FREE ADMISSION FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18 AT

 ANDREW JACKSON'S HERMITAGE

Nashville (June 16, 2008) - Every Monday this summer, starting June 23 through August 25, children under 18 will receive free admission to The Hermitage when they are accompanied by a Tennessee resident adult. With the rising price of gas, The Hermitage is offering a summer promotion that will assist Tennesseans in making a vacation in their own backyard even more affordable. The Hermitage is excited to open its doors for children in the State of Tennessee to visit one of the greatest American presidential sites in their own backyard at no cost every Monday throughout the summer. The only requirement is for the paying adult to have a valid Tennessee driver's license available at the time of the ticket purchase. There is no limit to the number of children.

Enjoy a day at The Hermitage with interpreter-led mansion tours, audio tours of over 40 sites throughout the grounds, garden, and museum including the children’s tour led by Jackson’s pet parrot, an African Grey named "Poll.” Pack a picnic, take a horse-drawn wagon tour, walk the nature trail, and discover where yesterday touches today. Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles are encouraged to bring the kids out for a day of fun, without having to travel too far, at the Home of President Andrew Jackson.

ABOUT THE HERMITAGE:

The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, is one of the largest and most visited presidential homes in the United States. In 1856, the State of Tennessee purchased the property from the Jackson family, entrusting it to the Ladies' Hermitage Association in 1889 to operate as one of America’s first historic site museums. Today, The Hermitage is a 1,120-acre National Historic Landmark with over 30 historic buildings, including restored slave cabins. Thanks to efforts of this nonprofit organization, the mansion is the most accurately preserved early presidential home in the country. The Hermitage is a national model for authenticity, conservation, and historic preservation. In recent years, new interpretive initiatives and educational programs such as archaeology and the history of slavery have enhanced the experience of some 200,000 annual visitors, including 30,000 schoolchildren, from all 50 states and many foreign countries; in fact, we interpret the Hermitage mansion in five foreign languages. The property also receives 30,000 annual visits from the local community, including over 1,000 children who play Little League baseball at The Hermitage's Rotary Park. The Hermitage is Nashville’s first Smithsonian Institution Affiliate Museum; a “Partner Place” with the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and a site along the National Park Service’s Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.  

TICKET INFORMATION:

For more information, please call 615.889.2941. The Hermitage is just 15 minutes from downtown Nashville, I-40 to exit 221 or I-65 to exit 92; take Old Hickory Boulevard from either exit.