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Nashville is one of America’s most historical and influential cities. The city is also one of the most visited each year. Nashville’s historical attractions draw tourist each year and the city offer an assortment of guided tours through some of their major historical sites.

Tennessee’s history began in 1796 when it became the 16th state of the Union. The name of Tennessee comes from the Cherokee name Tanasai, which was a Village in the area.
With the first arrivals of settlers in the 1790’s, such as Timothy Demontbruen, James Robertson and the Donelson Party, Tennessee quickly cut it ties as being known as the western part of North Carolina, and later The State of Franklin, and applied for admission into the Union. Within the next century, Tennessee found itself transformed from a trading post, frequented by fur traders from the Mississippi river to the Upper Illinois territories; to a thriving Educational and Commerce center.

In the 1840’s educator Philip Lindsay thought that Nashville should encourage the ideals of Classical Greek education, such as Philosophy and Latin and be known as the Athens of the West. Nashville would later be given a similar nick-name; Athens of the South.

One of the stops on the guided tour in Nashville is the Belle Meade Plantation Tour. Be guided by a knowledgeable tour guide garbed in 19th Century outfits. Highlights from the tour are the plantation house built in 1853 Victorian inspired Mansion, the 1890 Carriage house and stable and 1790 Log Cabin known as the old building in Tennessee. The tour will include displays of rare antiques from that era. The tour gives you a glimpse back into that time period and all its grandeur.

You can’t visit Nashville without visiting the Ryman Auditorium at the Grand Ole Opry. Country music fans will delight in the exhibits that display clothing from Ryman performers from past and present. For a special treat, you can take a backstage guided tour and get a rare glimpse through some of the dressing rooms. The Ryman self-guided tour will walk you through the legendary halls and offers a short film about the Ryman’s history from its early roots.

Enjoy a Civil War tour through Nashville. The guide will walk you through the very fields of the Battle of Franklin where so many soldiers perished. The tour is six hours and includes reenacted stories from soldiers from that time period and a visit to the Carnton Plantation to learn about its role in the war.

The Hermitage Mansion Museum has a guided tour that takes you through the estate of President Andrew Jackson. The tour will walk you through this magnificent estate, gardens he and his wife kept, log farmhouse, and the outer buildings that supported the mansion that are still perfectly preserved today. You’ll discover how he lived and many new and interesting facts about the 7th President of the United States.

A visit to Nashville’s historic sites will leave you with an appreciation for the city and how it continues to preserve its rich history.