free tours

Candlelight Tours at Ramsey House

Once a year we decorate our home with natural greens, colorful fresh fruits and nuts in the manner that it would have been decorated in 1797 by the Ramsey family. We fill the home with candles and open our doors to the public for a tour. The Visitor’s Center will offer holiday treats, the sweet sounds of a children’s chorus, and Santa Claus ready to hear the wishes of the children that have been very good all year.

This is a free event and the public is invited. Donations are always appreciated to help support educational programming.

Candlelight Tours at Ramsey House

Once a year we decorate the beautiful Ramsey House with natural greens, colorful fresh fruits and nuts in the manner that it would have been decorated in 1797 by the Ramsey family. We fill the home with candles and open our doors to the public for a tour. The Visitor’s Center will offer holiday treats, the sweet sounds of children’s chorus, and Santa Claus ready to hear the wishes of the children that have been very good all year.

This is a free event and the public is invited. Donations are always appreciated to help support educational programming.

Statehood Day at Ramsey House

Ramsey House was built in 1797 by Knoxville’s first builder, Thomas Hope for Francis Alexander Ramsey, one of Knoxville’s first settlers.  Celebrate Statehood Days with one of the founding Families of Knoxville, and enjoy a free tour of Ramsey House.  After the tour, enjoy vintage baseball featuring local teams on the lovely grounds of Historic Ramsey House.

Statehood Day at Crescent Bend

Crescent Bend House & Gardens is one of the Southeast’s finest house museums and gardens. Built in 1834 by Drury Paine Armstrong, Crescent Bend was once a 900-acre working farm and so named for its prominent setting overlooking a majestic crescent bend in the Tennessee River just west of downtown Knoxville. Enjoy free tours today, in celebration of Tennessee Statehood Day!

Statehood Day at Westwood

June 1, 2017 marks the official 222th anniversary of Tennessee’s admission as the 16th state in the union. Enjoy free tours of Historic Westwood on May 21st in celebration of Tennessee’s birthday.