Visit

What does the tour include?

  1. Visitors purchase tickets at the Dyess Colony Visitors Center on 110 Center Drive. The tour begins at the Visitors Center with a brief film and exhibits.
  2. Visitors then head to a museum next door in the Dyess Colony Administration Building, which tells the story of the Dyess Colony and how growing up in the Colony influenced Johnny Cash and his music.
  3. After touring the exhibits, visitors travel to the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home for a guided tour.

There are restroom facilities in the Visitors Center, but there are no facilities at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home.

Hours: Tours begin at 9 a.m. with last tours of the day at 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Are you planning a visit?

If you are traveling on I-55 North to visit us please use the following directions (Your GPS will likely recommend the shortest distance, which is an unpaved gravel road. Here’s how you can avoid it.):

  1. Take Exit 41
  2. Turn left on to State Hwy 14W
  3. Travel about 5 miles before turning left on Hwy 297
  4. Check in at the Visitor Center (110 Center Drive)

Admission (includes all three buildings):

Regular Admission = $20Reduced Admission = $15 (seniors 65+, military w/ ID, *groups)                                                                                                                    Students = $10 (youth 5-17)     K-12 Student Groups = $5 (1 chaperone free for every 8 students, bus driver(s) free)Free Admission = A-State Students, Children under 5, Members

*Groups consist of 8 or more

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Combination Tour:  JCBH and Southern Tenant Farmers Museum (combo tours begin at Dyess Colony)

Tuesday to Saturday: 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, 12PM, and 1 PM

Admission

Regular Admission = $25Reduced Admission = $20 (seniors 65+, military w/ ID, *groups)Youth = $15 (ages 5-17)

K-12 Student Groups = $10 (1 chaperone free for every 8 students, bus driver(s) free)Free Admission = A-State Students, Children under 5, Members           

*Groups consist of 8 or more               

 PURCHASE NOW ONLINE                                  


      

All tours start at the Visitor Center, 110 Center Drive