Visited Carnton with my 10 year old son yesterday. We both absolutely loved the tour. Our guide, Carrie was so great! She really knows the history and story or Carnton so well. My 10 year old was fascinated. We had just spent a week on the beach in FL, but Carnton was his favorite stop of our trip. Go, ask for Carrie! All of Franklin was beautiful as well.

Did the slave tour of the Carnton House and could not have been more pleasantly surprised. Our Guide was remarkable, and answered every possible question we had. This particular tour brought a unique perspective to what life was like for both the plantation owners and the slaves that labored there.The sights and scenes are not extensive, but your ticket brings the expertise of the guide who made all the difference for second to none experience. At $18 to $25 its on the expensive side, but these funds help keep historical sights like these around for future generations to visualize the growing pains that our country went through.Thank you!

We recently visited Carnton and absolutely loved it!! We were traveling home from Michigan to Texas and thought a plantation would be nice to tour while traveling. The tour guide we had was so good!!! I really wish we could remember her name! My 13 and 15 year old daughters even said this was their favorite stop! The tour guide kept us intrigued the entire hour. This should be an absolute must for anyone considering. Well worth the money (it’s really not expensive) and I really hope you get the same tour guide we had! The tour was so fascinating and there were multiple times I got chills from feeling so connected to American history. More than worth it!

Great perspective of the battle of Franklin, TN. The house was used as a Confederate hospital following the clash in 1864. There is a fee to tour the house. The tour lasts approximately one hour. A Confederate cemetery and 19th century garden are also available to explore. Most of the items in the house are not original due to the fact that the house was passed into private hands after the original family moved out.

Nice history stop

We had a great time visiting the Carnton Plantation. I definitely recommend the tour!

We recently did the main tour at Carnton and it was very informative! Our tour guide was fantastic and shared so many unique details with us regarding the house and battle. Highly recommend!!

The property is beautiful!!! The home is fantastic. The History is just beyond compare. I am a big Civil War buff, so getting the opportunity to come here an visit August 2019 was great!

Had a great time here! The tour was very interesting. It was so cool to hear all the interesting facts and to see blood stains left from Confederates who used the house as a hospital. Our tour guide was Bill and he was nice and did a good job. It was fun to walk around the nice plantation and also see the Confederate cemetery there.

Very cool historical place. The guided tour for the house os awesome....full of information. Let u inside the history.

It was very fun. The tour of the house was good. Bill, the tour guide, was great! He was very friendly. There is also a large cemetery you can walk through. I recommend this place to anyone who wants to learn about the Battle of Franklin.

What a worthy visit. :)

The house is so cool with the large rooms, period furniture, and the portraits of the people who lived there. The tour guide was great, and she explained everything like a story. You also can wonder the grounds and see the the skilled slaves quarters, various buildings, and cemetary. The house brings the history to life!

We didnt arrive on time for the last tour. We were able to go through the museum and learn the history of the plantation, which helped us as we toured the outside grounds on our own. It was a beautiful area with a sad history.

The house has a terrible past that last overnight more than 250 years ago. Today its a great place to learn about that night and the days afterwards.

The tour was great. The guide was very thorough and patient to make sure all questions were answered. This is a tour that you must see if you are a history buff.

Awesome guide Trey.

Site of a wealthy privileged familys home that was commandeered into a field hospital during th pivotal Battle of Franklin. Interesting sympathetic tour of th original home & stories of just what th family was forced to endure during that horrific time. Tour guides could use a redirection of end message focus as i found it way off mark in todays world. Still a well pampered property that stands as a historical landmark in American history.On behalf of 1st Armor 37th Regimental Recall thanks to all th dedicated staff of Carnton Plantation for a very educational & enjoyable experiencerydsafe️

We visited the Franklin Battlefield. The Carnton house tour covered one of the last large battles of the civil war. The story was told from the prospective of the plantation and its familys selfless service to the south and its soldiers. The house tour takes 1 hour and about 30 mins to see the grounds. We recommend this as a quick and informative visit for those interested in the history of middle Tennessee.

Our tour guide MADE this tour. She was incredibly knowledgeable. The family history was very interesting. The restoration of this beautiful home was exceptionally. If you enjoy history this is highly recommend.

Fantastic place to visit of youre into history! Id highly recommend checking it out. Our tour guide as great and very professional.

This was an excellent tour and one worth seeing. Our tour guide really brought the story of this plantation to life, so much so that I will never forget it. The plantation was well restored to the period of the battle and also well maintained.

What a great exibit. You could feel the history and amazing grounds.

Great tour. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. A little pricey but a good experience.

Since this was a Uncle of mine from way back, they showed us the entire house. The staff was awesome. We recommend this for anyone who has interest in the civil war.

Our entire family loved the tour and learning about this side of American history. Tour was about an hour, but we never felt rushed while taking it all in. After the house tour, you should walk around and take in all the grounds have to offer for the full experience. A must see for a day trip outside of Nashville, the entire town of Franklin is just lovely!

Amazing to see the grounds. Staff was excellent and told an incredible story of life, events and battle. Spent 3 hours just counting bullet holes.

The slavery tour was beyond informative! Well worth the time & visit. Passionate & knowledgeable staff!

I read The Orphan Mother (it’s an amazing novel) so I had to visit the plantation.The tour guide was nice, knowledgeable, and politically correct. The grounds were well maintained and the plantation, cemetery, and it’s history is amazing. I took a moment to imagine the soldiers marching toward the Carnton house. I imagined the wounded soldiers in every corner of the house crying out. I imagined Mariah‘a twins being laid to rest in the McGavock’s cemetery.So I gave it a four because you arrive at the back of the house and the tour starts in the back of the home. After the tour you can walk around to the front but I would have preferred to start the tour in the front of the house so you can see just how large and magnificent the home is and was in the 1800s.

I think Carnton is one of the best historic homes in the area, the history with the Battle of Franklin is really powerful and going into the history of Civil War field hospitals makes the home very unique.

Beautiful beautiful ! My heart was touched so much of what I saw & learnedAlso, what a wonderful tour guide we had. Sadly I dont remember her name. She was a very young girl with a beautiful heart.

Had a great time.. Trey was our guide on extend tour.. Awesome with knowledge of the battlefield history and more.. Loved the garden.. Cemetery was memorable..

Pricey, but the long tours are very worth it. Our tour guide was amicable, intelligent, and had an answer to everyone’s questions. A lovely yet sobering reminder of a dark history. The grounds were well maintained and clean bathrooms!

An excellent place to learn of Civil War history. Hopefully by learning from the past we as a nation will not let this sort of strife return. The past is presented here in a manner that respects and enhances our growth as a nation.

Well worth the visit for you history buffs. Wish I would have gotten the young ladies name, but she was very interesting. Engaged in her subject matter, and genuinely interested in passing on information. She took her time, put a lot of herself into the hour long tour of the great old house. No pictures, if your interested in history if Franklin, TN, the civil war battle in Franklin, this is a stop you must make.

Great Historical place to visit

A significant part of the area history/Battle of Franklin not only is the house a stunning example of period architecture but the tour guides are amazing at bringing that history to life. Not for really young kids.

Wonderful place to visit. Our guide for the tour has been there for 11 years. Excellent tour. Cemetery is a must. Since you are already in Franklin dont forget to take a tour of the Carter House and watch the Battle of Franklin video at the visitor center there.

Our tour guide Jenny was amazing! She made us feel like we were actually there during the battle of Franklin.

Great tour. Puts you in the heart of the Battle of Franklin. Great way to imagine that fateful day in the shoes of those who were actually there.

Let me preface this by saying that I’m not a history lover or buff, but I appreciate it and love to learn about our nation’s history. $18 for the basic 1-hr guided tour of the house was pretty good, but we were with a man who guided our tour, and I was pretty bored. I couldn’t even finish the tour, so I sat by the front door downstairs while he finished the tour of the upstairs and I wrote some google reviews. My boyfriend finished the tour, and he loves history so he stuck it out the whole time, but he said our tour guide drug it out a little bit too much as well. It was difficult for me to remain intrigued because the man was so boring. :(

I live locally and visit Carnton several times every year. It is a very important part of United States history that has been restored, preserved and given back to all of us to embrace and enjoy forever. Thank you Battle of Franklin Trust for giving us this beautiful place to learn about, to absorb and to appreciate our true history. How can we move forward if we dont know the truth of where we came from? Take a tour, stay to enjoy the beauty of the grounds, and make sure you visit the gift shop! It will be an enjoyable day you wont soon forget.

Our tour guide, Brad, was very engaging. Really enjoyed the tour.

We wont dock this any stars for visiting in the blazing summer heat. Ha! Despite the July temperature, its hard to not be impressed by this kind of American history. The grounds are very well maintained and its such an honor to be able to walk through the hallowed ground of the Civil War (Confederate) cemetery. While we didnt take time on this visit to tour the plantation house, we hope to return to do so. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Warning to all brides-to-be: Do not have your event here. Carnton is a beautiful place, but our experience was completely ruined with the rude, disrespectful, & unprofessional Event Coordinator, Hannah Jacobs. I never once felt welcome here because of her. My family & I received countless nasty emails from Hannah after we expressed interest in the venue. Their contract states they have the right to ALL of your wedding photos -- beginning to end. Their social channels are filled with false advertising, as their contract excludes practically everything in the book. This was a very disappointing part of my journey, but Im happy we dodged that bullet.

This was a great tour. Beautiful house and fascinating history. Was a little disappointed that many of the items in the house weren’t original pieces, but given the story is understandable. Learned several interesting facts. Stop at the Factory in Franklin for a $2 coupon.

I had a beautiful wedding here, the grounds are well kept and the mansion was gorgeous. We spent a lot of money on this venue with a lot of promises made from our original venue planner savannah who was very sweet and helpful. Unfortunately the woman who took over our rental, her name was Hannah, was extremely rude and hard to work with.We went for the walk through two weeks before the wedding to solidify all of our plans and she refused to allow us to do a lot of the things we had been planning. We had already cleared all of these things with our original planner, savannah. So it was extremely frustrating for us to have to replan the wedding we had taken a year to plan. She wasnt kind about it either, she was very rude and short with us, her attitude was not my problem. Additionally they were having a summer camp going on while we were walking through that they didnt tell us about, so we had to rush through the walk through while gettin a lot of bad information.She called the police on our groomsmen for drinking outside before 5 pm, they didnt know they werent allowed to drink in that location before 5pm. So police showed up on my wedding day, causing a lot of drama and adding stress to the already stressful day. She was extremely rude to my father, who is a very kind person. My father on my wedding day had to talk to the cops and try to ensure that they didnt ruin my day.She then came to my wedding in a tydye shirt and cut off jeans to break everything down way earlier than we were told that we needed to be out. She was rude to my vendors, my planner, my family, and my guests. Im very disappointed in my experience with carnton, but had a beautiful wedding there despite the fact that this happened.It rained on my wedding day, so my aunt used a wash cloth from the bridal suite to wipe off the chairs for the ceremony and it got misplaced. Hannah was very upset over this one washcloth, yelling at my bridal party and mother that if she didnt find the wash cloth she would be charging us for the entire set. Eventually it was found, thank god. Must have been a golden wash cloth.Also, be aware that if you leave any trash bags anywhere that isnt the dumpster (in our case on the ground near the dumpster) the venue will charge you 100$ PER BAG. My mom was hit with more fees the day after the wedding, when she had already payed over 4000$ for the use of the venue.I feel that Hannah doesnt have the personality to work with brides, she didnt seem to be happy for us and honestly just acted like she wanted to go home the whole day. I had hoped she was just not going to be there for it, but sadly she was. Unfortunately I had to give a 3 star review because of this, I hope other brides see this and know not to work with Hannah, even though carnton is beautiful.We have emailed the owner of the business, her boss, weeks ago and have still not heard anything back. Its very unprofessional and rude. Hope to hear back so we can know that, at the very least, hes aware of her attitude problem and can coach her on this. I sincerely hope another bride doesnt have to go through this on her wedding day.

I love this place so Beauiful

This was one of the best guided tours i have ever experienced. Our tour guide, Beth, was so informative and passionate about the history of this home and what happened there. Well worth a drive out to Franklin to visit!!!

This was a wonderful and very historical/informative tour. I think that the thought and care they put into restoring the house was awesome. They worked so hard to bring it to its former glory and it’s a very interesting story. This was the last of the three important historical houses in the tour, and the guide understood that we had heard the same story twice. He gave us some new information about the battle that we wouldn’t have known otherwise, as well as some stories about the family that lived at the house. He even pointed out the furniture that was original (in all three houses they had to make replicas because they were passed on to descendants or ruined in the battle) and it’s importance. I loved this tour very much and it was a fantastic experience. Definitely recommend it if you are in Nashville or the area!

The staff was knowledgeable and were easy to talk to. The porch, where 4 Confederate generals were laid out on was a powerful location. The cemetery that is the resting place of so many soldiers is a breathtaking location. Very worth the drive.

It was GREAT. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable in the battle of Franklin Tennessee. If you love history, you will love going to Carnton, and Carter House.

Wonderful. Guide obviously loves her job. Had limited time to spend, but will return...great interpretation of lives of civilians lives in this tragic period of history.

If one is interested in the Battle of Franklin, then this is another must-stop place. I have visited there many times and even camped there more than once. Some people think it can be a spooky place at night, and even claim to have “seen” things, but I never have and don’t even find the place spooky. However, it is very special. The Carnton House has an interesting history during the battle, but it’s post-war history is even more fascinating. Take the tour and enjoy the grounds; it’s worth it.

Great experience! Awesome guide. Well worth the extended tour!

The Carter House, battle field, and Carnton House tours were wonderful. Well worth the time spent there.

Gorgeous grounds!

I love touring old homes and learning about history so the Carnton was my muse for the day. The current people over this house are very respectable for saving this home and giving a voice to all those that have a story that should be told. This is a great place to take the family or go by yourself and enjoy the home and stories.

Great historic civil war era locationWill have to pay to visit and its worth every penny.Plan on staying at least half of a day to truly take it all in.

Amazing Tour! Would reccomend the Extended one as the tour guide goes into great detail! It was fantastic!

If you want to learn the rich but sad history of this battle (like many other historical battlegrounds in this great country), I highly recommend paying for a knowledgeable, guided tour. Then take a walk on the nearby cemetery & read the short boards with historical facts at each stop along the cemetery grounds.

I took my 4 year old on this thinking Id immediately regret it, but despite having to stand still for 60 minutes as we walked through 5-10 rooms of the house, the tour guide held his attention with some of the best storytelling Ive ever heard on a tour. Ill definitely go back.

We just had our wedding there on June 4th. Morgan and Megan held our hand through it and the security guard that night was wonderful. He helped my family and crew clean and pack things up when it wasnt his job and he wished us congratulations. We looked at venue after venue and Carnton was literally the only one that I felt was prepared to host such an event. They greeted us with a full packet and explained everything in detail. The grounds were sprayed for and manicured perfectly. I met so many venues that told ME (the bride) that I was more prepared than me, and Ive only been to two weddings (one of them I was a baby!). The home has a special place in my heart because my brother had volunteered here and we have southern roots. Its a remarkable home, with an outstanding staff. Every time we came for anything, they always knew why we were there or helped us if they werent totally sure. Such a wonderful place for a tour, the park, and a wedding. So happy we booked with Carnton.

Im not much of a history buff, however the tour of this place was really interesting. The tour guide was passionate and made the history come alive. The house and the grounds were beautiful.

Our tour guide Will was very good at keeping the the tour informative and fun.

Great place to learn about our history

Beautiful land, lots of Civil War history, tours of the main house, several outlying buildings to see, and cemetery.

Loved it. Second visit and probably not my last. Its important this history is passed on.

Love history. Our guide was amazing.

Our group of 14 had a great time visting the Carnton Plantation. Our tour guide, Will, was incredibly knowledgeable about the house, grounds, and history surrounding this plantation. He also helped us plan an extra hour of time we had between the plantation and lunch in Nashville. Very well done!!

Very interesting! Well worth the stop!

Fantastic tour. This was my second time, and I still found it fascinating! Will was a great tour guide!! Dont miss it!!

This was a first time for me to visit even though ive lived in the area for several years. I took my family and we had a great time learning about the culture and history

Very interesting to be in a historic place of this magnitude. The tour was a little long in my opinion. It was very neat to walk in the house, see where everyone lived, and why this property was historic. Property does contain a graveyard and a garden that you have access to walk through.

Excellent preservation of history and the folks at blue and Gray day were amazing, my kids had fun too!

Great way to spend 1 hour touring the grounds. Very informative.

Excellent tour with a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide.

Summer concert series. A wonderful community fund raiser for an important Civil War landmark.

A local favorite when out of town guests visit

Our tour brought the Civil War to life in a very personal way for me and my family, touching even my 7-year-old (honorary Winder McGavock in our group). Restoration efforts on the mansion are remarkable, and we enjoyed touring the grounds. Visiting the cemetery was, of course, a sobering experience. So glad we discovered Carnton Plantation. Next visit to Franklin for us must include Carter House. Thank you!

Tour was very well done & the guide was extremely knowledgeable & informed. Thank you so much!

This is bucket list destination if you are interested in American history. Wonderful tour leaders.

Our guide, Brad, was passionate and candid about the history here. It made an interesting tour even better.

Knowledgeable and caring staff, cant recommend enough

Our tour guide Liz was very knowledgeable. Excellent job. I will definitely recommend the tour to all who are interested

This is a must see if you are anywhere near Franklin, Tn. This is a beautifully restored plantation and grounds, with excellent tour guides. If you want to see how it was to live on a plantation 150 years ago, this is a must see.Paul

Great landmark, beautiful house and grounds. We visited a lot of historical places and unfortunately this was probably one of the worst guides we had. The location has such great history but she must have been having a bad day or something...did not seem very passionate at all, and seemed like she was taking a little too many liberties with her historical facts, but Im no expert. Crazy to see the blood stains still present on the floor, all the old surgical instruments, and the cemetery the family made for all the poor soldiers that died. I hope they find better guides to do the location and history more justice, however dont regret going and still feel it was a worthwhile visit.

Amazing house and garden with amazing staff that will tell you every bit of history behind it. Very well kept.

Good experience, but quite expensive ($18 per person), so I wouldnt recommend for large families. Also no photography allowed inside, and we werent allowed in the attic. Good museum though, especially since most of the furnishings are original to the family.

Great tour and the info of the house. Will be back. Please if your in the area its a must go.

Educated staff that told stories that made the entire experience seem real and e planned the events that occurred in 1864 as if you were there! Great tour and memory of how senseless this civil war really was!

The guide was very knowledgeable. Spent more than four hours walking the grounds. Felt like we were actually there in Nov 1864. GREAT TOUR!!!!!

Great experience, even on a rainy day! The staff are very knowledgeable and polite.

I should have written this review last year after visiting the plantation, but since I recently told friends about it, I will write my review now. This was one of the highlights of a 3 month road trip my husband and I took. We tried to take in as many Civil War sites as we could. The day we visited the Carnton Plantation, we arrived late in the day. The docent that gave the tour was a lady and very knowledgeable about the plantations history. She truly brought the place and events surrounding it, to life! In the course of the tour, we also heard about the Carter House. After our tour was over, we hurried over to the Carter House, just in time to catch the last tour. We were the only two on it...which gave us a one on one tour with the docent there. Because we had to hurry over to the Carter House, we missed walking the cemetery at the Carnton Plantation. We plan to make a stop there again, next time we visit the area. Since both my husband and my family were Union, it was quite a lesson and good view of the Confederate side of the war. Robert Hicks has written a fictional novel about Carrie McGavock, called The Widow of the South. While it is fiction, it does give the story of her life and the Confederate cemetery that is part of the plantation. I would highly recommend this tour to any one visiting the Nashville area. It is worth the drive down to Franklin to see it!

Enjoyed a very interesting guided tour. Also a confederate graveyard on the property.

Tour guide was very knowledgeable. Somber experience.

Great way to make history come to life.

Wonderful place to visit. Tons of info on the Civil War, especially field hospital information. Very interesting!

This place is amazing tour guides are awesome and knowledgeable of the plantation and battle

Fantastic tour!!!! Enjoyed it very much and learned alot. GREAT TOUR GUIDE!!!! VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE!!!! WILL BE BACK VERY SOON!!!!