Went on Halloween Eve on a ghost tour. Was fantastic. Started in visitor center for an informative non formal question answer about history. Then went on tour, using flashlights, through the mansion hearing the history and what went on in the different rooms. A great...More

We can only recommend this "museum" when it's 60 degrees or colder. The visitor center, with its movies, is comfortable and interesting. Also the tour with the docent is interesting, but the oppressive heat made the visit less than enjoyable. Also, lots of trip hazards;...More

Not from Tennessee and this site and the guided tour was very informative about the Blount mansiion in particular and Tennessee in general.

from what is now on the site but the docents do their best to explain exactly how things looked when the house was built and how/why things were changed. The story of the house is fascinating in itself as it--along w/ one of the rebuilt...More

Wonderful site on the river to enjoy eclipse! Juxtaposition of city lights and colonial home was beautiful!

I enjoyed touring the Blount Mansion on Wednesday afternoon, July 26, 2017 Guided tours start each hour on the hour. Although I arrived a few minutes past 2 p.m., since no one else was there, I got to take the tour immediately instead of waiting...More

and I was glad I did because my guide, Erleen, told me about every visitable room in the mansion. She explained to me that the requirement for Tennessee to become the 16th state was for William Blount to bring 60,000 settlers to the area! I...More