Tours & Special Event Planning

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Located 2 miles from Highway 321/11-E Bypass in Greeneville. The ultimate place for private parties. Funville's Indoor Party Center has 2 main parts: The FunZone : A Large Room Featuring.... Fun Music, Games and Giant Inflatable Rides. The Funville Party Room is a Great Place to Celebrate featuring a Kitchenette, Ice, Cups and Plates. We offer packages for any size budget. Funville has East Tennessee's largest selection of giant inflatables With over 70 items in stock we have something for every event and budget.

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Step aboard our one of a kind "rail car/bus" for an entertaining trip through Johnson City! Lost State Tours offers 90 minute historic tours during the summer months. Don't miss our Ghost Story Tours during the month of October! Private tours and charters are available year round. Tour Season is from May through September operating each Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 PM & 4:00 pm. Reservations are Highly Recommended as we DO sell out. Jake Legg's Lost State Tours begins at the Millennium Centre (just behind the Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City). PC and TC accepted.

For decades, the Train Station was the center of Bristol's community, beginning with the arrival of the first passenger train on October 1, 1856. The beautifully designed, spacious, and handicapped accessible interior can be used for a variety of social or business gatherings. A unique place to host wedding receptions, business meetings, fundraisers, and a plethora of other social functions. And don't forget it is a Train Station with all of the associated excitement - sounds of the rails, engine and whistles and maybe even the sight of the conductor waving!

A self-guided walking tour of downtown Bulls Gap is offered at the Town Hall located on South Main Street, off Highway 11E. Buildings and architecture show the influence of the railroad on the lives of the citizens of Bulls Gap and the importance that it retains today. Bulls Gap is also home to the Archie Campbell Museum and Tourist Center.

Rogersville/Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce

Settled in 1786, Rogersville is home to the oldest courthouse, inn, and post office in Tennessee. It was here that the state's first newspaper was published in 1791. The entire downtown area and most of the adjacent neighborhoods are on the National Register of Historic Places. Self-guided strolling tours available throughout the district. Discover quaint shops, dining, antiques, crafters, and bed & breakfast inns. In addition to the man-made history, Rogersville is home to the world-famous Ebbing and Flowing Springs -- which ebbs and flows at regular intervals, just like the tide.

Charted in 1917, Kingsport was developed as America’s first “Model City.” Our downtown boasts a wide variety of shopping, unique dining, and cultural experiences that give this very historic section of town a personality of its own. Take a stroll through the largest concentration of antique stores or fine art galleries in the Southeast. Talk a leisure walk through our traveling Sculpture Walk, displaying artists’ masterpieces from all over the country. Enjoy a quaint delicatessen, the world’s best BBQ or other unique restaurants to fit your taste.

Founded in 1783, Greeneville is Tennessee’s second oldest town. Self-guided and guided tours take you on a walk through the past from the Andrew Johnson Tailor Shop and Museum to historic churches, the Big Spring and the Nathanael Greene Museum. Bricked sidewalks lined with historic homes, quaint shops and dining. Home of President Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States and to frontiersman, warrior, and backwoods statesman, Davy Crockett born near present-day Limestone, in 1786 on the banks of the Nolichucky River.

Main Street Greeneville

A stroll through Elizabethton's downtown historic district and a visit to Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area reveal the rich heritage of our 200 year old town.

Take a stroll down Bristol’s unique downtown State Street and you’ll discover why Bristol is rich with history. Marked by brass markers, the official state line of Tennessee and Virginia runs down the middle of the street. A great opportunity to take a picture while standing in two states at once among several downtown attractions, cultural arts, café’s, and antique & specialty shops. The historic Bristol sign spanning the state line declares Bristol “A Good Place to Live.” Bristol is Home of the Birthplace of Country Music and the World’s Fastest Half Mile.

Founded in 1795, Blountville's historic district includes two 18th-century buildings— the Old Deery Inn and the Anderson Townhouse— and several notable 19th-century structures.

Sullivan County Department of Archives & Tourism
3425 Highway 126, Blountville 37617
(423) 323-4660