Les Jones

Travel > Daytrips to Jonesborough, Tennessee

Driving time from Knoxville: 2 hours
Where to point your car: West on I-40 to 81 North

Jonesborough is Tennessee's oldest city and home to the National Storytelling Festival in October. There are great restaurants, antique stores, shops, and bed and breakfasts. During the tourist season there's music in the square on Saturday night.

Melissa and I are getting married in Jonesborough this August. The ceremony will be at The Wedding Loft, and the wedding party will stay at the Eureka Hotel and the Blair-Moore House. Everything is within two blocks, so it's easy to walk everywhere.

Jonesborough was once the home of U.S. President Andrew Jackson, who fought one of his many duels on the outskirts of town. An inn in town has hosted all three presidents from Tennessee: Jackson, Johnson and Polk.

Jonesborough is right next door to Johnson City. Visit the Down Home if you like bluegrass and American music. There are also some working drive-in movie theaters in the area.

I'll post pictures once I move the blog to the new site.