List of museums in Tennessee

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
Name Location County Region Type Other information
Abraham Lincoln Library and MuseumHarrogateClaiborneEastBiographicalPart of Lincoln Memorial University, Lincoln memorabilia and Civil War history and artifacts
Adventure Science CenterNashvilleDavidsonMiddleScienceOver 175 hands-on science exhibits
Alcatraz EastPigeon ForgeSevier CountyEastCrime museumFormerly 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.
Alex Haley House and MuseumHenningLauderdaleWestHistoric houseHome and the burial place of author Alex Haley
American Museum of Science and EnergyOak RidgeAndersonEastScienceFocus is on energy, especially nuclear power
Andrew Johnson National Historic SiteGreenevilleGreeneEastHistoric houseHome and museum of President Andrew Johnson
Archie Campbell Tourism ComplexBulls GapHawkingsEastBiographicalHome and museum of comedian Archie Campbell[1]
Arrowheads/Aerospace Cultural CenterManchesterCoffeeMiddleLocal historyIncludes scale model replicas of famous pioneer and colonial era buildings[2]
Art Museum of the University of MemphisMemphisShelbyEastArtContemporary art, Egyptian antiquities and West African artifacts
Athenaeum RectoryColumbiaMauryMiddleHistoric houseFormer rectory of the Columbia Female Institute
Austin Peay State University Art GalleriesClarksvilleMontgomeryMiddleArtWebsite, three fine art galleries
Bartlett MuseumBartlettShelbyWestLocal historyOperated by the Bartlett Historical Society in the Nicholas Gotten House
Battles for Chattanooga Electric Map and MuseumLookout MountainHamiltonEastMilitaryWebsite, three-dimensional electronic battle map presentation of Chattanooga's Civil War history
Bays Mountain ParkKingsportSullivanEastMultipleNature 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 CenterKnoxvilleKnoxEastEthnic - African AmericanWebsite
Beechcraft Heritage MuseumTullahomaCoffeeMiddleAviationWebsite, Beechcraft airplanes and history
Beech River Cultural Center and MuseumLexingtonHendersonWestLocal history[3]
Beersheba Springs Historical Society MuseumBeersheba SpringsGrundyMiddleLocal historywebsite
Belle Meade PlantationBelle MeadeDavidsonMiddleHistoric housePlantation mansion and outbuildings
Belmont MansionNashvilleDavidsonMiddleHistoric housePart of Belmont University, Victorian period mansion
Belmont University GalleriesNashvilleDavidsonMiddleArtWebsite, Leu Art Gallery in the Lila D. Bunch Library and Gallery 121 in the Leu Center for the Visual Arts
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic ArtMemphisShelbyWestArtFormerly the Peabody Place Museum.
Bemis Mill Village MuseumJacksonMadisonWestLocal historywebsite, located in a 1900 cotton mill building in Bemis, area and cotton industry history
Bessie Smith Cultural CenterChattanoogaHamiltonEastAfrican Americanwebsite, role of African Americans in American history and culture, formerly the Chattanooga African-American Museum
Blockade Runner, Sutlery & Civil War MuseumWartraceBedfordMiddleMilitaryWebsite, Civil War artifacts, uniforms and weapons, located in a store
Blount County Historical MuseumMaryvilleBlountEastLocal historywebsite
Blount MansionKnoxvilleKnoxEastHistoric houseLate-18th-century mansion
Bon Air Mountain Historical Society MuseumSpartaWhiteMiddleLocal historywebsite, 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 CenterMurfreesboroRutherfordMiddleLocal historyOperated by the town, area African American history
Buford Pusser Home and MuseumAdamsvilleMcNairyWestBiographicalWebsite, home and museum about Sheriff Buford Pusser
Burkle EstateMemphisShelbyWestHistoric houseAlso known as the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
Butler MuseumButlerJohnsonEastHistoryWebsite, Article from Tennessee History for Kids, story of town moved to higher ground to make way for Watauga Lake
Cades Cove MuseumMaryvilleBlountEastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Cades Cove Preservation Association in the historic Thompson-Brown House, history and culture of Cades Cove
Cannonsburgh VillageMurfreesboroRutherfordMiddleOpen-airWebsite, reconstructed Southern village with buildings from the 1830s to the 1930s
Carnegie Center for Arts and HistoryJacksonMadisonWestLocal historyCultural center with exhibits about the Civil War and local history, formerly the Discovery Center of West Tennessee
Carnton PlantationFranklinWilliamsonMiddleHistoric houseIncludes mid-19th-century plantation home, Civil War battle site
Carter HouseFranklinWilliamsonMiddleHistoric housemid-19th-century house with Civil War history
Casey Jones Home & Railroad MuseumJacksonMadisonWestRailroadWebsite, 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 ChucalissaMemphisShelbyWestEthnic - Native AmericanLocated in T.O. Fuller State Park, part of University of Memphis, archaeological finds from the Mississippian mounds
Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage CenterChattanoogaHamiltonEastMilitarywebsite, located in the Northgate Mall, history of the Medal of Honor and its recipients
Charles Hall MuseumTellico PlainsMonroeEastLocal historyWebsite, regional and Appalachia history, includes historical memorabilia, artifacts, equipment, guns, antique telephones, coins and currency, photos
Chasing RainbowsPigeon ForgeSevierEastBiographicalMuseum for Dolly Parton located at Dollywood
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of ArtNashvilleDavidsonMiddleArtHoldings include American art, American and British decorative arts, and contemporary art, including outdoor sculpture.
Cherokee & David Crockett Museum & Cultural CenterLawrenceburgLawrenceMiddleEthnic - Native AmericanMay be closed
Chester Inn State Historic SiteJonesboroughWashingtonEastHistoryOperated by the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, exhibits of local history and restore late 10th-century upstairs parlor and dining room
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military ParkChattanoogaHamiltonEastMilitaryThe Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center features exhibits about the Civil War battle site.
Children's Museum of MemphisMemphisShelbyWestChildren's
Children's Museum of Oak RidgeOak RidgeAndersonEastChildren's
Clay County MuseumCelinaClayMiddleLocal history[4]
Clement Railroad Hotel MuseumDicksonDicksonMiddleLocal historyFormerly the Hotel Halbrook Railroad & Local History Museum, exhibits on Civil War, railroading, and local and regional history
Coal Miner Railroad Section House MuseumSpartaWhiteMiddleMiningArea coal mining [5][6]
Cold Springs SchoolPortlandSumnerMiddleEducationWebsite, one room schoolhouse, operated by the Highland Rim Historical Society
Cookeville Depot MuseumCookevillePutnamMiddleRailroadCollection of train cars and railroad memorabilia
Cookeville History MuseumCookevillePutnamMiddleLocal historywebsite
Coon Creek Science CenterAdamsvilleMcNairyWestNatural historyPart 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 MuseumGatlinburgSevierEastMediaWebsite, store and museum with memorabilia from the Dukes of Hazzard television show
Cooter's PlaceNashvilleDavidsonMiddleMediaWebsite, store and museum with memorabilia from the Dukes of Hazzard television show
Cordell Hull Birthplace State ParkByrdstownPickettMiddleBiographicalLog cabin birthplace and museum about Cordell Hull, politician and Secretary of State under
Cordova MuseumCordovaShelbyWestLocal historywebsite
The Cotton MuseumMemphisShelbyWestIndustry - CottonHeritage of the cotton industry
Cotton Museum at Green Frog FarmBellsCrockettWestIndustryWebsite, story of cotton, its development and effect on local culture, village re-built of historic houses from the area
Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumNashvilleDavidsonMiddleHall of fame - MusicHistory and traditions of country music.
Cowan Railroad MuseumCowanFranklinMiddleRailroadWebsite, Article from Tennessee History for Kids
CragfontCastalian SpringsSumnerMiddleHistoric houseEarly-19th-century-period house
Creative Discovery MuseumChattanoogaHamiltonEastChildren's
Crescent BendKnoxvilleKnoxEastHistoric houseAlso known as the Armstrong-Lockett House, 1834 home with 18th-century furnishings and decorative arts
Crockett Tavern MuseumMorristownHamblenEastBiographicalSite of the boyhood home of Davy Crockett, reconstruction of the 1790s John Crockett Tavern
Cumberland Homesteads Tower MuseumCrossvilleCumberlandEastHistoryTower with museum about the 1930s Homesteads project and period house
Customs House Museum and Cultural CenterClarksvilleMontgomeryMiddleMultipleExhibits include art, science, history, Boehm porcelain, model trains; also known as the Clarksville-Montgomery County Museum
David Crockett State ParkLawrenceburgLawrenceMiddleBiographicalLife and times of Davy Crockett as a pioneer, soldier, politician and industrialist
Davies ManorMemphisShelbyWestHistoric houseEarly-19th-century two-story, log & chink home.
Davy Crockett Birthplace State ParkLimestoneGreeneEastBiographicalIncludes a replica of Davy Crockett's birth cabin and a museum about his life.
Dickson-Williams MansionGreenevilleGreeneEastHistoric housewebsite, 19th-century mansion, tours operated by Main Street Greeneville
Discovery Center at Murfree SpringMurfreesboroRutherfordMiddleNature center
Discovery Park of AmericaUnion CityObionWestMultipleLocal history, science, technology and art
Dixie Gun Works Old Car MuseumUnion CityObionWestMultipleWebsite, weapons and gun-making equipment, antique automobiles, antique mechanical devices and appendages
Dixon Gallery and GardensMemphisShelbyWestArtCollections include French and American impressionism and 18th-century German porcelain.
Doak House MuseumGreenevilleGreeneEastHistoric houseWebsite, part of Tusculum College, 1830s period house
Doctor's HouseCross PlainsRobertsonMiddleLocal historyWebsite, also Cross Plains Heritage Museum
Downtown GalleryKnoxvilleKnoxEastArtWebsite, part of the University of Tennessee
Dragon Dreams Museum and Gift ShopChattanoogaHamiltonEastCommodity - Dragon-themed itemsWebsite
Ducktown Basin MuseumDucktownPolkEastMiningCopper mining at the Burra Burra Mine}
Dunbar Carver Alumni Museum and Cultural CenterBrownsvilleHaywoodWestAfrican AmericanAchievements of African-American students in Haywood County[7]
Dunlap Coke Ovens ParkDunlapSequatchieMiddleIndustryPark 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 MuseumDyersburgDyerWestLocal historyWebsite, operated by the Dyer County Historical Society
Eads MuseumCarthageSmithMiddleHistoryAntiques and more, both local and international[8]
Edge Motor MuseumMemphisShelbyWestCar MuseumWebsite, Car museum featuring the rise and fall of the American sports car in an exhibit titled "American Speed".
Elm SpringsColumbiaMauryMiddleHistoric buildingHeadquarters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
Elvis & Hollywood Legends MuseumPigeon ForgeSevierEastBiographicalWebsite, singer Elvis Presley, personal items and movie props from Hollywood actors
Emporium Center GalleriesKnoxvilleKnoxEastArtWebsite, operated by the Arts & Cultural Alliance
Englewood Textile MuseumEnglewoodMcMinnEastIndustry - TextileTextile mills and workers[9]
Ethridge MuseumEthridgeLawrenceMiddleLocal history[10]
Ewing Gallery of Art and ArchitectureKnoxvilleKnoxEastArtWebsite, part of University of Tennessee
Exchange Place (Kingsport, Tennessee)KingsportSullivanEastLivingwebsite, 1850s living history Gaines-Preston Farm
Falcon Rest MansionMcMinnvilleWarrenMiddleHistoric houseWebsite, 1896 Victorian mansion
Falls MillBelvidereFranklinMiddleTextileAlso known as the Museum of Power & Industry at Falls Mill, historic former textile mill
Farragut MuseumFarragutKnoxEastLocal historyWebsite
Fayetteville-Lincoln County MuseumFayettevilleLincolnMiddleLocal historyLocated in the former Borden Milk Plant
Fire Museum of MemphisMemphisShelbyWestFire fighting
Fisk University GalleriesNashvilleDavidsonMiddleArtwebsite, Carl Van Vechten Gallery and Aaron Douglas Gallery
Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car MuseumSeviervilleSevierEastAutomobileWebsite
Fort Donelson National BattlefieldDoverStewartMiddleMilitaryVisitor center museum with Civil War artifacts and exhibits, remains of two Civil War forts and battlefield
Fort NegleyNashvilleDavidsonMiddleMilitaryIncludes visitor center with exhibits about the 1862 surrender of Nashville and the building of Fort Negley
Fort LoudounVonoreMonroeEastMilitaryReconstructed British Colonial fort and interpretive center.
Fort Pillow State Park and MuseumHenningLauderdaleWestFort - Civil WarHistory and site of the American Civil War Battle of Fort Pillow.
Fort Southwest PointKingstonRoaneEastMilitaryRestored federal frontier outpost and visitor center with archaeological and history exhibits.
Frist Center for the Visual ArtsNashvilleDavidsonMiddleArtChanging art exhibits.
Galen School MuseumLafayetteMaconMiddleLocal history[11]
General Shale Museum of Ancient BrickJohnson CityWashingtonEastCommodityWebsite, bricks from biblical and pre-biblical times, brick construction, operated by the General Shale company
Giles County Historical MuseumPulaskiGilesMiddleLocal history[12][13]
Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's PlaceKnoxvilleKnoxEastScoutingwebsite
Glenn Cardwell Heritage MuseumPittman CenterSevierEastLocal historyLocated in Pittman Center Elementary School[14]
GracelandMemphisShelbyWestHistoric houseHome of Elvis Presley.
Granville MuseumGranvilleJacksonMiddleLocal history[15]
Gray Fossil MuseumGrayWashingtonEastNatural historyFossils 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 CenterTownsendBlountEastOpen-airCultural heritage of East Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains region including Native American history, pioneer and mountaineer history and culture
Green McAdoo Cultural CenterClintonAndersonEastEthnic - African American
Greenback Heritage MuseumGreenbackLoudonEastLocal historywebsite
Greeneville Greene County History MuseumGreenevilleGreeneEastLocal historywebsite, formerly the Nathanael Greene Museum
Grundy County Heritage Center MuseumTracy CityGrundyMiddleLocal historywebsite, operated by the Grundy County Historical Society[16][17]
Grundy County Miners MuseumPalmerGrundyMiddleMiningArea coal mining[18]
Guinness World RecordsGatlinburgSevierEastAmusement
Hands On! Regional MuseumJohnson CityWashingtonEastChildren'sWebsite
Hands-On Science CenterTullahomaCoffeeMiddleScienceWebsite
Haywood County MuseumBrownsvilleHaywoodWestLocal historyLocated in the former Haywood High School[19][20]
Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford CountyMurfreesboroRutherfordMiddleLocal historyWebsite
The HermitageHermitageDavidsonMiddleHistoric houseHome of U.S. President Andrew Jackson and museum, near Nashville
Historic CollinsvilleSouthsideMontgomeryMiddleLiving historymid-19th-century Southern village life
Historic Mansker's StationGoodlettsvilleSumnerMiddleLivingwebsite, includes 18th-century Mansker's Fort and 1790s-period Bowen-Campbell House
Historic RugbyRugbyMorganEastOpen-airExperimental utopian community with several historic houses and other buildings to tour
Hollywood Star Cars MuseumGatlinburgSevierEastAutomobileWebsite
Hollywood Wax Museum Pigeon ForgePigeon ForgeSevierEastMediaWax figures of celebrities including movie stars, television personalities, and music icons.
Houston Museum of Decorative ArtsChattanoogaHamiltonEastArtwebsite, includes antique glass, ceramics, furniture, music boxes, coverlets and other rare pieces
Hunter Museum of American ArtChattanoogaHamiltonEastArtAmerican 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 FameJacksonMadisonWestMusic - Rock-a-billyWebsite, memorabilia and videos of rockabilly artists
International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and MuseumChattanoogaHamiltonEastTransportationTow trucks and equipment, industry-related displays of collectible toys, tools, pictorial histories of manufacturers
J. Houston Gordon MuseumMartinWeakleyWestMultiplewebsite, 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 MuseumGainesboroJacksonMiddleLocal historyOperated by the Jackson County Historical Society in the Fred Lucas Haile Museum building[21][22]
President James K. Polk HomeColumbiaMauryMiddleHistoric house19th-century home and museum of President James K. Polk
James D. Vaughan MuseumLawrenceburgLawrenceMiddleMusicwebsite, honors the "Father of Southern Gospel Music", James David Vaughan
James White's FortKnoxvilleKnoxEastHistoric houseEarly-19th-century log fort cabins
Jasper Regional History MuseumJasperMarionMiddleLocal historywebsite
Johnsonville State Historic ParkNew JohnsonvilleHumphreysMiddleMilitaryHistory of the Battle of Johnsonville
Jonesborough-Washington County History MuseumJonesboroughWashingtonEastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
Kiwanis Cookeville Children's MuseumCookevillePutnamMiddleChildren's[23]
Knoxville Museum of ArtKnoxvilleKnoxEastArtContemporary art
L & N Train StationClarksvilleMontgomeryMiddleRailroad
Lairdland Farm HouseCornersvilleGilesMiddleHistoric houseMid-19th-century house, tours by appointment
Lane Motor MuseumNashvilleDavidsonMiddleTransportation - AutomobileMostly 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 ComplexNorrisAndersonEastMultipleLocated 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 MuseumLenoir CityLoudonEastLocal historyWebsite
Lichterman Nature CenterMemphisShelbyWestNature centerPart of the Pink Palace Family of Museums, arboretum, nature center and museum of native wildlife
Little Congress Bicycle MuseumsCumberland GapClaiborneMiddleTransportationWebsite
Little River Railroad and Lumber Company MuseumTownsendBlountEastRailroadWebsite
Loretta Lynn RanchHurricane MillsHumphreysWestMultipleWebsite, 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/MuseumEtowahMcMinnEastRailroadwebsite, departure point for the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
Lynn H. Wood Archaeological MuseumCollegedaleHamiltonEastArchaeologyPart of Southern Adventist University, ancient Near East objects
Lynnville Railroad MuseumLynvilleGilesMiddleRailroad[24]
Mabry-Hazen HouseKnoxvilleKnoxEastHistoric housemid-19th-century house with historic connections
Madame Tussauds NashvilleNashvilleWax
Magevney HouseMemphisShelbyWestHistoric house1850-period Irish immigrant family cottage, part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums
Mallory–Neely HouseMemphisShelbyWestHistoric house19th-century Victorian mansion, part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums
Marble SpringsKnoxvilleKnoxEastHistoric siteAlso known as Gov. John Sevier Home, late-18th-century home of John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee
Marion County Coal Miners MuseumWhitwellMarionMiddleMiningwebsite[25]
Matt Gardner Homestead MuseumElktonGilesMiddleHistoric houseWebsite, early-20th-century farmstead of Matt Gardner, an African American farmer
McClung Museum of Natural History and CultureKnoxvilleKnoxEastMultiplePart of the University of Tennessee, exhibits include natural history, archaeology, Ancient Egypt, decorative arts, geology and fossils of Tennessee, Tennessee freshwater mussels
McLemore House MuseumFranklinWilliamsonMiddleHistoric houseExhibits about area African American heritage
McMinn County Living Heritage MuseumAthensMcMinnEastHistoryWebsite, historic artifacts, antique household items and decorative arts
McNairy County Historical MuseumSelmerMcNairyWestLocal history[26]
Meigs County Historical MuseumDecaturMeigsEastLocal historyArea history, culture
Memphis Brooks Museum of ArtMemphisShelbyWestArtCollections 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 FameMemphisShelbyWestMusicMemphis musicians
Memphis Railroad & Trolley MuseumMemphisShelbyWestRailroad and Trolley HistoryHistorical displays, interactive displays for kids, model train layouts
Memphis Rock N' Soul MuseumMemphisShelbyWestMusic - Rock 'n' RollMemphis music experience
Military Memorial Museum of the Upper CumberlandCrossvilleCumberlandEastMilitaryLocated in the restored 2nd Cumberland County Courthouse[27][28]
Mississippi River Park and MuseumMemphisShelbyWestMaritimeNatural and cultural history of the Lower Mississippi River Valley, including river transportation.
Mitchell MuseumTullahomaCoffeeMiddleLocal historywebsite, located in the South Jackson Civic Center
Monterey Depot MuseumMontereyPutnamMiddleRailroadwebsite, local and railroad history
Moore County Old Jail MuseumLynchburgMooreMiddlePrisonWebsite, operated by the Moore County Historical Society
Mount Pleasant / Maury County Museum of Local HistoryMount PleasantMauryMiddleLocal historyWebsite, includes artifacts relating to the phosphate industry
The Muse KnoxvilleKnoxvilleKnoxEastChildren'swebsite, formerly the East Tennessee Discovery Center
Museum at Mountain HomeJohnson CityWashingtonEastMedicalWebsite, 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 PointsClevelandBradleyEastLocal historyHistory and culture of the Ocoee Region
Museum of AppalachiaNorrisAndersonEastLivingEarly-20th-century mountain life in the Southern Appalachians.
Museum of Biblical HistoryColliervilleShelbyWestArchaeologicalwebsite, archaeological artifacts and exact full-sized replicas of major archaeological discoveries from Bible lands
Museum of East Tennessee HistoryKnoxvilleKnoxEastLocal historyOperated by the East Tennessee Historical Society
Museum of Salt and Pepper ShakersGatlinburgSevierEastCommodity - Salt and pepper shakersWebsite, Roadside America report, Also known as The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum
Museum of Scott CountyHuntsvilleScottEastHistoryWebsite, operated by Scott County High School students[29]
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot and Railroad MuseumJacksonMadisonWestRailroadWebsite, also known as the Depot Museum
Nashville Zoo at GrassmereNashvilleDavidsonMiddleMultipleIncludes zoo, 19th-century Grassmere Historic Home and the Grassmere Historic Farm
National Bird Dog MuseumGrand JunctionHardemanWestSportsWebsite, home to Bird Dog Foundation, includes National Retriever Museum, Field Trial Hall of Fame
National Civil Rights MuseumMemphisShelbyWestHistorySite of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., museum of the events and legacy of the civil right movement
National Ornamental Metal MuseumMemphisShelbyWestDecorative artHistorical and contemporary metalwork, includes a working smithy and foundry for classes
Newbern Depot & Railroad MuseumNewbernDyerWestRailroad
Netherland InnKingsportSullivanEastHistoric houseEarly-19th-century-period house and inn, also Log Cabin Children’s Museum and Schoolhouse
Oaklands Historic House MuseumMurfreesboroRutherfordMiddleHistoric house19th-century mansion with Civil War history
Oaklawn GardenGermantownShelbyWestLocal historyIndoor/outdoor museum, park and botanical garden, collects local history and folk life related item, also railroad related exhibits
Old Jail MuseumLawrenceburgLawrenceMiddlePrison[30]
Old Jail MuseumWinchesterFranklinMiddlePrison[31]
Old Stone Fort State Archaeological ParkManchesterCoffeeMiddleArchaeologyPrehistoric Native American structure and museum.
Overton County Heritage MuseumLivingstonOvertonMiddleLocal history[32]
Paris-Henry County Heritage CenterParisHenryWestLocal historyWebsite
Parsons Area Historical MuseumParsonsDecaturWestLocal historyWebsite
ParthenonNashvilleDavidsonMiddleArt1897 full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, now an art museum with American art and changing exhibits.
Patton House MuseumCookevillePutnamMiddleDollAlso known as the Cookeville Doll Museum, features 2,000 dolls and doll furniture[33]
Pink Palace Museum and PlanetariumMemphisShelbyWestMultipleCultural and natural history of Memphis and the Mid-South; part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological ParkPinsonMadisonWestArchaeologicalArtifacts from the park's 15 Native American mounds
Pioneer Hall MuseumPleasant HillCumberlandEastLocal history[34][35]
President Andrew Johnson Museum and LibraryGreenevilleGreeneEastBiographicalPart of Tusculum College, exhibits and personal artifacts of the Johnson family and Johnson's personal library
Ralph J. Passarella MuseumLorettoLawrenceMiddleHistoryIncludes newspapers, magazines, books, toys, tools, quilts, medical equipment, telephone receivers, telephone operator's switchboards, soda fountain, wood burning kitchen stove, vintage clothing[36]
Ramsey HouseKnoxvilleKnoxEastHistoric houseEarly-19th-century-period house
Rattle and SnapColumbiaMauryMiddleHistoric housemid-19th-century plantation home
Red Clay State ParkClevelandBradleyEastNative AmericanMuseum 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 MuseumJohnson CityWashingtonEastMultipleWebsite, part of East Tennessee State University, history & art, also known as B. Carroll Reece Memorial Museum
Rhea County Courthouse and MuseumDaytonRheaEastHistorySite of the Scopes Trial and museum
Ripley's Believe It or Not MuseumGatlinburgSevierEastOddities
Rippavilla PlantationSpring HillMauryMiddleHistoric housemid-19th-century plantation mansion
Robertson County History MuseumSpringfieldRobertsonMiddleLocal historywebsite, operated by the Robertson County Historical Society
Rock CastleHendersonvilleSumnerMiddleHistoric houseLate 18th period house and outbuildings
Rocky Mount State Historic SitePiney FlatsSullivanEastLivingHome of William Blount, territorial governor, recreates the year 1791
Rose CenterMorristownHamblenEastArt; local historyLocated in the former Rose School, built in 1892
Rose MontGallatinSumnerMiddleHistoric house19th-century Greek Revival house
Roy Acuff Union Museum and LibraryMaynardvilleUnionEastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Union County Historical Society
Rusty's TV & Movie Car MuseumJacksonMadisonWestMediawebsite, over 25 cars that have been used in movies and TV and TV and movie memorabilia
Sam Davis HomeSmyrnaRutherfordMiddleHistoric houseWebsite, mid-19th-century home of Confederate courier Sam Davis
Sam Davis MuseumPulaskiGilesMiddleMilitarySite where Confederate hero Sam Davis was executed, includes Civil war artifacts[37][38]
Sam Houston SchoolhouseMaryvilleBlountEastSchoolOne room log schoolhouse where Sam Houston once taught
Scarritt-Bennett Center Laskey GalleryNashvilleDavidsonMiddleArtWebsite, public exhibitions about racial equality, women’s empowerment, intercultural understanding, and spiritual formation
Sequoyah Birthplace MuseumVonoreMonroeEastEthnic - Native Americanwebsite, history and culture of the Cherokee Indians, life of Cherokee hero Sequoyah
Sevier County Heritage MuseumSeviervilleSevierEastLocal history[39][40]
Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic ParkPall MallFentressMiddleBiographicalIncludes family farm and museum of World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York
Shiloh National Military ParkSavannahHardinMiddleMilitaryIncludes two visitor centers with Civil War exhibits
Smith County Heritage MuseumCarthageSmithMiddleLocal historywebsite
South Pittsburg Heritage MuseumSouth PittsburgMarionMiddleLocal historywebsite, operated by the South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Society
Southern Appalachia Railway MuseumKnoxvilleKnoxEastRailroadWorking antique locomotives and rolling stock
Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of FamePigeon ForgeSevierEastHall of fame - MusicLocated in Dollywood
Southern Museum and Galleries of Photography, Culture and HistoryMcMinnvilleWarrenEastLocal history[41][42]
Sparta Rock HouseSpartaWhiteMiddleHistoric house19th-century toll house
Stax Museum of American Soul MusicMemphisShelbyWestMusic - IndustryMuseum about Stax Records, a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles and more.
Stones River National BattlefieldMurfreesboroRutherfordMiddleMilitaryVisitor center museum and tours of historic Civil War battlefield
Sumner County MuseumGallatinSumnerMiddleLocal historyWebsite
Sun StudioMemphisShelbyWestMusic - IndustryHistoric recording studio where many famous artists made records
Sutton Homestead & Pioneer VillageGranvilleJacksonMiddleOpen airwebsite, 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 MuseumSweetwaterMonroeEastLocal historyInformation
Swift Aircraft MuseumAthensMcMinnEastAviationWebsite, Globe Swift aircraft, located at the McMinn County Airport
Sycamore Shoals State Historic ParkElizabethtonCarterEastMultipleIncludes the reconstructed American Revolutionary War Fort Watauga, a visitor center with exhibits and the late-18th-century John and Landon Carter Mansion
Tennessee Agricultural MuseumNashvilleDavidsonMiddleOpen-airCollection 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 MuseumNashvilleDavidsonMiddleRailroadHistoric trains, railroad artifacts and memorabilia
Tennessee Governor's MansionNashvilleDavidsonMiddleHistoric houseTours by advanced reservation
Tennessee Museum of AviationSeviervilleSevierEastAviationWebsite, located at the Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport, features restored WWII aircraft
Tennessee Museum of Early Farm LifeSpring HillMauryMiddleAgricultureLocated behind Rippavilla Plantation, features hrse and mule drawn equipment dating back to the early 1800s[43]
Tennessee Newspaper and Printing MuseumRogersvilleHawkinsEastMediawebsite, operated by the Rogersville Heritage Association, replica 18th, 19th and early 20th-century print shops
Tennessee Sports Hall of FameNashvilleDavidsonMiddleSportsLocated in the Bridgestone Arena
Tennessee River Folklife MuseumEvaBentonWestCultureLocated in Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park
Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl FarmCamdenBentonWestIndustryWebsite, includes museum about freshwater pearls and the musseling industry, TN History for Kids article
Tennessee River MuseumSavannahHardinWestLocal historyWebsite
Tennessee State MuseumNashvilleDavidsonMiddleHistoryHistory of the state of Tennessee, includes Military Branch Museum, tours of the Tennessee State Capitol
Tennessee Valley Railroad MuseumChattanoogaHamiltonEastRailroadHeritage railroad and equipment
Tennessee Walking Horse National MuseumWartraceBedfordMiddleEquestrianAll aspects of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry
Tipton County MuseumCovingtonTiptonWestLocal historyWebsite
Tipton-Haynes State Historic SiteJohnson CityWashingtonEastHistoric house19th-century farm estate and outbuildings
TitanicPigeon ForgeSevierEastMaritimeArtifacts from the RMS Titanic
Todd GalleryMurfreesboroRutherfordMiddleArtwebsite, part of Middle Tennessee State University
Travellers Rest Plantation & MuseumNashvilleDavidsonMiddleHistoric houseLife and work of John Overton, Overton Plantation, Nashville in the Civil War
Treasuring the Word Rare Bible & Book MuseumSeviervilleSevierEastReligiousWebsite, history of the Bible’s progression into the English language
Trenton Teapot MuseumTrentonGibsonWestCommodity - Teapotwebsite
Trousdale PlaceGallatinSumnerMiddleHistoric house1813 home of John H. Bowen, local attorney and member of the United States House of Representatives, and of governor of Tennessee William Trousdale
Tulip GroveNashvilleDavidsonMiddleHistoric houseAntebellum Greek Revival house
Tullahoma Fine Arts CenterTullahomaCoffeeMiddleArtWebsite, includes fine art gallery with changing exhibits
Twin Cities Railroad MuseumSouth FultonObionWestRailroadwebsite
Unicoi County Historical Society MuseumErwinUnicoiEastLocal history[44][45]
University of the South Art GallerySewaneeFranklinMiddleArtwebsite
Vanderbilt University GalleriesNashvilleDavidsonMiddleArtwebsite
Veterans' MuseumHallsLauderdaleWestAviationLocated at the former Dyersburg Army Air Base, a training facility during World War II for B-17 pilots, now Arnold Field (Tennessee)
Vonore Heritage MuseumVonoreMonroeEastLocal historywebsite
W. C. Handy MuseumMemphisShelbyWestHistoric house, music historywebsite, operated by Heritage Tours, Memphis, home of W. C. Handy, known as the "Father of the Blues"
Warren County Heritage Center and MuseumMcMinnvilleWarrenEastLocal historyWebsite[46]
West Tennessee Agricultural MuseumMilanGibsonWestAgriculturewebsite, 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 CenterBrownsvilleHaywoodWestMultiplewebsite, 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 MuseumJacksonMadisonWestLocal historyWebsite
West Tennessee Regional Art CenterHumboldtGibsonWestArtWebsite
White County Heritage MuseumSpartaWhiteMiddleLocal history[47]
White County Military MuseumSpartaWhiteMiddleMilitary[48]
Willie Nelson and Friends MuseumNashvilleDavidsonMiddleMusicWebsite, country musician Willie Nelson and country music history
Wilson County MuseumLebanonWilsonMiddleLocal historyOpen Sunday afternoons
Woodruff-Fontaine HouseMemphisShelbyWestHistoric house1870 Victorian mansion
Women's Basketball Hall of FameKnoxvilleKnoxEastHall of fame - SportsHonors men and women who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball
Wyatt Archaeological MuseumCornersvilleMarshallMiddleArchaeologyWebsite, Noah's Ark theories and archaeological work done by Ron Wyatt
Wynnewood State Historic AreaCastalian SpringsSumnerMiddleHistoric houseEarly-19th-century log inn house

Defunct museums

See also

References
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