Visit
What does the tour include?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.):
- Take Exit 41
- Turn left on to State Hwy 14W
- Travel about 5 miles before turning left on Hwy 297
- Check in at the Visitor Center (110 Center Drive)
Admission (includes all three buildings):
$10 general admission
$8 senior rate
$8 group rate (groups of 10 or more- comp tour operator and bus driver)
$5 student rate (children 5-18 or with a university ID)
$5 field trip rate (comp all bus drivers and 1 chaperone per 10 students)
Free-children under 5 and A-State students
Combination Tour: Southern Tenant Farmers Museum & JCBH
Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM. Please call us on 870-764-2274 for reservations.
$12 General Admission
$10 Senior rate
$10 Group rate (groups of 10 or more- comp tour operator and bus driver)
$6 Student rate (children 5-18 or with a university ID)
$6 Field trip rate (comp all bus drivers and 1 chaperone per 10 students)
Free-children under 5 and A-State students
All tours start at the Visitors Center, 110 Center Drive