October 31, 2023 – Traveling with Rich & Julie
The Jack Daniel Distillery is the oldest registered distillery in the United States and among the most prestigious listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
We drove thirty miles south to Lynchburg while we were camping in Tennessee.
The first place we stopped was the Tennessee Whiskey Trailhead & Lynchburg Welcome Center which is just across the street from the distillery.
This place provides additional parking for the distillery and a free shuttle service.
Two of the nicest men greeted us and told us all about the small town and told us where everything was. We visited with them for quite a while.
Jeff and Billy get 5 stars from us for kindness and helpfulness!
We hopped on the free trolley which took us on a short ten-minute drive through historic downtown Lynchburg before dropping us off at the distillery visitor center. The trolley driver was fun to listen to as he told us some history.
Despite the operational distillery, which is a major tourist attraction, Lynchburg’s home county of Moore is a dry county. But you can buy a lot of products with whiskey in them. And none of the residents work for Jack Daniel.
Sadly, the old jail museum was closed the day we were there.
Did you know that Davy Crockett lived in this town from 1811–1813? Neither did I.
The next stop was the Jack Daniel Distillery Visitor Center. We did not take a tour.
But we enjoyed walking through the museum exhibits and the bottle shop. Purchasing bottles of the famous whiskey is much more expensive here than at a corner liquor store.
If you want an actual gift shop with all things Jack Daniel, like t-shirts, the downtown hardware store is the place to go.
And finally, we visited the grave of Jack Daniel in the Lynchburg Cemetery. We heard that he was quite the ladies’ man and the chairs were placed here for his lady friends to visit him.
If you are ever in the area, Lynchburg is definitely worth a visit.
Thanks for reading and coming along with us as we see America.
