            "county": "Fentress",
            "region": "Upper Cumberland & Plateau",
            "theme": "World War I",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "York's home, gristmill, farm (NHL 1976) and replica WWI trench",
            "hours": "Grounds daily; home tour hours see official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/sgt-alvin-c-york",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/sgt-alvin-c-york/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Byrdstown",
            "county": "Pickett",
            "region": "Upper Cumberland & Plateau",
            "theme": "Diplomacy; Nobel Peace Prize",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Log cabin believed to be Hull's 1871 birthplace; museum on the Secretary of State and 1945 Nobel laureate",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/cordell-hull-birthplace",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/cordell-hull-birthplace/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "David Crockett State Park",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Lawrenceburg",
            "county": "Lawrence",
            "region": "Southern Middle Tennessee",
            "theme": "David Crockett; Trail of Tears (Bell's Route)",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Site of Crockett's gristmill and powder mill; museum with mill stones",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/david-crockett",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/david-crockett/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Dunbar Cave State Park",
            "type": "Archaeological site",
            "operator": "Tennessee State Parks",
            "city": "Clarksville",
            "county": "Montgomery",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Native American; cave history",
            "era": "Indigenous to 20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Cave with Mississippian cave art and Cherokee syllabary writing; resort-era history",
            "hours": "Cave tours on schedule (seasonal closures for bats)",
            "admission": "Free park entry; cave tour fees see official site",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round; cave closure schedule",
            "official_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/dunbar-cave",
            "source_url": "https://tnstateparks.com/parks/dunbar-cave/highlights; https://tnstateparks.com/about/frequently-asked-questions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Blount Mansion",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Blount Mansion Association",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Southwest Territory",
            "era": "Territory",
            "what_to_see": "1792 home of territorial governor William Blount, the territory's capitol",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10-4, Sun 12-4, closed Mon (last tour 3)",
            "admission": "$15 adults, $12 seniors/AAA, $10 children; Historic Homes PastPort $40",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://blountmansion.org/",
            "source_url": "https://blountmansion.org/visit/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "James White's Fort",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "James White's Fort Association",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Founding of Knoxville",
            "era": "Early republic",
            "what_to_see": "Reconstructed 1786 fort and cabins of Knoxville founder James White",
            "hours": "Apr-Nov Mon-Sat 9:30-5; Dec-Mar Mon-Fri 10-4 (last admission one hour before close)",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $9 AAA/senior/military, $5 children 5-17",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.jameswhitesfort.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.jameswhitesfort.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Museum of East Tennessee History",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "East Tennessee Historical Society",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Regional history",
            "era": "All eras",
            "what_to_see": "Regional history museum in the East Tennessee History Center; \"Lines Were Drawn\" Treaty of Holston exhibit",
            "hours": "Mon-Fri 9-4, Sat 10-4, Sun 1-5",
            "admission": "Free June 1, 2026-February 14, 2027",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.easttnhistory.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.easttnhistory.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Historic Ramsey House",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Historic Ramsey House",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Early statehood; slavery",
            "era": "Early statehood",
            "what_to_see": "Stone plantation house; stories include Levy, born enslaved at Swan Pond",
            "hours": "Thu-Sat 10-4, tours hourly, last 3",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $8 seniors 60+/military/children 5-17, under 5 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.ramseyhouse.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.ramseyhouse.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mabry-Hazen House",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Mabry-Hazen House (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Knoxville",
            "county": "Knox",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Knoxville history",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Hilltop house museum; tours on the hour",
            "hours": "Tours on the hour (see site for days)",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $8 students, under 13 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.mabryhazen.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.mabryhazen.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Museum of Appalachia",
            "type": "Historic village",
            "operator": "Museum of Appalachia (nonprofit, Smithsonian Affiliate)",
            "city": "Clinton",
            "county": "Anderson",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Appalachian life",
            "era": "1700s-20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Living museum founded 1969 by John Rice Irwin; 35 log cabins plus barns, churches, schools on 65 acres",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://museumofappalachia.org/",
            "source_url": "https://museumofappalachia.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Historic Rugby",
            "type": "Historic village",
            "operator": "Historic Rugby (nonprofit)",
            "city": "Rugby",
            "county": "Morgan",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Utopian colony",
            "era": "1880s",
            "what_to_see": "Rugby colony buildings: 1882 Thomas Hughes Free Public Library, 1884 Kingstone Lisle (founder's home), 1887 Christ Church Episcopal, 1907 schoolhouse",
            "hours": "Visitor Centre Thu-Sat 9-5 ET, Sun noon-5",
            "admission": "Guided tour fee see official site; 22-minute film free",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://historicrugby.org/",
            "source_url": "https://historicrugby.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "American Museum of Science and Energy",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "American Museum of Science and Energy",
            "city": "Oak Ridge",
            "county": "Anderson",
            "region": "Knoxville Area",
            "theme": "Manhattan Project; science",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Museum of Oak Ridge's Manhattan Project and energy history; departure point for DOE bus tour",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://amse.org/",
            "source_url": "https://amse.org/; https://amse.org/bus-tours/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sequoyah Birthplace Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Sequoyah Birthplace Museum",
            "city": "Vonore",
            "county": "Monroe",
            "region": "Chattanooga & Southeast",
            "theme": "Cherokee; Sequoyah syllabary",
            "era": "1700s-1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Museum on Sequoyah and Cherokee history near Fort Loudoun",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 12-5; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://sequoyahmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://sequoyahmuseum.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jonesborough Historic District",
            "type": "Historic district",
            "operator": "Town of Jonesborough / Heritage Alliance",
            "city": "Jonesborough",
            "county": "Washington",
            "region": "Tri-Cities & Northeast",
            "theme": "Oldest town",
            "era": "Revolution to 1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Tennessee's oldest town (chartered 1779), Main Street, Chester Inn",
            "hours": "Public streets",
            "admission": "Free to walk",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.heritageall.org/",
            "source_url": "https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/jonesborough/; https://www.heritageall.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Oaklands Mansion",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Oaklands Association",
            "city": "Murfreesboro",
            "county": "Rutherford",
            "region": "Nashville Area",
            "theme": "Murfreesboro history",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Historic mansion; guided tours",
            "hours": "Tours Tue-Fri 10, 11, 2, 3 (reservations requested)",
            "admission": "See official site; children 5 and under free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.oaklandsmansion.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.oaklandsmansion.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        }
    ]
}