Historic Mansion Tours

There’s something for everyone on this historic mansion tour between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn. The Victorian mansion called “Tennessee’s Biltmore” by PBS. Mr. Faulkner’s obituary described him as a mechanical genius, so it’s easy to understand why his mansion was equipped with “all the modern conveniences of a model city residence.” Museum quality Victorian antiques in every room Gardens reflecting the bounty of McMinnville, “the nursery capital of the world” A restoration that so revived a near-derelict old building that it won the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “Great American Home Award” — an inspiration to visitors who are redoing old homes themselves Intriguing accounts of experiences that hint Falcon Rest might be inhabited by a friendly ghost Real stories about real people associated with the mansion over the years, from Mr. Faulkner (the “secret soldier” of the Civil War) and his colorful family, through its days as a local hospital and its dedicated restoration