White Raven Manor is one of our community’s newest venues. This private 9-acre English Tudor estate can be rented for wedding celebrations, parties and special events. There’s so much to explore, from the stunning gardens, the English Ivy Patio, the secret Wisteria Garden, the luxurious pool to the historic architecture. For more information about this beautiful venue, visit https://whiteravenmanor.com/

Brownsville’s Venue and Resort boasts 150 beautiful rolling acres. All open to the public, this venue offers a scenic location for events for up to 200 guests, a Bar & Grill with the option of outdoor seating on the Lake. The restaurant menu offers broad options of steak, pasta, seafood and other specialties such as their famous Wisconsin cheese curds. They have a full bar with specialty drinks to match. The venue hosts weddings, receptions, holiday parties, family reunions and so much more.

Camping is open year-round. They have a serene campground with tent sites, yurts, cabins and RV sites available for a nightly rate. Their waterpark is a 2.5-acre lined pond with sandy beaches and Wibit Inflatables, making Serendipity a great destination for families. Serendipity promotes an environment for family and friends, a place to make memories and enjoy the picturesque outdoors. They currently offer hiking, swimming pools, fishing, kayaking, paddle boards, paddle boats, a lookout tower, horse shoes, basketball and an 18-hole disc golf course. Serendipity’s location is 1249 Country Club Rd, Brownsville TN, approximately 8 miles from I-40 at Exit 56.

Check out their website for more information:
www.Serendipityresorttn.com
Phone: 901-484-0395

For those experienced adventure seekers or folks looking to try a new spot, the Rockin’ Roll Hatchie Trails may be the perfect spot to spend an afternoon. Local mountain biker Mark Yoder built these trails after finding expansive trail systems in places like Florida, where there are few natural hills to work with. He took this as inspiration to build his own trail system in Brownsville and opted to take it a step further, putting his own West Tennessee twist on the project with references to our rich local music culture around every bend.

West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center & Tina Turner Museum features the world’s only Tina Turner Museum, located inside her childhood school of Flagg Grove School. Step inside the last home of Blues pioneer “Sleepy” John Estes, and explore more than 8,000 square feet of exhibitions dedicated to West Tennessee music, cotton, and the Scenic Hatchie River.

The Museum is located just off Music Highway (Interstate 40 at Exit 56), between Memphis and Nashville, in historic Brownsville, Tennessee.

Webb F. Banks Passive Park is located at 985 Key Corner Street in Brownsville. The walking trail park, originally a 14-acre cotton field, was created through several state and federal grants and through the City of Brownsville. The park was named for Webb F. Banks who served as mayor of Brownsville for 20 years. The serene setting includes many native trees and plantings, benches for watching the dozens of bird species which inhabit the park, including bats, 4,950 feet of walking trails, interpretive signage and a stream running through the park where ducks and fish live peacefully together. This park is a great spot for children and families to spend family time together. The gazebo is a favorite place for pictures and small weddings. It is a park enjoyed and appreciated 365 days a year by all.

The Volunteer Park Complex has four baseball fields, used by the Dixie Youth and Boys leagues and Volunteer Park with 2 pavilions, restrooms and a playground. The pavilions can be reserved for family gatherings. The Park of Dreams is also located at Volunteer Park.

The Park of Dreams is an 8,000 square foot playground designed to be accessible to the special needs of children with disabilities while maintaining its main purpose to encourage the inclusion of all children at playtime.

The project is a result of a three-year effort made by a committee of 15 local citizens who saw a need and decided to rally the community behind their vision. Funding for this project came from the State of Tennessee LPRF Grant, the City of Brownsville, Haywood County and private donations raised by the committee.

The Park of Dreams is located in the Industrial Park. For more information, call 731-772-6693.

Brownsville artist Billy Tripp, is a bit different from the rest. The Mindfield is perfect proof. A structure begun in 1989, the Mindfield is the creation and life’s work of the artist, and will continue to evolve until Billy’s death. It is a collection of steel, each piece representing various events and periods of Billy’s life.

Billy Tripp also has a book, The Mindfield Years, which serves as a further representation of his life through the voices of three main characters and their efforts to find meaning, purpose and contentment in the existence to which they were born. A strange, yet fascinating site, a trip to the Mindfield is well worth it.

Members of the Brownsville-Haywood County Historical Society took as their project in 1979 to have a portion of the city designated as a State Historic District. Known as the College Hill Historic District, it includes 83 buildings, one vacant lot and one cemetery, of which 75 buildings and the cemetery contribute to the significance of the district.

The architectural character and significance of buildings surrounding the area well-define the boundaries of this historical district. Greek Revival is the most frequently visible style of architecture.

One of the Brownsville-Haywood County Historical Society’s continuing missions, in conjunction with the city and county, is placing plaques and monuments throughout the community to mark significant historical events.

Haywood Heritage Foundation

Haywood Heritage will work to preserve the architectural and cultural heritage of Brownsville & Haywood County, foster economic revitalization of historic districts and traditional neighborhoods and promote education, awareness and best practices for preserving historic assets.  Haywood Heritage is a 501(c)3 Charitable Organization. They host an annual tour of homes that features several unique historic homes and properties. Visit their websiste to read more about Brownsville’s historic properties: https://www.haywoodheritage.org/local-historic-places

One of the county’s greatest natural resources and sources of pride is the Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge. This nearly 10,000 acres of land surrounding the Hatchie River supports over 100 species of fish, 35 species of mussels and 250 species of birds.

The Hatchie River is the longest unchannelized river remaining in the Lower Mississippi River Valley and hosts the most extensive bottomland forests in Tennessee.

It was established in the mid-1960s primarily as a waterfowl refuge and is home to many other species of wild game.

The Hatchie River is also now under the watchful eye of The Nature Conservancy that has the vision to protect the rich biological diversity of the river, while maintaining sustainable cultural and economic uses of the river.

The Conservancy has designated it as “One of the 75 Last Great Places” in urgent need of protection. For more information about the Conservancy and the Hatchie River Project, please click here.

Brownsville’s Dunbar-Carver Museum, located at 709 East Jefferson Street, chronicles the rich African-American Heritage of our town. The Dunbar-Carver Museum is the centerpiece of the town’s Jefferson Street Historic District, a Tennessee Historical Commission designation. The Dunbar-Carver Museum tells the story of African-American life in Haywood County through portrayal of events associated with the one hundred year existence of the Dunbar-Carver County Training Carver High School in Brownsville.

The College Hill Center is a group of historic buildings that sit at the top of College Street. What began as the Brownsville Baptist Female College in 1851 is now the center of the Brownsville Historic District. After also serving as a training school for boys around the turn of the century, the building was purchased by the county and became Haywood High School in 1911 until the present high school opened in 1970. Class portraits of the many Haywood Countians who graduated during these years still line the halls. Today the Center houses the Haywood County Historical Museum, Morton Felsenthal’s Abraham Lincoln collection and the Haywood County Sports Museum.

The center has a full kitchen and a meeting room that will seat from 90 to 110 people. Several local organizations hold regular meetings there, and the space can be rented for a small fee by contacting the Parks & Recreation Department.

The College Hill campus also includes the historic Ann L. Marks Performing Arts Theater, the College Hill Cafeteria, the Brownsville Haywood County Boys & Girls Club and the Brownsville-Haywood County Senior Center. Also on the campus, there are four tennis courts with lights and a ball field that are for public use.

The historic Ann L. Marks Performing Arts Theater was built in the 1920s and is one of the county’s oldest buildings. Seating 420 people, it is the only building of its size and capacity in all of West Tennessee and is a true gem. It is used for various activities such as high school and community plays, dance recitals, musical performances and various other activities that the Brownsville-Haywood County Arts Council sponsors and brings into the community. The building is named in memory of Ann Marks, whose contributions to the arts and theater in Brownsville were monumental during her lifetime. After sustaining storm damage to the building in 2020, renovations were made to the theater throughout 2020-2022. The newly-renovated building is expected to reopen to the public in the Spring of 2023.