Where Southern Oregon’s Gold Rush History Comes to Life

​We will pick you up directly from your lodgings! Experience an enlightening journey through Southern Oregon’s cherished local gem of history and culture!

• Experience some of Southern Oregon’s award-winning wines and cheeses.
• Tours last 3.5 hours and include interpretation by a professional guide, transportation, museum entry, historic cemetery tour and wine tasting or a home-made ice cream parlor treat! We leave daily at 9:00 am or 1:00 pm
• Pricing starts at just $89/guest and is based on final guest count… add lunch for just $25 more.
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• Upgrade to a Winery Walk and we will visit world class tasting rooms and your wine flights are included!

Jacksonville in the movies!

Because of its old west appeal, Hollywood has chosen Jacksonville several times as a location to film westerns. Big Hollywood names like Cliff Robertson and Robert Duvall starred in the Great Northfield Minnesota Raid; Kirk Douglas and many others have used the historic city of Jacksonville as a backdrop for their feature films.

Upon Oregon statehood in 1859, Jacksonville had become the wealthiest and most populous town in the whole state. Jacksonville today looks much like it did back then. With Victorian charm, original brick store fronts and saloon-style shops that make you feel like you are traveling back in time!

Foundational Characters:

In 1852, Peter Britt (1819-1905) arrived in the small, rowdy mining camp of Jacksonville with $5 in his pocket and a wagon full of photography equipment. Like thousands before him, the Swiss immigrant came to America, and to the West, to make a new life for himself.

By the time he died, half a century later, Britt was one of Oregon’s most celebrated and well-to-do citizens . Through thousands of photographs, he chronicled 50 years of life and growth in Southern Oregon. Miners, farmers, ranchers, builders, bankers, merchants, clergymen and families and the Chinese workers were all captured by Britt’s lens.

But Britt’s camera represents only one aspect of his contribution to Oregon history. A fervent believer in the agricultural promise of the Rogue Valley, Britt planted the first fruit trees in the region and opened Oregon’s first winery. At various times he was a miner, packer, financier, beekeeper and meteorologist.

Evidence of Peter Britt’s remarkable life is still visible on the Britt hill where his home and gardens once stood. It is now a County Park preserved with many of Britt’s original trees still producing fruit, and the Sequoia sapling Britt planted on the day his first child was born in 1862 standing more than 200 feet tall.

Today the former Britt Estate hosts the world-class open air Britt Music Festival that offer entertainment from June-September, under-the stars, featuring the best in Jazz to Classical – Rock to Country Venues as exciting as larger metro regions offer.

Daily tours are designed to accommodate a minimum of 2 or more persons. We also make arrangements for larger group tours — ask about our larger group discounts.
Our tour guides are professional hosts and educators, and our transport vehicles are custom, air-conditioned vans, Town Cars, or in some cases, buses.
We request that a hold deposit for a date is secured in advance and that all tours be paid in full by the tour departure date.