McRaven tour home first opened to the public in 1961. It has been featured in National Geographic Magazine, LIFE Magazine, The Travel Channel, 48 Hours and countless local magazine and books about hauntings. Popular for being built in three different periods, National Geographic called it the "Time Capsule of the South." Each addition to the house leaving the previous rooms untouched. Today McRaven is filled with museum quality antiques, true to each period. The rooms demonstrate a way-of-life for these periods that may otherwise be lost.