The General Jackson showboat cruises the scenic Cumberland River, providing fantastic sightseeing, musical entertainment and dining.  The original General Jackson was the first steamboat ever to make port in Nashville.  Built by a former governor of Tennessee, General William Carroll, who served as second-in-command under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. 

The original steamboat was built in Pittsburgh and arrived in Nashville on March 11, 1819, inaugurating a regular run between Nashville and New Orleans.

Three hundred feet long and four decks high, this authentic paddle wheeler will provide a unique experience; a paddlewheel cruise combining the sights and sounds of a river excursion with sensational on-board entertainment and sumptuous food in a thoroughly congenial, relaxing atmosphere.  Her patriotic decorating scheme of red, white and blue sparkles as she glides along the Cumberland.