Location: Tennessee < USA
Nearest Airport:
Knoxville at 70
Kilometres
Car: necessary
Historic Rugby is a heritage treasure listed on the national register of historic places since 1972 and pursuing national landmark status for the Thomas Hughes' library, believed to be the oldest completely preserved public lending library in America. The National Trust for Historic Preservation calls Rugby one of the most authentically preserved historic villages in America. Local attractions = The Visitors Center has a small theatre with a film on the history and founders of Rugby.
They also offer guided tours through the Victorian village with original buildings such as the home of Thomas Hughes,'The Commissary 'a quaint apothecary, the Episcopal church, library and schoolhouse.