List of museums in Tennessee explained

This list of museums in Tennessee encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Museums

NameLocationCountyRegionTypeOther Information
Abraham Lincoln Library and MuseumEastBiographical Part of Lincoln Memorial University, Lincoln memorabilia and Civil War history and artifacts
Over 175 hands-on science exhibits
Crime museum Formerly operated as the National Museum of Crime & Punishment in Washington, D.C., the museum is dedicated to the history of criminology and penology in the United States.
WestHistoric house Home and the burial place of author Alex Haley
East Focus is on energy, especially nuclear power
East Home and museum of President Andrew Johnson
Archie Campbell Tourism ComplexEast Biographical Home and museum of comedian Archie Campbell[1]
Arrowheads/Aerospace Cultural Center Middle Local history Includes scale model replicas of famous pioneer and colonial era buildings[2]
East Contemporary art, Egyptian antiquities and West African artifacts
Middle Historic house Former rectory of the Columbia Female Institute
Austin Peay State University Art Galleries Middle Art Website, three fine art galleries
Shelby West Local history Operated by the Bartlett Historical Society in the Nicholas Gotten House
Battles for Chattanooga Electric Map and Museum East Military Website, three-dimensional electronic battle map presentation of Chattanooga's Civil War history
Bays Mountain ParkEast Multiple Nature preserve that includes the Farmstead Museum with antiques and agricultural equipment, a nature center with exhibits on natural history and space exploration, native animals and a planetarium
Beck Cultural Exchange Center East Website
Coffee Middle Aviation Website, Beechcraft airplanes and history
Beech River Cultural Center and Museum West Local history [3]
Beersheba Springs Historical Society MuseumMiddle Local history website
Davidson Middle Historic house Plantation mansion and outbuildings
Nashville Davidson Middle Historic house Part of Belmont University, Victorian period mansion
Belmont University Galleries Nashville Davidson Middle Art Website, Leu Art Gallery in the Lila D. Bunch Library and Gallery 121 in the Leu Center for the Visual Arts
Memphis Shelby West Art Formerly the Peabody Place Museum.
Bemis Mill Village Museum West Local history website, located in a 1900 cotton mill building in Bemis, area and cotton industry history
Hamilton East African American website, role of African Americans in American history and culture, formerly the Chattanooga African-American Museum
Blockade Runner, Sutlery & Civil War Museum Middle Military Website, Civil War artifacts, uniforms and weapons, located in a store
Blount County Historical Museum EastLocal history website
Knoxville Knox East Historic house Late-18th-century mansion
Bon Air Mountain Historical Society Museum Middle Local history website, focuses primarily on the mining and railroad history of the Plateau region, part of the White County Heritage Museum network
Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural CenterMiddle Local history Operated by the town, area African American history
Buford Pusser Home and MuseumWest Biographical Website, home and museum about Sheriff Buford Pusser
Burkle EstateMemphis Shelby West Historic house Also known as the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
Butler MuseumEast History Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids, story of town moved to higher ground to make way for Watauga Lake
Cades Cove Museum Maryville Blount EastLocal history website, operated by the Cades Cove Preservation Association in the historic Thompson-Brown House, history and culture of Cades Cove
Cannonsburgh VillageMurfreesboro Rutherford Middle Open-air Website, reconstructed Southern village with buildings from the 1830s to the 1930s
Jackson Madison West Local history Cultural center with exhibits about the Civil War and local history, formerly the Discovery Center of West Tennessee
Carnton PlantationMiddle Historic house Includes mid-19th-century plantation home, Civil War battle site
Carter HouseFranklin Williamson Middle Historic house mid-19th-century house with Civil War history
Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum Jackson Madison West Website, includes recreated 1890s train station, restored home of engineer Casey Jones and a life-size replica of Casey's 382 locomotive
C.H. Nash Museum at ChucalissaMemphis Shelby West Located in T.O. Fuller State Park, part of University of Memphis, archaeological finds from the Mississippian mounds
Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center Chattanooga Hamilton East Military located at 2 W Aquarium Way Suite 104, Chattanooga, TN 37402, history of the Medal of Honor and its recipients
East Local history Website, regional and Appalachia history, includes historical memorabilia, artifacts, equipment, guns, antique telephones, coins and currency, photos
East Biographical Museum for Dolly Parton located at Dollywood
Nashville Davidson Middle Holdings include American art, American and British decorative arts, and contemporary art, including outdoor sculpture.
Cherokee & David Crockett Museum & Cultural CenterMiddle May be closed
Washington East History Operated by the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, exhibits of local history and restore late 10th-century upstairs parlor and dining room
Chattanooga Hamilton East Military The Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center features exhibits about the Civil War battle site.
Children's Museum of MemphisMemphis Shelby West
Oak Ridge Anderson East Children's
Clay County Museum Middle Local history [4]
Middle Local history Formerly the Hotel Halbrook Railroad & Local History Museum, exhibits on Civil War, railroading, and local and regional history
Coal Miner Railroad Section House Museum Sparta White Middle Mining Area coal mining [5] [6]
Cold Springs SchoolMiddle Education Website, one room schoolhouse, operated by the Highland Rim Historical Society
Cookeville Depot MuseumMiddle Collection of train cars and railroad memorabilia
Cookeville History MuseumCookeville Putnam Middle Local history website
Coon Creek Science CenterAdamsville McNairy West Natural history Part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums, visits limited to organized groups, preserved Upper Cretaceous marine shells and vertebrate remains of the Coon Creek Formation
Cooter's Museum Sevier East Media Website, store and museum with memorabilia from the Dukes of Hazzard television show
Cooter's Place Nashville Davidson Middle Media Website, store and museum with memorabilia from the Dukes of Hazzard television show
Cordell Hull Birthplace State ParkMiddle Biographical Log cabin birthplace and museum about Cordell Hull, politician and Secretary of State under
Cordova Museum Shelby West Local history website
Memphis Shelby West Industry - Cotton Heritage of the cotton industry
Cotton Museum at Green Frog Farm West Industry Website, story of cotton, its development and effect on local culture, village re-built of historic houses from the area
Nashville Davidson Middle Hall of fame - Music History and traditions of country music.
Cowan Railroad Museum Franklin Middle Railroad Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids
Sumner Middle Historic house Early-19th-century-period house
Chattanooga Hamilton East Children's
Knoxville Knox East Historic house Also known as the Armstrong-Lockett House, 1834 home with 18th-century furnishings and decorative arts
East Biographical Site of the boyhood home of Davy Crockett, reconstruction of the 1790s John Crockett Tavern
Cumberland Homesteads Tower MuseumEast History Tower with museum about the 1930s Homesteads project and period house
Customs House Museum and Cultural CenterClarksville Montgomery Middle Multiple Exhibits include art, science, history, Boehm porcelain, model trains; also known as the Clarksville-Montgomery County Museum
Lawrence Middle Biographical Life and times of Davy Crockett as a pioneer, soldier, politician and industrialist
Memphis Shelby West Historic house Early-19th-century two-story, log & chink home.
Greene East Biographical Includes a replica of Davy Crockett's birth cabin and a museum about his life.
Greene East Historic house website, 19th-century mansion, tours operated by Main Street Greeneville
Discovery Center at Murfree SpringMurfreesboro Rutherford Middle
West Multiple Local history, science, technology and art
Dixie Gun Works Old Car Museum Union City Obion West Multiple Website, weapons and gun-making equipment, antique automobiles, antique mechanical devices and appendages
Dixon Gallery and GardensMemphis Shelby West Art Collections include French and American impressionism and 18th-century German porcelain.
Doak House MuseumGreeneville Greene East Historic house Website, part of Tusculum College, 1830s period house
Doctor's House Robertson Middle Local history Website, also Cross Plains Heritage Museum
Downtown Gallery Knoxville Knox East Art Website, part of the University of Tennessee
Dragon Dreams Museum and Gift ShopChattanooga Hamilton East Commodity - Dragon-themed items Website
East Mining Copper mining at the Burra Burra Mine
|-| Dunbar Carver Alumni Museum and Cultural Center|| Brownsville || Haywood || West || African American || Achievements of African-American students in Haywood County[7] |-| Dunlap Coke Ovens Park || Dunlap || Sequatchie || Middle|| Industry || Park contains the remains of 268 beehive coke ovens used in the early 20th century to convert mountain coal into industrial coke, a product used to smelt iron ore |-| Dyer County Museum || Dyersburg || Dyer || West || Local history ||Website, operated by the Dyer County Historical Society|-| Eads Museum || Carthage || Smith || Middle || History || Antiques and more, both local and international[8] |-| Edge Motor Museum || Memphis || Shelby || West || Car Museum || Website, Car museum featuring the rise and fall of the American sports car in an exhibit titled "American Speed".|-| Elm Springs || Columbia || Maury || Middle || Historic building || Headquarters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans|-| Elvis & Hollywood Legends Museum || Pigeon Forge || Sevier || East || Biographical || Website, singer Elvis Presley, personal items and movie props from Hollywood actors|-| Emporium Center Galleries || Knoxville || Knox || East || Art ||Website, operated by the Arts & Cultural Alliance|-| Englewood Textile Museum || Englewood || McMinn || East|| Industry - Textile ||Textile mills and workers[9] |-| Ethridge Museum || Ethridge || Lawrence || Middle || Local history || [10] |-| Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture || Knoxville || Knox || East || Art ||Website, part of University of Tennessee|-| Exchange Place (Kingsport, Tennessee)|| Kingsport || Sullivan || East || Living ||website, 1850s living history Gaines-Preston Farm|-| Falcon Rest Mansion || McMinnville || Warren || Middle || Historic house ||Website, 1896 Victorian mansion|-| Falls Mill || Belvidere || Franklin || Middle || Textile ||Also known as the Museum of Power & Industry at Falls Mill, historic former textile mill|-| Farragut Museum || Farragut || Knox || East|| Local history ||Website|-| Fayetteville-Lincoln County Museum || Fayetteville || Lincoln || Middle || Local history|| Located in the former Borden Milk Plant|-| Fire Museum of Memphis || Memphis || Shelby || West || Fire fighting || |-| Fisk University Galleries || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Art || website, Carl Van Vechten Gallery and Aaron Douglas Gallery|-| Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum || Sevierville || Sevier || East|| Automobile ||Website|-| Fort Donelson National Battlefield || Dover || Stewart || Middle || Military || Visitor center museum with Civil War artifacts and exhibits, remains of two Civil War forts and battlefield|-| Fort Negley || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Military|| Includes visitor center with exhibits about the 1862 surrender of Nashville and the building of Fort Negley|-| Fort Loudoun|| Vonore || Monroe || East || Military || Reconstructed British Colonial fort and interpretive center. |-| Fort Pillow State Park and Museum || Henning || Lauderdale || West || Fort - Civil War || History and site of the American Civil War Battle of Fort Pillow. |- | Fort Southwest Point ||Kingston || Roane || East|| Military || Restored federal frontier outpost and visitor center with archaeological and history exhibits. |-| Frist Center for the Visual Arts || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Art || Changing art exhibits.|-| Galen School Museum || Lafayette || Macon || Middle || Local history || [11] |-| General Shale Museum of Ancient Brick || Johnson City || Washington || East || Commodity || Website, bricks from biblical and pre-biblical times, brick construction, operated by the General Shale company|-| Giles County Historical Museum || Pulaski || Giles || Middle || Local history || [12] [13] |-| Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place || Knoxville || Knox || East || Scouting ||website|-| Glenn Cardwell Heritage Museum || Pittman Center || Sevier || East|| Local history || Located in Pittman Center Elementary School[14] |-| Graceland || Memphis || Shelby || West || Historic house || Home of Elvis Presley. |- | Granville Museum|| Granville || Jackson || Middle || Local history || [15] |- | Gray Fossil Museum || Gray || Washington || East || Natural history || Fossils from the Gray Fossil Site, officially known as the East Tennessee State University and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum and Visitor Center|-| Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center|| Townsend || Blount || East|| Open-air ||Cultural heritage of East Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains region including Native American history, pioneer and mountaineer history and culture|-| Green McAdoo Cultural Center|| Clinton || Anderson || East || Ethnic - African American || |-| Greenback Heritage Museum || Greenback || Loudon || East|| Local history || website|-| Greeneville Greene County History Museum || Greeneville || Greene || East || Local history || website, formerly the Nathanael Greene Museum|-| Grundy County Heritage Center Museum|| Tracy City || Grundy || Middle || Local history || website, operated by the Grundy County Historical Society[16] [17] |- | Grundy County Miners Museum|| Palmer || Grundy || Middle || Mining || Area coal mining[18] |- | Guinness World Records || Gatlinburg || Sevier || East || Amusement || |-| Hands On! Regional Museum || Johnson City || Washington || East || Children's || Website|-| Hands-On Science Center ||Tullahoma || Coffee || Middle || Science || Website|-| Haywood County Museum|| Brownsville || Haywood || West || Local history || Located in the former Haywood High School[19] [20] |-| Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County|| Murfreesboro || Rutherford || Middle || Local history || Website|-| The Hermitage || Hermitage || Davidson || Middle || Historic house || Home of U.S. President Andrew Jackson and museum, near Nashville|-| Historic Collinsville || Southside || Montgomery || Middle || Living history || mid-19th-century Southern village life|-| Historic Mansker's Station || Goodlettsville || Sumner || Middle || Living ||website, includes 18th-century Mansker's Fort and 1790s-period Bowen-Campbell House|-| Historic Rugby || Rugby || Morgan || East|| Open-air || Experimental utopian community with several historic houses and other buildings to tour|-| Hollywood Star Cars Museum || Gatlinburg || Sevier || East || Automobile ||Website|-| Hollywood Wax Museum Pigeon Forge || Pigeon Forge || Sevier || East || Media || Wax figures of celebrities including movie stars, television personalities, and music icons.|-| Houston Museum of Decorative Arts || Chattanooga || Hamilton || East || Art ||website, includes antique glass, ceramics, furniture, music boxes, coverlets and other rare pieces|-| Hunter Museum of American Art || Chattanooga || Hamilton || East || Art || American art including Hudson River School, 19th-century-genre painting, American Impressionism, the Ashcan School, early modernism, regionalism, and post World War II modern and contemporary art|-| International Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame || Jackson || Madison || West || Music - Rock-a-billy ||Website, memorabilia and videos of rockabilly artists|-| International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum || Chattanooga || Hamilton || East || Transportation ||Tow trucks and equipment, industry-related displays of collectible toys, tools, pictorial histories of manufacturers|-| J. Houston Gordon Museum || Martin || Weakley || West || Multiple || website, part of the University of Tennessee at Martin Paul Meek Library, gallery for changing exhibits in art, decorative arts, photography, culture, science and history|- | Jackson County Museum|| Gainesboro || Jackson || Middle || Local history || Operated by the Jackson County Historical Society in the Fred Lucas Haile Museum building[21] [22] |- |President James K. Polk Home|| Columbia || Maury || Middle || Historic house || 19th-century home and museum of President James K. Polk|-| James D. Vaughan Museum|| Lawrenceburg || Lawrence || Middle || Music ||website, honors the "Father of Southern Gospel Music", James David Vaughan|-| James White's Fort|| Knoxville || Knox || East || Historic house || Early-19th-century log fort cabins|-| Jasper Regional History Museum|| Jasper || Marion || Middle || Local history || website|-| Johnsonville State Historic Park ||New Johnsonville || Humphreys || Middle || Military || History of the Battle of Johnsonville|-| Jonesborough-Washington County History Museum || Jonesborough || Washington || East || Local history ||website, operated by the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.|-| Kiwanis Cookeville Children's Museum|| Cookeville || Putnam || Middle || Children's || [23] |-| Knoxville Museum of Art || Knoxville || Knox || East || Art || Contemporary art |-| L & N Train Station || Clarksville || Montgomery || Middle || Railroad |||-| Lairdland Farm House || Cornersville || Giles || Middle || Historic house || Mid-19th-century house, tours by appointment|-| Lane Motor Museum||Nashville ||Davidson || Middle|| Transportation - Automobile || Mostly European automobiles, including propeller-powered vehicles, microcars, three wheeled cars, amphibious vehicles, alternative fuel vehicles, military vehicles, one of a kind vehicles and prototypes|-| Lenoir Museum Cultural Complex || Norris || Anderson || East || Multiple || Located in Norris Dam State Park, includes Lenoir Pioneer Museum with antique household items and tools, the Rice Gristmill and the Crosby Threshing Barn|-|Lenoir City Museum || Lenoir City || Loudon || East || Local history || Website|-| Lichterman Nature Center|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Nature center || Part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums, arboretum, nature center and museum of native wildlife|-|Little Congress Bicycle Museums || Cumberland Gap || Claiborne || Middle || Transportation ||Website|-| Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum || Townsend || Blount || East || Railroad ||Website|-| Loretta Lynn Ranch|| Hurricane Mills || Humphreys || West || Multiple || Website, country music star Loretta Lynn's park, includes the biographical Coal Miner's Daughter Museum, the Plantation Home tour, Frontier Homestead with 19th-century furnished cabins and equipment, Native American Artifacts Museum, Loretta's Fan & Doll Museum|-| Louisville & Nashville Railroad Station/Museum || Etowah || McMinn || East || Railroad || website, departure point for the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum|-| Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum || Collegedale || Hamilton || East || Archaeology ||Part of Southern Adventist University, ancient Near East objects|-| Lynnville Railroad Museum || Lynville || Giles || Middle || Railroad || [24] |-| Mabry-Hazen House || Knoxville || Knox || East || Historic house || mid-19th-century house with historic connections|-| Madame Tussauds Nashville || Nashville || || || Wax || |-| Magevney House|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Historic house || 1850-period Irish immigrant family cottage, part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums|-| Mallory–Neely House|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Historic house || 19th-century Victorian mansion, part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums|-| Marble Springs || Knoxville || Knox || East || Historic site || Also known as Gov. John Sevier Home, late-18th-century home of John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee|-| Marion County Coal Miners Museum|| Whitwell || Marion || Middle || Mining || website[25] |-| Matt Gardner Homestead Museum|| Elkton || Giles || Middle|| Historic house ||Website, early-20th-century farmstead of Matt Gardner, an African American farmer|-| McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture || Knoxville || Knox || East || Multiple || Part of the University of Tennessee, exhibits include natural history, archaeology, Ancient Egypt, decorative arts, geology and fossils of Tennessee, Tennessee freshwater mussels|-| McLemore House Museum|| Franklin || Williamson || Middle || Historic house || Exhibits about area African American heritage|-| McMinn County Living Heritage Museum ||Athens || McMinn || East|| History ||Website, historic artifacts, antique household items and decorative arts|-| McNairy County Historical Museum || Selmer || McNairy || West || Local history || [26] |-| Meigs County Historical Museum|| Decatur || Meigs || East|| Local history || Area history, culture|-| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Art || Collections include Italian Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionist, and 20th-century artists, English portraiture, contemporary paintings, 19th- and 20th-century sculpture and decorative arts|-| Memphis Music Hall of Fame|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Music || Memphis musicians|-| Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum || Memphis || Shelby || West || Railroad and Trolley History || Historical displays, interactive displays for kids, model train layouts |-| Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Music - Rock 'n' Roll || Memphis music experience|-| Metal Museum|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Decorative art || Historical and contemporary metalwork, includes a working smithy and foundry for classes|-| Military Memorial Museum of the Upper Cumberland|| Crossville || Cumberland || East || Military || Located in the restored 2nd Cumberland County Courthouse[27] [28] |-| Mississippi River Park and Museum || Memphis || Shelby || West || Maritime|| Natural and cultural history of the Lower Mississippi River Valley, including river transportation. |-| Mitchell Museum || Tullahoma || Coffee || Middle || Local history ||website, located in the South Jackson Civic Center|-| Monterey Depot Museum|| Monterey || Putnam || Middle || Railroad || website, local and railroad history|-| Moore County Old Jail Museum|| Lynchburg || Moore || Middle || Prison ||Website, operated by the Moore County Historical Society|-| Mount Pleasant / Maury County Museum of Local History || Mount Pleasant || Maury || Middle || Local history ||Website, includes artifacts relating to the phosphate industry|-| Muse Knoxville || Knoxville || Knox || East || Children's || Popular non-profit children's museum focusing on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, and arts) with hands-on exhibits and full-dome planetarium. Formerly the East Tennessee Discovery Center|-| Museum at Mountain Home || Johnson City || Washington || East || Medical || Website, part of the Quillen College of Medicine of East Tennessee State University, history of the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Mountain Home and health care in South Central Appalachia|-| Museum Center at Five Points ||Cleveland || Bradley || East || Local history || History and culture of the Ocoee Region|-| Museum of Appalachia || Norris || Anderson || East || Living || Early-20th-century mountain life in the Southern Appalachians.|-| Museum of Biblical History || Collierville || Shelby || West || Archaeological ||website, archaeological artifacts and exact full-sized replicas of major archaeological discoveries from Bible lands|-| Museum of East Tennessee History || Knoxville || Knox || East || Local history ||Operated by the East Tennessee Historical Society|-| Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers || Gatlinburg ||Sevier || East || Commodity - Salt and pepper shakers ||Website, Roadside America report, Also known as The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum|-| Museum of Scott County || Huntsville || Scott || East || History || Website, operated by Scott County High School students[29] |-| Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot and Railroad Museum || Jackson || Madison || West || Railroad ||Website, also known as the Depot Museum|-|Nashville Zoo at Grassmere || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Multiple || Includes zoo, 19th-century Grassmere Historic Home and the Grassmere Historic Farm|-|National Museum of African American Music || Nashville || Davidson || Middle || Music History || Includes biographies, photography, instruments, musical examples https://www.nmaam.org/|-| National Bird Dog Museum || Grand Junction || Hardeman || West || Sports ||Website, home to Bird Dog Foundation, includes National Retriever Museum, Field Trial Hall of Fame |-| National Civil Rights Museum|| Memphis || Shelby || West ||History || Site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., museum of the events and legacy of the civil right movement|-| Newbern Depot & Railroad Museum || Newbern || Dyer || West || Railroad || |-| Netherland Inn|| Kingsport || Sullivan || East|| Historic house || Early-19th-century-period house and inn, also Log Cabin Children's Museum and Schoolhouse|-| Oaklands Historic House Museum|| Murfreesboro || Rutherford || Middle || Historic house || 19th-century mansion with Civil War history|-| Oaklawn Garden || Germantown || Shelby || West || Local history || Indoor/outdoor museum, park and botanical garden, collects local history and folk life related item, also railroad related exhibits|-| Old Jail Museum || Lawrenceburg || Lawrence || Middle || Prison ||[30] |-| Old Jail Museum || Winchester || Franklin || Middle || Prison || [31] |-| Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park || Manchester || Coffee || Middle || Archaeology || Prehistoric Native American structure and museum. |-| Overton County Heritage Museum || Livingston || Overton || Middle || Local history || [32] |-| Paris-Henry County Heritage Center || Paris || Henry || West || Local history ||Website|-| Parsons Area Historical Museum || Parsons || Decatur || West || Local history ||Website|-| Parthenon || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Art || 1897 full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, now an art museum with American art and changing exhibits. |-| Patton House Museum|| Cookeville || Putnam || Middle || Doll || Also known as the Cookeville Doll Museum, features 2,000 dolls and doll furniture[33] |-| Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium || Memphis || Shelby || West || Multiple || Cultural and natural history of Memphis and the Mid-South; part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums|-| Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park || Pinson || Madison || West || Archaeological || Artifacts from the park's 15 Native American mounds|-| Pioneer Hall Museum|| Pleasant Hill || Cumberland || East || Local history || [34] [35] |-| President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library|| Greeneville || Greene || East || Biographical ||Part of Tusculum College, exhibits and personal artifacts of the Johnson family and Johnson's personal library|-| Ralph J. Passarella Museum || Loretto || Lawrence || Middle || History ||Includes newspapers, magazines, books, toys, tools, quilts, medical equipment, telephone receivers, telephone operator's switchboards, soda fountain, wood burning kitchen stove, vintage clothing[36] |-| Ramsey House || Knoxville || Knox || East || Historic house || Early-19th-century-period house|-| Rattle and Snap || Columbia || Maury || Middle || Historic house || mid-19th-century plantation home|-| Red Clay State Park|| Cleveland || Bradley || East|| Native American || Museum about the 19th-century Cherokee, park at site of last seat of Cherokee government before the 1838 enforcement of the Indian Removal Act of 1830|-| Reece Museum || Johnson City || Washington || East ||Multiple ||Website, part of East Tennessee State University, history & art, also known as B. Carroll Reece Memorial Museum|-| Rhea County Courthouse and Museum || Dayton || Rhea || East || History || Site of the Scopes Trial and museum|-| Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum || Gatlinburg || Sevier || East || Oddities || |-| Rippavilla Plantation || Spring Hill || Maury || Middle || Historic house || mid-19th-century plantation mansion|-| Robertson County History Museum || Springfield || Robertson || Middle || Local history ||website, operated by the Robertson County Historical Society|-| Rock Castle|| Hendersonville || Sumner || Middle || Historic house || Late 18th period house and outbuildings|-| Rocky Mount State Historic Site || Piney Flats || Sullivan || East || Living || Home of William Blount, territorial governor, recreates the year 1791|-| Rose Center || Morristown || Hamblen || East || Art; local history || Located in the former Rose School, built in 1892|-| Rose Mont|| Gallatin || Sumner || Middle || Historic house || 19th-century Greek Revival house|-| Roy Acuff Union Museum and Library || Maynardville || Union || East|| Local history || website, operated by the Union County Historical Society|-| Rusty's TV & Movie Car Museum || Jackson || Madison || West || Media || website, over 25 cars that have been used in movies and TV and TV and movie memorabilia|-| Sam Davis Home|| Smyrna || Rutherford || Middle || Historic house ||Website, mid-19th-century home of Confederate courier Sam Davis|-| Sam Davis Museum || Pulaski || Giles || Middle || Military || Site where Confederate hero Sam Davis was executed, includes Civil war artifacts[37] [38] |-| Sam Houston Schoolhouse || Maryville || Blount || East || School || One room log schoolhouse where Sam Houston once taught|-|Scarritt-Bennett Center Laskey Gallery || |Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Art ||Website, public exhibitions about racial equality, women's empowerment, intercultural understanding, and spiritual formation|-| Sequoyah Birthplace Museum||Vonore ||Monroe || East|| Ethnic - Native American ||website, history and culture of the Cherokee Indians, life of Cherokee hero Sequoyah|-| Sevier County Heritage Museum || Sevierville || Sevier || East|| Local history || [39] [40] |-| Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park || Pall Mall || Fentress || Middle || Biographical || Includes family farm and museum of World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York|-| Shiloh National Military Park || Savannah || Hardin || Middle || Military || Includes two visitor centers with Civil War exhibits|-| Smith County Heritage Museum || Carthage || Smith || Middle || Local history ||website|-| South Pittsburg Heritage Museum|| South Pittsburg || Marion || Middle || Local history || website, operated by the South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Society|-| Southern Appalachia Railway Museum|| Knoxville || Knox || East || Railroad || Working antique locomotives and rolling stock|-| Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame|| Pigeon Forge || Sevier || East || Hall of fame - Music || Located in Dollywood|-| Southern Museum and Galleries of Photography, Culture and History || McMinnville || Warren || East || Local history || [41] [42] |-| Sparta Rock House || Sparta || White || Middle || Historic house || 19th-century toll house|-| Stax Museum of American Soul Music|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Music - Industry || Museum about Stax Records, a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles and more. |-| Stones River National Battlefield|| Murfreesboro || Rutherford || Middle || Military || Visitor center museum and tours of historic Civil War battlefield|-| Sumner County Museum|| Gallatin || Sumner || Middle || Local history ||Website|-| Sun Studio|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Music - Industry || Historic recording studio where many famous artists made records|-| Sutton Homestead & Pioneer Village|| Granville || Jackson || Middle || Open air || website, includes guided tours of historic original home and furniture, a grist mill shop, blacksmith shop, weaving shop, Agriculture Museum, 1820 Log Cabin and homestead, 1950's Gulf Service Station, Antique Car & Transportation Museum|- | Sweetwater Heritage Museum || Sweetwater || Monroe || East || Local history ||Information|-| Swift Aircraft Museum || Athens || McMinn || East|| Aviation ||Website, Globe Swift aircraft, located at the McMinn County Airport|-| Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park|| Elizabethton || Carter || East|| Multiple || Includes the reconstructed American Revolutionary War Fort Watauga, a visitor center with exhibits and the late-18th-century John and Landon Carter Mansion|-| T.S. Stribling Museum || Clifton || Wayne || || || Library and home of Pulitzer-prize-winning author T.S. Stribling, listed on the National Register of Historic Places|-| Tennessee Agricultural Museum || Nashville || Davidson || Middle|| Open-air ||Collection of home and farm artifacts from the 19th century and early 20th century along with rural Tennessee prints and folk art sculptures|-| Tennessee Central Railway Museum || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle|| Railroad || Historic trains, railroad artifacts and memorabilia|-| Tennessee Governor's Mansion || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Historic house || Tours by advanced reservation|-| Tennessee Museum of Aviation || Sevierville || Sevier || East|| Aviation ||Website, located at the Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport, features restored WWII aircraft|-| Tennessee Museum of Early Farm Life || Spring Hill || Maury || Middle|| Agriculture || Located behind Rippavilla Plantation, features horse and mule drawn equipment dating back to the early 1800s[43] |-| Tennessee Newspaper and Printing Museum || Rogersville || Hawkins || East|| Media ||website, operated by the Rogersville Heritage Association, replica 18th, 19th and early 20th-century print shops|-| Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame ||Nashville || Davidson || Middle || Sports || Located in the Bridgestone Arena|-| Tennessee River Folklife Museum || Eva || Benton || West || Culture || Located in Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park|-| Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm || Camden || Benton || West || Industry || Website, includes museum about freshwater pearls and the musseling industry, TN History for Kids article|-| Tennessee River Museum || Savannah || Hardin || West || Local history ||Website|-| Tennessee State Museum || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || History || History of the state of Tennessee, includes Military Branch Museum, tours of the Tennessee State Capitol|-| Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum || Chattanooga || Hamilton || East || Railroad || Heritage railroad and equipment|-| Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum || Wartrace || Bedford || Middle || Equestrian || All aspects of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry |-| Tipton County Museum || Covington || Tipton || West || Local history || Website|-|Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site || Johnson City|| Washington || East || Historic house || 19th-century farm estate and outbuildings|-| Titanic || Pigeon Forge || Sevier || East || Maritime || Artifacts from the RMS Titanic|-| Todd Gallery || Murfreesboro || Rutherford || Middle || Art || website, part of Middle Tennessee State University|-| Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Historic house || Life and work of John Overton, Overton Plantation, Nashville in the Civil War|-| Treasuring the Word Rare Bible & Book Museum || Sevierville || Sevier || East|| Religious ||Website, history of the Bible's progression into the English language|-| Trenton Teapot Museum || Trenton || Gibson || West || Commodity - Teapot ||website|-| Trousdale Place|| Gallatin || Sumner || Middle || Historic house || 1813 home of John H. Bowen, local attorney and member of the United States House of Representatives, and of governor of Tennessee William Trousdale|-| Tulip Grove || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Historic house || Antebellum Greek Revival house|-| Tullahoma Fine Arts Center || Tullahoma || Coffee || Middle || Art || Website, includes fine art gallery with changing exhibits|-| Twin Cities Railroad Museum || South Fulton || Obion || West || Railroad ||website|-| Unicoi County Historical Society Museum || Erwin || Unicoi || East|| Local history || [44] [45] |-| University of the South Art Gallery || Sewanee || Franklin || Middle || Art ||website|-|Vanderbilt University Galleries || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Art ||website|-| Veterans' Museum || Halls || Lauderdale || West || Aviation || Located at the former Dyersburg Army Air Base, a training facility during World War II for B-17 pilots, now Arnold Field (Tennessee)|-| Vonore Heritage Museum || Vonore || Monroe || East|| Local history ||website|-| W. C. Handy Museum || Memphis || Shelby || West || Historic house, music history || website, operated by Heritage Tours, Memphis, home of W. C. Handy, known as the "Father of the Blues"|-| Warren County Heritage Center and Museum || McMinnville || Warren || East || Local history ||Website[46] |-| West Tennessee Agricultural Museum || Milan || Gibson || West || Agriculture ||website, operated by the agricultural experiment station of the University of Tennessee, includes tools, equipment and displays of agriculture and agrarian life in West Tennessee|-| West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center|| Brownsville || Haywood || West || Multiple || website, includes West Tennessee Cotton Museum, West Tennessee Music Museum, Hatchie River Museum, Sleepy John Estes Home, Felsenthal Lincoln Collection, Flagg Grove School with Tina Turner memorabilia|-| West Tennessee Cultural Heritage Museum || Jackson || Madison || West || Local history ||Website|-| West Tennessee Regional Art Center|| Humboldt || Gibson || West || Art || Website |-| White County Heritage Museum || Sparta || White || Middle || Local history || [47] |-| White County Military Museum || Sparta || White || Middle || Military || [48] |-|Willie Nelson and Friends Museum || Nashville ||Davidson || Middle || Music ||Website, country musician Willie Nelson and country music history|-| Wilson County Museum || Lebanon || Wilson || Middle || Local history || Open Sunday afternoons|-| Woodruff-Fontaine House|| Memphis || Shelby || West || Historic house || 1870 Victorian mansion|-| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame|| Knoxville || Knox || East || Hall of fame - Sports || Honors men and women who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball|-| Wyatt Archaeological Museum || Cornersville || Marshall || Middle || Archaeology || Website, Noah's Ark theories and archaeological work done by Ron Wyatt|-|Wynnewood State Historic Area || Castalian Springs || Sumner || Middle || Historic house || Early-19th-century log inn house|-|}

Defunct museums

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attractions. Kingsport TN. 3 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Arrowheads/Aerospace Cultural Center. City of Manchster, TN. 3 February 2016.
  3. Web site: Attractions. Henderson County Chamber of Commerce. 3 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Clay County Museum. Dale Hollow Lake. 3 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Coal Miner Railroad Section House Museum. Edgetrekker. 8 February 2016.
  6. Web site: Museums. Sparta Chamber of Commerce. 8 February 2016.
  7. Web site: Dunbar Carver Alumni Museum and Cultural Center. Southwest Tennessee Tourism Association. 4 February 2016.
  8. Web site: Eads Museum. The Alliance for the Cumberlands. 7 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Englewood Textile Museum. Tennessee Overhill Tourism. 4 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Ethridge Museum. TN Vacation. 4 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207192345/http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/ethridge_museum/. 7 February 2016. dead.
  11. Web site: Galen School Museum. TN Vacations. 5 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151225151306/http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/galen_school_museum. 25 December 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Historical Sites. Giles County, TN. 5 February 2016.
  13. Web site: Giles County Historical Society & Museum. TN Vacations. 5 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216233339/http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/giles_county_historical_society_museum. 16 February 2016. dead.
  14. Web site: Glenn Cardwell Heritage Museum. Pittman Center, TN. 7 February 2016.
  15. Web site: Granville Museum. Granville, Tennessee. 6 February 2016.
  16. Web site: Grundy County Heritage Center Museum. Edgetrekker. 8 February 2016.
  17. Web site: Jackson County Historical Society Museum. High Adventure. 8 February 2016.
  18. Web site: Roadtrip: Mining History. Southeast Tennessee Mining Trail. 8 February 2016.
  19. Web site: Haywood County Museum. Big Black Creek Historical Association. 4 February 2016.
  20. Web site: Attractions. Haywood County, Tennessee. 4 February 2016.
  21. Web site: Jackson County Museum. Edgetrekker. 8 February 2016.
  22. Web site: Jackson County Historical Society Museum. High Adventure. 8 February 2016.
  23. Web site: Facebooks site. Kiwanis Cookeville Children's Museum. 7 February 2016.
  24. Web site: Lynncille Railroad Museum. TN Tourism. 6 February 2016.
  25. Web site: Jenni Frankenberg Veal. Life in the coal mines: Mining museum in Whitwell steeped in history. Nooga.com. 8 February 2016. January 4, 2015.
  26. Web site: Facebook site. McNairy County Museum. 9 September 2017.
  27. Web site: Historic Attractions. Upper Cumberland Tourism Association. 6 February 2016.
  28. Web site: Military Memorial Museum. Crossville Chamber of Commerce. 6 February 2016.
  29. Web site: Dave Jones. Scott County Museum: Created and Curated by Students. Tennessee TripTales. 6 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151004195420/https://www.tnvacation.com/triptales/scott-county-museum-created-and-curated-by-students/. 4 October 2015. dead.
  30. Web site: Museums. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce. 3 February 2016.
  31. Web site: Old Jail Museum. Winchester, TN. 6 February 2016.
  32. Web site: Overton County Heritage Museum. TN Tourism. 6 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160214123757/http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/overton_county_heritage_museum/. 14 February 2016. dead.
  33. Web site: Facebook site. Cookeville Doll Museum. 7 February 2016.
  34. Web site: Museums. Crossbille Online. 7 February 2016.
  35. Web site: PLEASANT HILL RAMBLINGS: Pioneer Hall Museum opens once more for visitors. Crossville Chronicles. 7 February 2016. May 4, 2015.
  36. Web site: Museums. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce. 3 February 2016.
  37. Web site: Historical Sites. Giles County, TN. 5 February 2016.
  38. Web site: Sam David Museum. Roadside America. 6 February 2016.
  39. Web site: Sevier County Heritage Museum. Sevier County TNGenWeb. 7 February 2016.
  40. Web site: SevierCounty Heritage Museum. TN Tourism. 7 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207193509/http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/sevier_county_heritage_museum/. 7 February 2016. dead.
  41. Web site: While You Are In Town.... MicMinnville, TN. 7 February 2016.
  42. Web site: Culture & Entertainment. Community Links: McMinnville, TN. 7 February 2016.
  43. Web site: Tennessee Museum of Early Farm Life. Maury County Convention & Visitors Bureau. 7 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160208013002/http://www.antebellum.com/www/docs/131/tennessee-museum-of-early-farm-life/. 8 February 2016. dead.
  44. Web site: Attractions. Unicoi County, TN. 6 February 2016.
  45. Web site: Unicoi County Heritage Museum: A Treasure of North East Tennessee. Chessie's Tales, Motorcycles and Rides. 6 February 2016. August 15, 2010.
  46. Web site: Warren County Heritage Center and Museum. Warren County, Tennessee. 6 February 2016.
  47. Web site: White County Heritage Museum. Edgetrekker. 7 February 2016.
  48. Web site: White County Military Museum. Edgetrekker. 8 February 2016.
  49. Web site: MPD Officers On Duty in Uptown . UptownMemphis.org. 2009-05-27.
  50. Web site: Other Can Museums. Can Museum. 3 February 2016. December 8, 2011.
  51. Web site: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee: Carbo's Smokey Mountain Police Museum (Gone) . Roadside America. 7 February 2016. January 11, 2009.
  52. Web site: Chattanooga History Collections. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. 9 September 2017.
  53. Web site: Chattanooga History Center wants to give some donors their stuff back. Times Free Press. 9 September 2017. January 24, 2017.
  54. Web site: Official site. Chattanooga Area Model Railroad Club. 3 February 2016.
  55. Web site: Chattanooga Choo Choo Model Railroad Layout Closing. Southeastern Region of the National Model Railroad Association. 3 February 2016. January 18, 2015.
  56. Web site: Bristol, Tennessee: Building Shaped like a Guitar. Roadside America. 7 February 2016. July 13, 2014.
  57. Web site: History. Howard H. Baker Jr Center for Public Policy. 4 February 2016. Concurrently, various task forces reviewed the mission of the Baker Center and in 2012 the museum was closed and converted into offices for the Chancellor’s Honors Program and the Modern Political Archives was turned over to UT Libraries Special Collections. As a result, staff was reduced and segments of the museum were moved into locations throughout the building, where they can be viewed today..
  58. Web site: Tobacco Museum closes: Omen of things to come?. Roadside America. 7 February 2016. July 19, 1998.
  59. Web site: Music Valley Wax Museum: Closed. Union City Daily Messenger. 7 February 2016.
  60. Web site: Obion County Museum in Union City closing May 18. Union City Daily Messenger. 4 February 2016. May 10, 2012.
  61. Web site: Smoky Mountain Car Museum, Pigeon Forge TN. Great Smoky Mountains Parkway. 3 February 2016. CLOSED AS OF JULY 12TH, 2012 TENTATIVELY REOPENING LATER IN 2013.
  62. Web site: Other Can Museums. Can Museum. 3 February 2016. December 8, 2011.

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