Bush's Visitor Center - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Went for lunch Aug. 28. Have a small 8 1/2 lbs. Certified Service Dog that was in a carrier. Employees gave us a hard time about letting us in. Against the law. Went and got the Manager. Manager said dog had to be on the floor not in the carrier. Said it was new TN law. The new law has to do with Therapy & Emotional Support not Service Dogs. Restaurants supposed to mKe it accommodating for us. I told her not true and she said it was. I looked it up to make sure, she is wrong. There is no new TN law saying Service Dog has to be on the floor. Not on a chair but can be in a carrier or stroller. She needs to be trained on the law and on being nice to customers. She finally let us eat on the porch in the heat. It was 96. Didn't enjoy our visit. Been going there for many years and this may be our last. Manager needs to be terminated. No excuse for not knowing the ADA laws. A customer behind us thought she was being stupid, his words. She made a nice afternoon a bad experience. I am a 2 time Cancer survivor with a heart that was damaged by a lot of Chemo. I don't need this kind of aggravation. Bush Beans should be ashamed.

Wasn't sure what to expect and was very pleasantly surprised👍 Located in a beautiful country farm setting. Plenty of parking and easy to access visitor center, store and cafe. Super friendly staff greeters guide you to the different areas in the visitor center. Many short videos giving family and business history. Super cute items in their gift shop along with every kind of Bush's beans you can think of! Cafe was super busy, but not a long wait. Nice menu with different options and they serve you an appetizer of their beans of the day too sample. Very fun visit!

Family friendly, great for a quick stop on the way home from Pigeon Forge. We went earlier, and wished the cafe was open; or maybe that they would sell the pinto pecan pie by the slice in the gift shop. We wanted to try it! Also, Bean Dog Collars!

Enjoyed the museum. Could go at my own pace. Factory tour video was excellent. Be sure to eat at the Cafe. Simple food, well made. And buy beans in the gift shop. Amazing prices and can buy a few hard to find varieties.

Wonderful artifacts and videos about the family and business. Cafe had delicious food and reasonable prices. We'll be back when we are in the area again.

This was a fun adventure after eating at the cafe. The people were extremely informative, the museum is free, and the items in the store are some which we don't have where we live.

Very friendly staff. Food was excellent too

The museum is free and full of interesting facts! There is a restaurant on-site but did not have the ime to eat there.

A must vist, you want be disappointed.

Very interesting museum and shop. Cute cafe

Had a great time the family said it was awesome

Very nice people, cute setup and a small museum

Excellent stop, self tour with gift shop and cafe. Something for everyone. Clean, courteous staff. Highly recommend.

Must see, we had a great time looking around. Nice gift shop to get anything Bush that you can think of.

Great place to visit. We enjoyed the museum and the gift store.

an awesome experience you have to have. the staff was absolutely amazing. the gift shop is cheap for a touristy place too!

It's what you would think it is. Detailed story of the history of Bush's Beans. The cafeteria was good. Try the chocolate bean pie. The museum is free.

Great location, wonderful staff, a lot of information about the company and beans, and - most importantly - lots of bean-themed merch in the gift shop!

Nice shop with a small walkthrough tour.

This was a fun stop! The history in the museum was amazing! Video tours with Somme of the historical equipment was very nicely done. The gift was very reasonable and had quite a nice selection. They even gave us some beans just for visiting. AND, they have a restaurant! The smell was amazing.

Really cool piece of history. My family had been in the grocery business for decades, so it brought back lots of memories.

Experience the bean revelation!

Certainly will not change your life, but when you get tired of all the tourist traps and want to experience something real, plus a good lunch if you are hungry, this is a great option.

Great museum. Interesting history. Learned about canning too. Friendly staff. Would like to see "bean" items, toys, plush at the gift shop.

The museum was very interesting and had hands-on exhibits for kids. A great place for families!

Great food, fair price. Great family time spent.

It's a great place to learn the history of the company and shop for unique items bean related and more!

Beautiful drive there. Employees were very nice and helpful. They have a restaurant there, just wish we hadn’t ate before we went!

Great food. Very nice atmosphere and staff.

This is an interesting stop on the way into the pigeon forge area from the north

We really enjoyed our visit to Bush's Visitor Center and Cafe. We had a wonderful lunch and enjoyed trying the pinto bean pie. Excellent food and service at the cafe. The chili pot and grilled cheese very good. The Visitor Center is a great museum with lots of history on the Bush Family and their company. It's very interactive and the museum employees are very helpful and knowledgeable. Great stop and worth it!

Family had a wonderful time. A must stop place to stop at

Great museum and gift shop in the Smokies. Fun for all, great food in the restaurant, we left with full bellies and a full bag of Bush bling!

This is a place you can visit once. Nothing wrong with it. Just small and quick.

Ruth Ann was awesome. Loved her personality, it was perfect for your business. Very friendly and inviting. Everyone we had contact with were above and beyond

The restaurant had some great food and all the bean flavors you can think of. The museum and souvenir shop had amazing trinkets and awesome history on how Bush’s Baked Beans started and, the family history was just as interesting. Recommend if you are ever in the area.

Alot of good information on how Bush's beans start

interesting little museum, country store and Cafe. NOT a lot to see or door but a good rest stop, though a bit off the beaten path.

Great history and a good store to stock up on had to get beans. Very friendly and helpful workers here. Why can't everyone be like these people. Thanks guys.

Very interesting history of the Bush company and the bean industry!

I loved it but I am getting o l d ! It's the kind of place that little kids would enjoy the hands on games on the 2nd floor and the older folks would enjoy the store. This is not the place to bring your teens. Mine were bored to death. They are CLOSED on sundays!!!

Such an awesome museum! Super informative, interesting , and FREE!! Definitely a must stop!

Really neat place if you love a bit of free history! About a 20 minute walk through to learn where the Bush family started.

What a toot..I mean hoot..you gotta go. Eat at the cafe. Huge huge huge portions. Good food. A very friendly place - interesting story.

All of the museum workers were a joy to talk to!

This place is amazing, food was great and the people are so nice.

The Bush’s Visitor’s center is an unexpected, fun family activity. The restaurant is especially delicious. Do yourself a favor and get the chocolate pinto bean pecan pie. It is SO GOOD!!

Loved the visitor center/museum, really great for kids, very interactive. Family Cafe serves delicious home cooked meals at a great price, definitely worth the trip.

We needed something to fill our morning and a quick Google search showed it was only 20 minutes away & and FREE! This place was truly a fun and informative stop. We enjoyed watching the kids at the interactive exhibits. So much history and information about the start and growth of the company. The employees were super friendly & we left with a few cans of beans we've never seen in our area.

Just learn how company started and eat after wards

Fun, educational, and free place to visit. Friendly staff. Interesting story. Nice gift shop. Very clean and tidy. Definitely worth a day trip.

My wife and I have been to Bush's visitor center twice. This place is really more than that. Free to visit is always good.

Free tour of the plant beginnings in their museum. Very interesting. The general store has a variety of beans for sale, some not available in grocery stores. It was a fun few hours spent around the Pigeon Forge area.

Stumbled upon the factory, very cute place to visit and see all of their products and history

Quite interesting will recommend

It's about a 40 minute drive from Pigeon Forge. We enjoyed our visit. A lot of neat places to take Selfies here. We enjoyed all the interesting exhibits. My granddaughter enjoyed it as well. We ate there as well. They bring you two different beans to sample. They were both delicious. Everyone enjoyed their meals. I got the Club and it bodacious. Definitely recommend a visit. The factory is across the street and you don't get to explore that but still cool to see.

This is a must see place! Very interesting and fun for the whole family

We loved hearing about the history of Bush Beans. All the workers were super friendly.

Learn about family business. Great restaurant

Had a Great time it the museum. Lots of info about the company and the staff is excellent!!!!! The store has a lot of cool things.

We had a wonderful time exploring the museum and had a great lunch including pecan pie made with beans!

Really very informative museum that focuses on Bushs Baked beans. The museum is free and located across the road from the processing plant. Short, but very interesting video about the family, beans and canning process. Very friendly employees. Plenty of parking, clean restrooms, small restaurant and gift shop. Definitely recommend if in the area.

The museum was neat to see the history of the Bush bean plant. You only get to sample the beans if you intend to eat. We got to the restaurant around 12:30 and were told for our party of 7 it would be about 15 min wait. Ok no problem. 45 min later as they kept seating people walking in after us we finally asked what was going on. They said they didn't have a table to seat us at and they were waiting for 2 near one another to clear. About an hour after we arrived it was ready, 2 tables adjacent to one another. Food was mediocre. Most of the sweet potato fries we got were burnt. Do the museum but skip the food.

Cute store, informative museum and tasty cafe.

Had such a good time at the Bush's Center. The little free museum, gift shop, and reasonably priced cafe were well worth the side trip.

Restaurant was nice , A/C was cold.

Neat tourist attraction. Cafe has good food also.

Very interesting and the staff was great.

The museum was informative, fun, and free! The employees were very welcoming and friendly. This place has everything bean! From throws to ornaments, and every version of baked bean you never knew you wanted to try. Did you know that Bush actually got there start canning tomatoes? If you didn't... or maybe if you did, you will definitely want to stop by this amazing little piece of American history. We loved that they had interactive items and photo ops throughout. Make sure to stop by the cafe and try some of their bean pie before you leave which will leave a sweet lasting impression!

Very interesting an educational learning about the company and the diner had really good food

Very friendly family oriented! The food was very good and the staff was great! We will be back for sure the next time we are in Tennessee.

My son just turned 8 and for his birthday he so badly wanted to go to the Bush’s Visitor center. That boy sure loves his beans. Unfortunately we had a long drive and made it less than an hour to close but he still had a great time. Of course we stocked up on beans while we were there and he got his t-shirt souvenir in a can. We hope to come back someday

If you like beans. Or want to see the plant were there made.

We’re a regular visitor to Pigeon Forge and occasionally come here for a light lunch and pleasant drive. The museum is a hoot and very interesting.

It is baked beans... nice place but not overly exciting. Good little museum for the history.

Absolute gem in Tennessee. Cool free museum. The cafe is great food.

Well worth the visit. Make sure to go to the restaurant next door!

Awesome little museum to stop by with the family if you are in the area to gain a little knowledge of how The Great Bush's Baked Beans all got started in the Great Smokeys of Tennessee.

So cute! Good food! Friendly staff!

Amazing history and the ties to the community are wonderful

Fun place to visit. And they have a restaurant there with some of the yummiest food.

We stopped by yesterday and we are so glad we did. We toured the visitor center after we put our name in at the restaurant. It was a little bit of a wait but we knew that and it was great. Our waitress Ruth and the manager Angie were so kind and attentive. Food was soooo good. Highly recommend especially if Ruth and Angie are working. Cant speak highly enough of those two!!!!

It's a walk through museum, gift shop, and restaurant. Underwhelming but it was a good idea for something to do that is free. The food was good from the resturaunt

The Cafe has great food, the museum is interesting, and the gift shop has a good selection of food products and souvenirs.

Such a pretty place and everyone so friendly.

I honestly just stumbled across this place while going to try a local trout farms trout lunch. I had no idea the Bush family was from this area and so much of the company's production is still being done right here where the original farmhouse still stands. Overall it's a super cool experience to walk through the free museum, you learn alot about the history of Bush's and the staff is very helpful as well. There's a nice store with all sorts of kitchen items, unique gifts and Bush's swag. It's worth checking out at least once.

Noticed it when turning a corner. Stopped to check out the museum and look at all of the different kinds of beans and other items made by Bush's. Everyone working there was friendly and answer questions. You can find out how much you weigh in beans. Could have stayed longer but had a few more places to visit that day. All in all it was a good hour and a half diversion

It is interesting. Extremely small with lots to read. Extremely strict about bringing food and drinks, including water into the museum.

Loved it, this was a great experience, I enjoyed my experience here and learned some stuff about the company to...

The 2 older male gentlemen at the door were super sweet. One gave us great recommendations for things to do. One ended up being our favorite thing. Cute free museum.

My daughter and I love this place! It is small, quirky, and fun. The restaurant is good with many non-bean options. Who knew a bean museum could be so fun?

Great place, well above our expectations. Extremely informative, unique gift shop. Restaurant was a pleasant surprise, very good food reasonably priced. Everyone we met at Bush's was friendly and helpful. Definitely a place to put on your agenda.

Very well done for information and how the Bush started from 1908. Enjoyed our time there.

A well put together history museum of the Bush's story. It's free, clean, very cold AC, very friendly staff. We ate at the restaurant. The food was fine and price was comparable to any other sit down restaurant. They have coupon books by the restroom and there is a 10% off coupon for the Bush's restaurant. It was a pleasant 2hrs that i would recommend to anyone needing a relaxing activity.

Fun experience for all! Tour, gift shop, and cafe were top notch!!

Nice place to visit. It's free. Loved the history.

This was a fun detour during our vacation. I'm not a big beans fan but it was a short but cute stop. If you're stopping by the visitor center, definitely go next door to their café.

Very fun and interesting museum long wait for the restaraunt so was not able to go other than that it was fun.

Really cool place. Lots of information. Family owned and operated.

If you like to know origin stories of food brands and food history, you would like this place.