Nashville's Best Antebellum Homes and Mansion Tours

Belle Meade Plantation is a premiere historic site. It offers 1790s Dunham Station Log Cabin, 1853 Antebellum Mansion, 1890s Carriage House and stables, as well as seven other historic outbuildings including an Antique carriage collection, a restaurant and a gift shop.

Belmont Mansion was built in 1853 by the Acklens Family. This Nashville home was one of the most elaborate antebellum homes in the South, with 36 rooms and 19,000 square feet.

Carnton Plantation was the home to John and Carrie McGavock and was established in 1826 by Randal McGavock, a former mayor of Nashville.

Cheekwood is a limestone mansion and was completed in 1932 by the Cheek Family. It is now known as Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art and is a 55-acre cultural attraction as well as an architectural masterpiece.

Falcon Rest is a 10,000 square foot Victorian mansion located in McMinnville. Guided tours are offered daily, along with lunch and shopping in the Victorian Tea Room and Gift Shop. It also offers four B&B suites on the grounds and full wedding services, as well as entertainment/meal packages for tour groups.

The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, is one of the largest and most often visited presidential museums in the United States. From 1804 until his death in 1845, Andrew Jackson called The Hermitage his home

Polk House, a Federal-style house, was built in 1816 for James K. Polk's father, Samuel, and is the only surviving home of America's eleventh President. James K. Polk lived here with his parents from 1818 to 1824. The Polk House is now owned by the State of Tennessee.

Lotz House was built in 1858 by Johann Albert Lotz and offers its visitors a chance to see the material culture of the soldiers who fought in the war - North and South and has the largest and most comprehensive collection of War Between the States and Old West artifacts in the Mid-South.

Rattle and Snap (circa 1845),located just outside of Columbia, is one of the best examples of residential Greek Revival architecture in the country. Over the years, the future of Rattle & Snap has been in question on couple of occasions but this plantation is as tenacious as many of its owners and has always, thankfully, been lovingly restored - to all of it's wonderful glory. It's definitely one of Middle Tennessee's must see historic mansions and is now open for tours by appointment.

Historic Rock Castle is a 200 year old and this limestone structure is located next to Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Rock Castle was built by General Daniel Smith in the late 1700's and is now owned by the State of Tennessee.

Travellers Rest Plantation, circa 1799, and Museum is the former home to Judge John Overton and his family for over 140 years.