The 5 Best Historic Sites in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (TN)

August 30, 2021 Merry Kessler

Murfreesboro is a city in, and the county seat of, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the 2010 census, up from 68,816 residents certified in 2000. In 2016, census estimates showed a population of 131,947. The city is the center of population of Tennessee, located 34 miles (55 km) southeast of downtown Nashville in the Nashville metropolitan area of Middle Tennessee. It is Tennessee's fastest growing major city and one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Murfreesboro is also home to Middle Tennessee State University, the second largest undergraduate university in the state of Tennessee, with 22,729 total students as of fall 2014.
Restaurants in Murfreesboro

1. Cannonsburgh Village

312 S Front St, Murfreesboro, TN 37129-3558 +1 615-890-0355 http://www.murfreesborotn.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Cannonsburgh-Village-16
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4.5 based on 232 reviews

Cannonsburgh  Village

Historic Cannonsburgh Village is located on 6 acres in Murfreesboro, and represents approximately 100 years of rural Tennessee life from the 1830s to the 1930s. The village features a gristmill, schoolhouse, telephone operator’s house, the University House, the Leeman House, a museum, a caboose, the wedding chapel, a doctor’s office, general store, working blacksmith’s shop, a well, and other points of interest, including the World’s Largest Cedar Bucket! The village is open May 1 through Dec. 1, Tuesday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 until 4 p.m. The village is closed December through April, although the grounds are open year-round. Guided tours are available for a small fee, but self-guided tours are free. The Visitor Center has a variety of items for sale including crafts from over 20 local artists, postcards, T-shirts, snacks, drinks and souvenirs.

Reviewed By Invisibl3Kid - Edinburg, United States

This place is a great little hidden gem. Really well kept. It’s got a small gift shop at the entrance. The attendants inside were courteous and attentive. You take a stroll through the little village with several buildings, train caboose, humongous cedar bucket and a antique tractor display. We loved this place. Spent about 1-2 hours here.

2. Fortress Rosecrans

3501 Old National Highway The street in named Old Nashville Highway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129-3094 +1 615-893-9501 http://www.nps.gov/stri/historyculture/foro.htm
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4.0 based on 35 reviews

Fortress Rosecrans

3. Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station

US 231 at Stones River, Murfreesboro, TN http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/tn/Rutherford/vacant.html
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4.0 based on 16 reviews

Walter Hill Hydroelectric Station

4. Geographic Center of Tennessee

307 Old Lascassas Rd., Murfreesboro, TN 37130 http://www.tnvacation.com/local/murfreesboro-geographic-center-tennessee
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Geographic Center of Tennessee

Reviewed By baxlea - Stuttgart, Germany

There's a monument and a bench. That's it! However, it's a cute little spot that makes for a great photo just to say you've been there.

5. Trail Of Tears

2700 Old Nashville Hwy Stones River Battlefield, Murfreesboro, TN 37129-3143 http://www.nativehistoryassociation.org/stonesriver_battlefield.php
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