Where: Brushy Mountain State Prison is located in the mountains of Petros, Tenn., about 2 hours and 45 minutes from Nashville and 50 minutes from Knoxville. Admission: Self-guided tours are $15 ...

Despite drawing 65,000 visitors last year, the new Brushy Mountain is a local business like the old. All the penitentiary tour guides live nearby, including some former guards and one former inmate.

The first thing you notice about Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary is the bone-chilling cold of the place. The proprietors of the century-old prison, in recent years a tourist attraction in a ...

He said goodbye thinking this would be the last time he ever had to step foot in the prison, but a greater purpose arose. Currently, he is now the lead tour guide for Brushy Mountain Prison ...

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, also known as “the End ... The prison closed on June 11, 2009, but now visitors can visit and tours are offered through the prison. When it closed, it was ...

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Morgan County once held ... is now a tourist attraction and several former inmates are the tour guides. That includes the likes of George Wyatt Jr., who ...

But also inside, according to tour guides, are multiple spirits ... agree that if any place is truly haunted — it's Brushy Mountain. The prison was known for years as the "End of the Line." ...

The selection of Brushy Mountain in the rugged hill country was based on the goal of making it a maximum security prison that would ... is not open in the winter. Tours with guides who are either ...

Despite drawing 65,000 visitors last year, the new Brushy Mountain is a local business like the old. All the penitentiary tour guides live nearby, including some former guards and one former inmate.

Established in 1896, the original prison structure was built by inmates who would later spend time behind the walls. According to the Brushy Mountain Group, which came together to host tours and ...

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Morgan County once held ... is now a tourist attraction and several former inmates are the tour guides. That includes the likes of George Wyatt Jr., who ...