Hours and Admission

Hours of Operation 

Summer Hours (March 1 – October 31)
Tuesday – Saturday, 9am to 4pm 

Winter Hours (November 1 – February 28)
Tuesday – Saturday, 9am to 3pm

Admission

Guided Tours offered on the hour
Adults $6 | Youth (12 and under) $3

Self-Guided Tours
Adults $4 | Youth (12 and under) $2

Free admission for Tipton-Haynes members. Join today! 

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Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site offers visitors an abundance of history to learn, explore and experience. Upon entering the Penny McLaughlin Education and Museum Center, you will have ample of time to look through the “O Beautiful Land of the Mountains” permanent exhibit and watching a seventeen-minute site introductory video. By way of graphic panels, artifacts, and audio/video media, you will learn of not only the history of the Tipton and Haynes families but also of Northeast Tennessee.

Visitors will then have the option to choose from a guided tour or a self-guided tour. Guided tours last approximately 45 minutes and will allow visitors a more in-depth view inside of the families that once lived here. While stepping back in time, guided tours will allow you to explore the historic home, Landon Carter Haynes law office, and George Haynes slave cabin.

If you do not wish to take a guided tour, visitors can choose to take their own self-guided tour. An outdoor panel displaying a map of the site will allow visitors to become familiar with the historic grounds. Each structure will also have an outdoor text panel detailing the building’s history. Please note, the historic structures will not be open for visitors to enter while taking a self-guided tour.

After touring the historic buildings, do not miss out on exploring the site’s ancient limestone cave. Flashlights are available at the education and museum center for visitors wishing to discover the hidden secrets of our historic cave. 

SELF-GUIDED TOUR MAP
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site structure
A vintage dining room at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with a wooden table and six chairs, a brick fireplace with a dark mantle, a wooden cabinet, a window with lace curtains, and a ceiling with wooden paneling.
Rustic kitchen at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with stone fireplace, wood furniture, and vintage kitchenware.
Historic living room at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with vintage furniture, brick fireplace, framed portrait painting, and an ornate area rug.
A small, historic white wooden house at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with a gabled roof, included a brick chimney, and a front porch with columns, situated on a grassy lawn with trees showing fall foliage.
Old wooden cabin at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with a stone and brick chimney, wooden door, and a porch with logs stacked nearby, surrounded by leafless trees and a grassy field under a clear blue sky.
A rocky landscape with a small cave or hollow in the rocks at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site, surrounded by fallen leaves and some greenery.
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site white two-story house with a front porch, brick chimney, and a dark metal roof, surrounded by trees with orange and red fall foliage, under a clear blue sky.
A vintage bedroom at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with a wooden four-poster bed, quilted bedspread, dark wooden furniture, and framed artworks on white paneled walls.
Interior of a vintage room at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with a brick fireplace, wooden furniture, and large window letting in natural light.
Vintage dining room at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with wooden furniture, a round table with a white tablecloth, and a glass oil lamp. There are three chairs around the table, a portrait on the wall, and a large wooden cabinet.
A vintage-style canvas tent set up on green grass outdoors, with a small bed, wooden trunk, outdoor gear, and a lantern inside at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site.
A wide view of a rural landscape at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site with a large leafless tree in the center, old wooden barns and sheds at its base, surrounding green grass, and other trees in the background under a clear blue sky.