LATEST INFORMATION When You Visit: Start At The RUGBY VISITOR CENTRE & THEATRE See the Stunning 32-Foot Mural..."1880s Rugby" View the National Award Winning New History Film "Rugby - The Power of a Dream" Walk Into History At Four Historic Buildings (Check Below for Winter Hours Information) Become a New Rugby Colonist: Beautiful, Protected Boyle Woods Lots Now For Sale Lodge In Historic Buildings Surrounded by Nature's Beauty- Details Here 2009 Annual Events - CLICK HERE Click Here For Map, Driving Directions, Admission, WINTER HOURS

Time stands still at Rugby, Tennessee - the restored Victorian village founded in 1880 by British author and social reformer, Thomas Hughes. It was to be a cooperative, class-free, agricultural community for younger sons of English gentry and others wishing to start life anew in America. At its peak, some 350 people lived in the colony. More than 70 buildings of Victorian design graced the townscape on East Tennessee's beautiful Cumberland Plateau.
This would-be Utopia survives today as both a living community and a fascinating public historic site, unspoiled by modern development.  Twenty original buildings still stand at the southern edge of the Big South Fork National Park, surrounded by rugged river gorges. Four are shown daily on tour.