Overview
At age 15, Andrew Johnson fled his apprenticeship in Raleigh,North Carolina and eventually started a tailor shop in Greeneville, Tennessee. In 1829, he began his political career, ultimately serving as a U.S. Representative, Governor of Tennessee, U.S. Senator, Vice President, and President upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He was the first President to be impeached after vetoing the Tenure of Office Act (later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court) and was acquitted by the margin of one vote.
Highlights
House tour, tailor shop, museum, film, National Cemetery
Must-Do Activity
Start at the visitor center, which offers a film, a small museum, and the enclosed tailor shop where Andrew Johnson worked before going into politics. Dress-up clothes are available if you want to take a photo straight out of the mid-1800s (no smiling for authenticity). There you can also pick up a free timed ticket for the homestead tour and a ticket to vote in Johnson’s impeachment trial.
Best Trail
None
Instagram-worthy Photo
The small National Cemetery atop a hill in Greeneville, Tennessee contains the graves of Andrew Johnson, his wife, and about 200 soldiers.
Peak Season
Open year round
Hours
https://www.nps.gov/anjo/planyourvisit/hours.htm
Fees
None
Road Conditions
All roads paved with designated parking lots at the visitor center, homestead, and cemetery.
Camping
Cherokee National Forest offers campgrounds southeast of Greeneville.
Original Johnson home and Visitor Center 
Tiff and her mother waiting for the homestead tour 
Many of the artifacts were original 
Johnson family homestead 
Playing dress-up in front of the tailor shop 
Tiff casting her ballot in the Senate Trial for Impeachment 
Tiff and her father at the Johnson grave and National Cemetery
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