Visit Johnny Cash’s Childhood Home

When Johnny Cash was three years old, his family moved to Dyess, Arkansas, a New Deal settlement created to provide poor families a chance to cultivate land that they would eventually own. J.R., as he was called as a child, began working in his father's cotton fields when he was five years old, singing along with his family as he worked. On at least two instances, the family farm was flooded, which inspired his song "Five Feet High and Rising." He resided there until 1950, when he graduated from high school. As of 2022, Arkansas State University's Heritage Sites Office will operate the home as a small museum called "Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home."

You may now tour the restored cabin where this American legend grew up. Before seeing the house, you should go to the Dyess Colony Visitors Center and learn about how the Dyess Colony was established as part of the New Deal. Exhibits and information about Johnny Cash's music can be found in the Dyess Colony Administration Building. It can be seen as one of the Best Things To Do In Arkansas.

Address: 110 Center Dr, Dyess, AR 72330, United States

Phone: +1 870-764-2274

Opening hours: 9AM–3PM

Rating: 4.7/5.0, 481 Google reviews

Website: https://dyesscash.astate.edu/