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Experience | Historical Attractions Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage VISIT GRACELAND IN MEMPHIS ® Featuring an All-New, Immersive Entertainment Experience GROUP RATES AVAILABLE GRACELAND.COM/GROUPS • 800-238-2010 © EPE. Graceland and its marks are trademarks of EPE. All Rights Reserved. Elvis Presley™ © 2017 ABG EPE IP LLC 30 NTA Trip Planner for Group Leaders Located 20 minutes from Nashville, Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage is the impressive home of the seventh U.S. president. Visitors do more than take a walk through history on the 1,120-acre estate, according to Jason Nelson, vice president of marketing and sales. “This place is like a blank canvas,” he says. “Tour operators can tell us what they want, and we’ll make it happen— anything from Instagram scavenger hunts to ghost tours.” Guides dressed in period costumes lead visitors through the 1837 mansion, which contains 80 percent of its original furnishings, including Jackson’s personal belongings. The future president fought in the Revolutionary War at age 13, was orphaned at 14 and achieved fame as a military hero during the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson’s leadership in a young America was filled with conflict and contradiction, which visitors learn about in a new orientation film, “Jackson,” shown in the visitor’s center. “Our award-winning exhibit, ‘Born for a Storm,’ features the most extensive collection of any early presidential home in the country,” Nelson says. A two-hour visit to Hermitage can include viewing the film and exhibits in the visitor center and museum, touring the mansion, walking through the gardens and cemetery, and visiting slave quarters and the original farmhouse. During a half-day stay, visitors can explore additional buildings, hike a nature trail and grab a light lunch at the on-site restaurant, The Kitchen Cabinet. For more information email Nelson at [email protected] or visit thehermitage.com. A PRESIDENT’S HISTORY AND HERITAGE