We happened to be in town on a weekend when the museum was closed, which was a small letdown…read morebecause the building has that inviting, lived‑in look that makes you want to step inside and wander for a bit, but even from the sidewalk you can feel the weight of its long history and the marker out front fills in enough of the story to make the stop worthwhile in that quiet Jonesborough way where the past is always just under the surface. It reads, "Built in 1797 by Dr. William P. Chester of Lancaster, Pa., it has been continuously occupied as an Inn, a hotel and an apartment house. Among the guests here have been three presidents of the United States, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson, as well as John Sevier, Governor of Franklin and first Governor of Tennessee. President Andrew Jackson held a reception for his friends on the porch of the Inn in the summer of 1832." It is marker number 1A-90 and it was erected by the Tennessee Historical Commission. The Museum is a reminder that Jonesborough has always been a crossroads for travelers, politicians, and everyday residents, and even though we couldn't go inside this time, the marker gives you enough context to appreciate the building's long life and to look forward to a return visit when the doors are open again. [Review 99 of 2026 - 598 in Tennessee - 25289 overall]

It was amazing!! The worker was so nice to us. The upstairs tour is amazing! The museum was a very…read moreinteresting place, I saw so many historic items, clothes, and a China cabinet. Definitely coming back.

My wife insists that we can't drive past a Visitor's Center - so, as we entered the historic town…read moreof Jonesborough, our first stop was at the Visitor's Center which also included a small museum The staff in the visitor's center was most helpful and provided a lot of useful information. If you visiting or passing thorugh Jonesborough, you owe it to yourself to stop at the visitor's center.

We stopped at this Visitor Center to get walking tour maps of all of the historic buildings in this…read moretown. There were two ladies that the counter that were helpful in getting us the information we needed. They have a decent sized private parking lot and a free museum inside with artifacts from the area. There's also a gift shop with handmade items and books for sale. Would highly recommend stopping here first before touring Tennessee's oldest town!

Me and my wife recently visited the storytelling Center in downtown Jonesborough while we were…read morevisiting shops throughout the city. We only visited the bookstore , not the rest of the building. The books that were featured here were absolutely great , staff here was absolutely friendly and I love how quiet the store was. They do have restrooms in the back that I assume are open to the public. Which is great in the winter time because most places in the city don't have public restroom. Besides the home decor too, I definitely recommend checking the store out.

"Once upon a time ...."…read more Just returned from the 39th annual National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN - a weekend listening to fairy tales and folk tales -- imaginary stories, ghost stories, true stories of people -- relationships -- literary magic, linguistic lightening that made me laugh, and then 2 hours later, shed a tear or two. Traditionally held the first weekend in October, the festival draws thousands of listeners and (this year) 18 professional storytellers who shared their tales of love and laughter, music and linguistic mastery under 5 big-top tents crammed with chairs and stages and sound technicians. The festival runs Friday morn through Sunday afternoon, with special evening (separate ticket) ghost stories, midnight cabarets and theater events. I began my day at 10:00 a.m. Saturday with a tale by storyteller Bil Lepp who told of his boy-ish high school adventure: toting around a sack of flour for a week (the girls toted eggs) to teach him lessons about parenting. My day ended after 5:00 p.m. with a mesmerizing true story of a "sassy" woman in Birmingham, AL, who related her tale of southern living to the talented Dolores Hydock - a woman with a gift for words and expression. Ms. Hydock recorded the stories and passed them along to us in such a creative way. I did not want the performance to end. True, tickets are pricey, yet something worth saving for. Two food courts, four churches offering their culinary fare and a couple of local restaurants offer eats at reasonable prices. And it wouldn't be complete without a marketplace to purchase books on the craft, storytelling CDs, shirts and bags and pins with festival logos and more. And for budding tale tellers, a "Swappin' Ground gives everyone with a story opportunity their skills at this intriguing and most-fascinating art form.

Great arcade! Really fun place to spend a few hours. Tons of options available for the games.read more

Corrupt business in every way. Go to a real barcade instead. Asheville has many…read more The monstrosity of rigging these vintage games with their own card swipe machine, the price of the fucking games, and the price of pinball...they only let you play pinball for 2 hours anyways and it costs more than pinball anywhere else! I've worked at many barcades. At the VERY least, have quarters, but if you want to be a successful business with repeat customers who love your place, be a human being and do a cover charge like any great arcade. You will make more on drink sales and come out on top...it's how the industry works. Do better. Also, your Dave and Busters location, Tiebreakers? So stupid.

Loved our first time here we got the $60 card and played for 2 hours on it. Lots of good games and…read moreprizes are very nice we decided to save up for a better prize. The claw machines were a bit of a let down. We have been to arcade were the claw actually clamps and you can win multiple items. No prizes kinda of a waste of money. Bowling was fun we did the 1 hour and bowling 4 games in one hour it was $50. Staff was really nice my wife got a gutterball cocktail she enjoyed it.

Please don't come without reservations! Long lines if you…read morejust show up. Prices are a bit steep as well.

We did not get hand stamped to make sure no one stole our kids. Nor did anyone check when we were…read moreleaving. We did see one family get stamped on their way in. The food was good. The salad bar was fresh. The reason for the low stars is the cost. We got a combo that included one pizza, boneless wings and two refillable fountain drinks for $42. Only 8 wings in an order. A La carte the wings would've been $16. $2 a wing. Way too much. The pizza would've been $18. Crazy. I found a coupon online for two 60 min play cards for $47 but the kids had fun. Always check online for deals. There is no more stage with "real" characters. Only a tv screen.

Very clean, updated and good food. It is expensive but worth it. It did get very busy at the end bc…read morebirthday parties so just try to plan your visit around that

Professional confident and easy!!! This Johnson city location was fast clear and easy!! Thank youread more

This center is top notch. We have been there twice in a short time and they are professional,…read morehelpful, and working hard so people don't have to wait so long. Thank you so much to the branch manager who blessed my son and I today and helped a tired mom with such a blessing. Many blessings to her and her staff!!