Belmont Mansion
Belmont University campus corner of Acklen Avenue & Belmont Boulevard, 1901 15th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee
Belmont Mansion offers Nashville visitors the chance to experience an antebellum-era home, complete with antique furnishings and period details. Uncover Belmont’s history and learn about its owner, Adelicia Acklen—one of the wealthiest and most successful women in 19th-century Tennessee.
Built in the mid-1800s, Belmont Mansion served as the summer home for socialite Adelicia Acklen, a college and seminary, and a temporary army headquarters. Most visitors join a historian-guided tour of the mansion to learn more about Acklen’s life and the troubled history of the antebellum South; a self-guided audio tour is also available. To save time at the entrance, buy your admission ticket online in advance.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the restored Belmont Mansion is a must for history enthusiasts.
Design fans appreciate the Italianate villa’s collection of 19th-century furniture, glassware, and silver.
Tours last about an hour. Arrive 10 minutes before the start time to find your guide.
The first floor of the mansion is accessible to guests with limited mobility, though the upper floors aren’t.
Children, young adults, college students, and seniors receive discounted admission.
A short drive from downtown Nashville, Belmont Mansion is most easily reached by car. There’s a parking lot adjacent to the mansion, and street parking is widely available. The mansion sits at the corner of Acklen Avenue and Belmont Boulevard, at the northern end of the Belmont University campus.
Belmont Mansion is open Monday through Saturday from 9:45am to 3:30pm, and on Sunday from 10:45am to 3:30pm. For fewer crowds, go on a weekday.
No music lover in Nashville—aka Music City—should miss the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, about a 10-minute drive from Belmont Mansion. Prebook your ticket online, then check out the museum’s galleries and interactive exhibits. Highlights include instruments, gold records, and even costumes worn by country performers.
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