Historic Jonesborough Main Street Strolling Tours Resume on July 4th

The Heritage Alliance’s Main Street Strolling Tours will resume on Saturday, July 4^th. The Tours were stopped in March while the Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum was closed. During this time, the Heritage Alliance hosted virtual tours online. Now the in person tours of Tennessee’s Oldest Town are back.

Guests can enjoy a Town Tour with a costumed guide on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. The Mythbusting Tour, which puts guests’ history detective skills to the test, will be available the second Saturday of the month at 1:00 p.m. The Old Jonesborough Cemetery Tour will also return on July 4^th. The Cemetery Tour will be available the first and third Saturdays of the month at 2:30 p.m. Tickets for the Town Tour and Mythbusting Tour are $5 per person. Tickets for the Cemetery Tour are $3 per person. Combo tickets for both tours are available for $7 per person. During the month of July, tours will be limited to groups of ten. All tour tickets are available at the Chester Inn Museum. Guests can call ahead of time to reserve their space for a tour.

The Chester Inn Museum is open on the following schedule: Friday, Saturday, and Monday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and Tuesday-Thursday closed. If you or a small group would like to visit the Museum during an off day contact the Heritage Alliance directly and we will try to schedule a time that works. Here are some tips for visitors to the Museum. Currently, 25 people are allowed in the Chester Inn Museum at one time. Anyone entering the museum is suggested to wear a mask. Visitors are asked to follow social distancing guidelines. This plan is subject to changes. If you have any questions please call us at (423) 753-4580 or (423) 753-9580. You can also email us at chesterinn@heritageall.org or message us here on Facebook.