tunnel hill heritage center

We were driving around and came across Tunnel Hill. We stopped and talked to a gentleman and he gave us a little lowdown of what was there. We went in and decided to take the whole tour, Tunnel and House. The best $20 we have spent in a long time. We rode a golf cart thru the tunnel while an elder gentleman (not the same one), gave us the tour. He was quite good. He gave us the history and events of the area and the tunnel. But even as interesting as the tunnel was, the historic house is just fantastic. If you miss this, you have missed a chance of seeing a bit of American history. Please go see these fantastic historical places. You will enjoy every minute of the tour.

Very knowledgable and friendly museum curator and tour guide. The battlefield is a pretty walk, the historic house on site has a very interesting - and unexpected - history, and the tunnel alone is worth the visit. Great stop for history buffs. You can do it in 1-2 hours if part of a multi-stop road trip, but give yourself 2-3 hours if you want to walk the small battlefield.

Took the car ride through the tunnel very informative. Lots of artifacts to see. Toured the adjacent house. Watched a train go through the new tunnel. Enjoyable afternoon.

Funny story here. We saw the signs for this on the highway and just decided to take a look. We went on a day that the museum was closed, but the locals/museum volunteers were super friendly and more than happy to tell us the story of Tunnel Hill, give us tips on the best parts of the trails, and let us know how close to the tunnel we could get without getting in trouble. One man even gave us free post cards since he felt bad that we couldn't go in the museum. I can't wait to go back when the museum is open, because I'm sure it will be even more amazing than our little improvised tour!

The Tunnel Hill Heritage Center has gathered some very interesting local artifacts: a mountain howitzer, Civil War artillery shells, Civil War weapons, tools used to dig the tunnel, some Cherokee artifacts, a Confederate uniform, and the official "Regulations of the Army of the Confederate States of America, 1862." It's clean, well organized, and well displayed. Outside they have a display of what's called "Sherman's neckties," a term for the Union army's method for destroying Confederate railroads). The Center is a good introduction to the tour of the Clisby Austin House and the tunnel. I recommend that the visitor also take time to tour The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, where the General is on display.

This small space is loaded with history! This collection has so many great pieces of history. I wish we had more time to spend there an hour was not enough. We will be back!

well worth the short detour off I-95. Interprets shermans campaign from local perspective and the history of the Western and Atlantic RR Tunnel. Unique, vert interesting

A small visitor center that explains the story behind The Great Train Chase of 1862, and you can visit / walk through the actual tunnel that the train transversed. If you go FIRST to the Southern Museum ( www.southernmuseum.org) in Kennesaw, Ga, the entire history will be better explored. There is a movie at the Southern Museum that shows the Train Chase and all the history. No not miss the twin visits.

This was the museum that was near the tunnel that was used before the civil war. Two older gentlemen were there as your guides and one of them took us through this museum. He was very knowledgeable and seemed to have a real interest and love for what he was talking about. It wasn't the most amazing thing in the world but I would recommend it if you love history and they had all sorts of artifacts from around the time of the civil war that were interesting.