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Carnton.
The McGavock family's 1826 house on Lewisburg Pike, which became the area's largest field hospital after the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864, with the McGavock Confederate Cemetery beside it. The Battle of Franklin Trust gives tours of the house, the grounds and the Eastern Flank battlefield.
Carter House.
The Carter family's brick farmhouse of about 1830 on Columbia Avenue, the Union command post at the center of the Battle of Franklin. The farm office and smokehouse still carry more than a thousand bullet and shrapnel holes. The state owns it, and the Battle of Franklin Trust gives the tours.
Double Arch Bridge.
The Natchez Trace Parkway's concrete bridge over Birdsong Hollow and Highway 96, finished in 1994 and the first segmental concrete arch bridge built in the United States. It has been closed to cars, bikes and walkers since April 15, 2026, while a permanent safety barrier goes on and it is repainted; the Park Service expects it back in spring 2027.
Lotz House.
The house Johann Albert Lotz, a German-born carpenter and piano maker, finished in 1858 across Columbia Avenue from the Carter House. It took cannon fire in the battle and then served as a hospital for both armies. The Lotz House Foundation runs it as a museum, and the woodwork is the reason to go.
1799 Kitchen & Bar Room.
Event venue in Franklin.
503 Bloomhouse.
A second-floor shop on Main Street that sells consigned designer handbags, shoes and accessories and takes consignments. Its site says two sisters started it.
Anthropologie.
Clothing, accessories and home goods at The Factory, with Anthropologie Weddings and Terrain under the same roof. It moved there from Main Street in August 2026.
Aspen Grove Park.
Park in Franklin, ranked 18th in The Parks & Greenways Atlas.