- List of museums in Tennessee
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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.
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Name Image Location Region Type Other information Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Harrogate East Biographical Part of Lincoln Memorial University, Lincoln memorabilia and Civil War history and artifacts Adventure Science Center Nashville Middle Science Website, formerly Cumberland Science Museum Alex Haley House and Museum 
Henning West Historic house Home and the burial place of author Alex Haley. 
Media related to Alex Haley House and Museum at Wikimedia CommonsAmerican Museum of Science and Energy 
Oak Ridge East Science Focus is on energy, especially nuclear power Andrew Johnson National Historic Site 
Greeneville East Historic house Home and museum of President Andrew Johnson Archie Campbell Tourism Complex Bulls Gap East Biographical Information, home and museum of comedian Archie Campbell Arrowheads/Aerospace Cultural Center Manchester Middle Local history Information, includes scale model replicas of famous pioneer and colonial era buildings Art Museum of the University of Memphis 
Memphis West Art Contemporary art, Egyptian antiquities and West African artifacts. Media related to Art Museum of the University of Memphis at Wikimedia CommonsAthenaeum Rectory Columbia Middle Historic house Former rectory of the Columbia Female Institute Austin Peay State University Art Galleries Clarksville Middle Art Website, three fine art galleries of Austin Peay State University Bartlett Museum 
Bartlett West History Local history. Media related to Bartlett Museum at Wikimedia CommonsBattles for Chattanooga Electric Map and Museum Lookout Mountain East Military Website, three-dimensional electronic battle map presentation of Chattanooga's Civil War history Bays Mountain Park Kingsport East Multiple Website, nature preserve that includes the Farmstead Museum with antiques and agricultural equipment, a nature center with exhibits on natural history and space exploration, a planetarium, and a herpetarium Beck Cultural Exchange Center Knoxville East Ethnic - African American Website Beechcraft Heritage Museum Tullahoma Middle Aviation Website, Beechcraft airplanes and history Beech River Cultural Center and Museum Lexington West Local history Website, information Belle Meade Plantation 
Belle Meade Middle Historic house Plantation mansion and outbuildings Belmont Mansion (Tennessee) Nashville Middle Historic house Part of Belmont University, Victorian period mansion Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art 
Memphis West Art Formerly the Peabody Place Museum. Media related to Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art at Wikimedia CommonsBemis Mill Village Museum Jackson West Local history Website, located in 1900 cotton mill building, area and cotton industry history Biblical Resource Center & Museum Collierville West Religious Website Blockade Runner, Sutlery & Civil War Museum Wartrace Middle Military Website, Civil War artifacts, uniforms and weapons Blount County Historical Museum 
Maryville East Local history Website Blount Mansion 
Knoxville East Historic house Late 18th century mansion Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center Murfreesboro Middle Local history Website Breweriana Museum Millersville Middle Commodity Website, displays beer cans, signs and memorabilia, open by appointment Buford Pusser Home and Museum Adamsville West Biographical Website, home and museum about Sheriff Buford Pusser Burkle Estate 
Memphis West Historic house Also known as the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum. Media related to Burkle Estate at Wikimedia CommonsButler Museum Butler East History Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids, story of town moved to higher ground to make way for Watauga Lake Cannonsburgh Village Murfreesboro Middle Open air Website, reconstructed Southern village with buildings from the 1830s to the 1930s Carl Van Vechten Gallery Nashville Middle Art Website Carnton Plantation 
Franklin Middle Historic house Includes mid-19th century plantation home, Civil War battle site, McLemore House Museum with exhibits about area African American heritage. Media related to Carnton Plantation at Wikimedia CommonsCarter House Franklin Middle Historic house mid-19th century house with Civil War history Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum Jackson West Railroad Website, includes recreated 1890s train station, restored home of engineer Casey Jones and a life-size replica of Casey's 382 locomotive Charles Hall Museum Tellico Plains East Local history Website Chasing Rainbows 
Pigeon Forge East Biographical Museum for Dolly Parton located at Dollywood Chattanooga African-American Museum Chattanooga East African American Website, role of African Americans in American history and culture Chattanooga History Center Chattanooga East Local history Website, formerly the Chattanooga Regional History Museum Chattanooga Model Railroad Museum Chattanooga East Railroad Website, operated by the joint venture between the Chattanooga Area Model Railroad Club and the Chattanooga Choo Choo Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art 
Nashville Middle Art Holdings include American art, American and British decorative arts, and contemporary art, including outdoor sculpture. Media related to Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art at Wikimedia CommonsCherokee & David Crockett Museum & Cultural Center Lawrenceburg Middle Ethnic - Native American Website Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park 
Chattanooga East Military The Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center features exhibits about the Civil War battle site. Media related to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park at Wikimedia CommonsChildren's Museum of Memphis 
Memphis West Children's Media related to Children's Museum of Memphis at Wikimedia CommonsChildren's Museum of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge East Children's Chucalissa Museum and Archaeological site 
Memphis West Ethnic - Native American Located in T.O. Fuller State Park, part of University of Memphis, archaeological finds from the Mississippian mounds. Media related to Chucalissa Museum and Archaeological site at Wikimedia CommonsClay County Museum Celina Middle Local history Information, includes the Cordell Hull Law Office Clement Railroad Hotel Museum Dickson Middle Local history Formerly the Hotel Halbrook Railroad & Local History Museum Cold Spring School and Museum Portland Middle Local history Website, open by appointment Cookeville Depot Museum 
Cookeville Middle Railroad Website Cookeville History Museum 
Cookeville Middle Local history Website Coon Creek Science Center Adamsville 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. Media related to Coon Creek Science Center at Wikimedia CommonsCooter's Museum Gatlinburg East Media Website, store and museum with memorabilia from the Dukes of Hazzard television show Cooter's Place Nashville Middle Media Website, store and museum with memorabilia from the Dukes of Hazzard television show Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park 
Byrdstown Middle Biographical Log cabin birthplace and museum about Cordell Hull, politician and Secretary of State under The Cotton Museum 
Memphis West Industry - Cotton Heritage of the cotton industry. Media related to The Cotton Museum at Wikimedia CommonsCotton Museum of the South Bells West Industry Website, story of cotton, its development and affect on local culture Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 
Nashville Middle Hall of fame - Music History and traditions of country music. Media related to Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Wikimedia CommonsCowan Railroad Museum Cowan Middle Railroad Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids Cragfont 
Castalian Springs Middle Historic house Early 19th century period house Creative Discovery Museum Chattanooga East Children's Crescent Bend Knoxville East Historic house Also known as the Armstrong-Lockett House, 1834 home with 18th century furnishings and decorative arts Crockett Museum Lawrenceburg Middle Biographical Website Crockett Tavern Museum 
Morristown East Biographical Website, site of the boyhood home of Davy Crockett, reconstruction of the 1790s John Crockett Tavern Cross Plains Heritage Museum, Library & Archives Cross Plains Middle Local history Website, also known as the Doctor's House Cumberland Homesteads Tower Museum 
Crossville East History Tower with museum about the 1930s Homesteads project and period house Customs House Museum and Cultural Center Clarksville Middle Multiple Exhibits include art, science, history, Boehm porcelain, model trains; also known as the Clarksville-Montgomery County Museum David Crockett State Park Lawrenceburg Middle Biographical Website Davies Manor 
Memphis West Historic house Early 19th century two story, log & chink home. Media related to Davies Manor at Wikimedia CommonsDavy Crockett Birthplace State Park 
Limestone East Biographical Includes a replica of Davy Crockett's birth cabin and a museum about his life. Media related to Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park at Wikimedia CommonsDickson-Williams Mansion Greeneville East Historic house Website, 19th century mansion, tours operated by Main Street Greeneville Dinosaur Walk Museum Pigeon Forge East Natural history Website, dinosaur sculptures and fossil replicas Discovery Center at Murfree Spring Murfreesboro Middle Nature center Discovery Museum of West Tennessee Jackson West Multiple Website, local history, science, technology and art Dixie Gun Works Old Car Museum Union City West Multiple Website, weapons and gun-making equipment, antique automobiles, antique mechanical devices and appendages Dixon Gallery and Gardens 
Memphis West Art Collections include French and American impressionism and 18th century German porcelain. Media related to Dixon Gallery and Gardens at Wikimedia CommonsDoak House Museum Greeneville East Historic house Website, part of Tusculum College, 1830s period house Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum Clarksville Middle Aviation Website, located within Fort Campbell, history of the 101st Airborne Division (United States), currently closed to outside visitors for security reasons Downtown Gallery Knoxville East Art Website, part of the University of Tennessee Dragon Dreams Museum and Gift Shop Chattanooga East Commodity - Dragon-themed items Website Ducktown Basin Museum 
Ducktown East Mining Copper mining at the Burra Burra Mine. Media related to Ducktown Basin Museum at Wikimedia CommonsDunbar Carver Alumni Museum and Cultural Center Brownsville West African American Website, information, achievements of African-American students in Haywood County Dunlap Coke Ovens Park 
Dunlap Middle Industry - Coke ovens Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids; 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 West Local history Website East Tennessee Discovery Center Knoxville East Science Website East Tennessee History Center Knoxville East Local history Elm Springs Columbia Middle Historic building Headquarters of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Elvis Museum Pigeon Forge East Biographical Website, singer Elvis Presley International Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame Tiptonville West Music - Rock-a-billy Website Emporium Center Gallery Knoxville East Art Website, operated by the Arts & Cultural Alliance Englewood Textile Museum 
Englewood East Industry - Textile Local tourism information, textile mills and workers Ethridge Museum Ethridge Middle Local history Information Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture Knoxville East Art Website, part of University of Tennessee Exchange Place - Gaines Preston Farm Kingsport East Living Website, 1850s living history farm Falcon Rest Chattanooga East Historic house Website, Victorian mansion Falls Mill Belvidere Middle Mill Website, also known as the Museum of Power & Industry at Falls Mill Farragut Folklife Museum Farragut East Local history Website Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum and Civic Center Fayetteville Middle History Website Fire Museum of Memphis 
Memphis West Fire fighting Media related to Fire Museum of Memphis at Wikimedia CommonsFisk University Galleries Nashville Middle Art Website, two galleries of Fisk University Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum Sevierville East Automobile Website Fort Donelson National Battlefield 
Dover Middle Military Visitor center museum with Civil War artifacts and exhibits, remains of two Civil War forts and battlefied Fort Loudoun 
Vonore East Military Reconstructed British Colonial fort and interpretive center. Media related to Fort Loudoun at Wikimedia CommonsFort Pillow State Park and Museum 
Henning West Fort - Civil War History and site of the American Civil War Battle of Fort Pillow. Media related to Fort Pillow State Park and Museum at Wikimedia CommonsFort Southwest Point 
Kingston East Military Restored federal frontier outpost and visitor center with archaeological and history exhibits. Media related to Fort Southwest Point at Wikimedia CommonsFrank H. McClung Museum Knoxville 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 Frist Center for the Visual Arts 
Nashville Middle Art Changing art exhibits. Media related to Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Wikimedia CommonsGalen School Museum Lafayette Middle Local history Website General Shale Museum of Ancient Brick Johnson City East Commodity Website, bricks from biblical and pre-biblical times, brick construction Giles County Historical Museum Pulaski Middle Local history Information Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place Knoxville East Scouting Website Graceland 
Memphis West Historic house Home of Elvis Presley. Media related to Graceland at Wikimedia CommonsGranville Museum 
Granville Middle Local history Website Gray Fossil Museum 
Gray 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 Mountain Heritage Center 
Townsend East Open air Website, cultural heritage of East Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains region Green Frog Village 
Bells West Local History Website, village re-built of historic houses from the area. Media related to Green Frog Village at Wikimedia CommonsGreenback Heritage Museum 
Greenback East Local history information Green McAdoo Cultural Center 
Clinton East Ethnic - African American Guinness World Records Gatlinburg East Amusement Hands On! Regional Museum Johnson City East Children's Website Hands-On Science Center Tullahoma Middle Science Website Haywood County Museum Brownsville West Local history Information, information, includes Haywood County Sports Museum and an Abraham Lincoln collection Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County Murfreesboro Middle Local history Website The Hermitage 
Hermitage Middle Historic house Home of U.S. President Andrew Jackson and museum, near Nashville. Media related to The Hermitage at Wikimedia CommonsHistoric Collinsville Southside Middle Living history mid-19th century Southern village life Historic Mansker's Station Goodlettsville Middle Living Website, includes 18th century Mansker's Fort and 1790s period Bowen-Campbell House Historic Rugby 
Rugby East Open air Experimental utopian community with several historic houses and other buildings to tour Hollywood Star Cars Museum Gatlinburg East Automobile Website Hollywood Wax Museum (Gatlinburg, Tennessee) Gatlinburg East Media website Houston Museum of Decorative Arts Chattanooga East Art Website, includes antique glass, ceramics, furniture, music boxes, coverlets and other rare pieces Howard H. Baker, Jr. Museum Knoxville East Political Website, follows the life of Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. through all three major branches of government. Hunter Museum of American Art 
Chattanooga 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. Media related to Hunter Museum of American Art at Wikimedia CommonsIljams Nature Center Knoxville East Nature Center Website International Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame Jackson West Music - Rock-a-billy Website, memorabilia and videos of rockabilly artists International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum Chattanooga East Transportation Website, tow trucks and equipment, industry-related displays of collectible toys, tools, pictorial histories of manufacturers J. Houston Gordon Museum Martin West Multiple Website, part of the University of Tennessee at Martin, gallery for changing exhibits in art, decorative arts, photography, culture, science and history James K. Polk Ancestral Home 
Columbia Middle Historic house 19th century home of President James K. Polk James D. Vaughan Museum Lawrenceburg Middle Music Website James White's Fort 
Knoxville East Historic house Early 19th century log fort cabins Johnsonville State Historic Park New Johnsonville Middle Military Website, history of the Battle of Johnsonville Jonesborough/Washington County History Museum Jonesborough East History Website Knoxville Museum of Art 
Knoxville East Art Contemporary art L & N Train Station Clarksville Middle Railroad Lairdland Farm House Cornersville Middle Historic house Website, mid-19th century house, tours by appointment Lane Motor Museum 
Nashville 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. Media related to Lane Motor Museum at Wikimedia CommonsLenoir Museum Cultural Complex 
Norris 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. Media related to Lenoir Museum Cultural Complex at Wikimedia CommonsLenoir City Museum 
Lenoir City East Local history Website Leu Art Gallery Nashville Middle Art Website, part of Belmont University Lichterman Nature Center 
Memphis West Nature center Part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums, arboretum, nature center and museum of native wildlife. Media related to Lichterman Nature Center at Wikimedia CommonsLittle Congress Bicycle Museums Cumberland Gap Middle Transportation Website Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum 
Townsend East Railroad Website. Media related to Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum at Wikimedia CommonsLoretta Lynn Ranch Hurricane Mills West Multiple Website, country music star Loretta Lynn's park, includes the biographical Coal Miner's Daughter Museum, the Plantation Home tour, and the Frontier Homestead with 19th century furnished cabins and equipment Louisville & Nashville Railroad Station/Museum Etowah East Railroad Information Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum Collegedale East Archaeology Website, part of Southern Adventist University, ancient Near East objects Lynnville Railroad Museum Lynville Middle Railroad Website Mabry-Hazen House Knoxville East Historic house mid-19th century house with historic connections Marble Springs 
Knoxville East Historic site Also known as Gov. John Sevier Home, late 18th century home of John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee Matt Gardner Homestead Museum Elkton Middle Historic house Website, early 20th-century farmstead of Matt Gardner, an African American farmer McMinn County Living Heritage Museum 
Athens East History Website, historic artifacts, antique household items and decorative arts McNairy County Historical Museum Selmer West Local history Information, information Meigs County Historical Museum Decatur East Local history Website Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 
Memphis West Art Collections include Italian Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionist, and 20th-century artists, English portraiture, contemporary paintings, 19th and 20th century sculpture and decorative arts. Media related to Memphis Brooks Museum of Art at Wikimedia CommonsMemphis Rock N' Soul Museum 
Memphis West Music - Rock 'n' Roll Memphis music experience. Media related to Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum at Wikimedia CommonsMilitary Branch Museum Nashville Middle Military Website, branch of Tennessee State Museum Military Memorial Museum of the Upper Cumberland Crossville East Military Website Mississippi River Park and Museum 
Memphis West Maritime Natural and cultural history of the Lower Mississippi River Valley, including river transportation. Media related to Mississippi River Park and Museum at Wikimedia CommonsMitchell Museum Tullahoma Middle Local history Website, located in the South Jackson Civic Center Moore County Old Jail Museum Lynchburg Middle Prison Website Mount Pleasant/Maury Museum of Local History Mount Pleasant Middle Local history Website, includes artifacts relating to the phosphate industry Museum at Mountain Home Johnson City 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 5ive Points Cleveland East Local history / Culture Website Museum of Appalachia 
Norris East Living Early 20th century mountain life in the Southern Appalachians. Media related to Museum of Appalachia at Wikimedia CommonsMuseum of Salt & Pepper Shakers Gatlinburg East Commodity - Salt and pepper shakers Website, Roadside America report Museum of Scott County Huntsville East History Website Music Valley Wax Museum Nashville Middle Wax Website, wax figures of country music performers Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot and Railroad Museum Jackson West Railroad Website, also known as the Depot Museum Nashville Zoo at Grassmere Nashville Middle Multiple Includes zoo, 19th century Grassmere Historic Home and the Grassmere Historic Farm Nathanael Greene Museum Greeneville East Local history Website, bricks from biblical and pre-biblical times, brick construction National Bird Dog Museum Grand Junction West Sports Website, home to Bird Dog Foundation, includes National Retriever Museum, Field Trial Hall of Fame National Civil Rights Museum 
Memphis West History Site of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., museum of the events and legacy of the civil right movement. Media related to National Civil Rights Museum at Wikimedia CommonsNational Medal of Honor Museum of Military History Chattanooga East Military Website National Ornamental Metal Museum 
Memphis West Decorative art Historical and contemporary metalwork, includes a working smithy and foundry for classes. Media related to National Ornamental Metal Museum at Wikimedia CommonsNewbern Depot & Railroad Museum Newbern West Railroad Information, Information Netherlands Inn House Museum Kingsport East Historic house Website, early 19th century period house and inn, also Log Cabin Children’s Museum and Schoolhouse Oaklands Historic House Museum Murfreesboro Middle Historic house 19th century mansion with Civil War history Oaklawn Garden 
Germantown West Local history Indoor/outdoor museum, park and botanical garden, collects local history and folk life related item, also railroad related exhibits. Media related to Oaklawn Garden at Wikimedia CommonsObion County Museum Union City West Local history Website Old Jail Museum Lawrenceburg Middle Prison Information Old Jail Museum Winchester Middle Prison Information Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park 
Manchester Middle Archaeology Prehistoric Native American structure and museum. Media related to Old Stone Fort State Archeaological Park at Wikimedia CommonsOverton County Heritage Museum 
Livingston Middle Local history Website Paris-Henry County Heritage Center Paris West Local history Website Parsons Area Historical Museum Parsons West Local history Website Parthenon 
Nashville Middle Art 1897 full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, now an art museum with American art and changing exhibits. Media related to Nashville Parthenon at Wikimedia CommonsPink Palace Museum and Planetarium 
Memphis West Multiple Cultural and natural history of Memphis and the Mid-South; part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums. Media related to Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium at Wikimedia CommonsPioneer Hall Museum 
Pleasant Hill East Local history Website, Information, also known as Pleasant Hill Academy Museum President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library Greeneville East Biographical Website, part of Tusculum College, exhibits and personal artifacts of the Johnson family and Johnson's personal library Ralph J. Passarella Museum Loretto Middle History Information, includes newspapers, magazines, books, toys, tools, quilts, medical equipment, telephone receivers, telephone operator's switchboards, soda fountain, wood burning kitchen stove, vintage clothing Ramsey House 
Knoxville East Historic house Early 19th century period house Rattle and Snap Columbia Middle Historic house mid-19th century plantation home Red Clay State Park Cleveland 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 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 East History Site of the Scopes Trial and museum. Media related to Rhea County Courthouse and Museum at Wikimedia CommonsRipley's Believe It or Not Museum Gatlinburg East Oddities Website Rippavilla Plantation Spring Hill Middle Historic house mid-19th century plantation mansion Robertson County History Museum Springfield Middle Local history Website Rock Castle 
Hendersonville Middle Historic house Late 18th period house and outbuildings Rocky Mount Museum Piney Flats East Living history Home of William Blount, territorial governor, recreates the year 1791 Rose Mont Gallatin Middle Historic house 19th century Greek Revival house Roy Acuff Union Museum and Library Maynardville East History Website Sam Davis Home Smyrna Middle Historic house Website, mid-19th century home of Confederate courier Sam Davis Sam Davis Museum Pulaski Middle Military Information, site where Confederate hero Sam Davis was executed, includes Civil war artifacts Sam Houston Schoolhouse Maryville East School One room log schoolhouse where Sam Houston once taught Scarritt-Bennett Center Collection of Ethnographic Artifacts Nashville Middle Anthropology Website, public exhibits of the collection of textiles, pottery, masks, dolls and other artifacts pertaining to different ethnic groups and cultures Sequoyah Birthplace Museum 
Vonore East Ethnic - Native American Website, history and culture of the Cherokee Indians, life of Cherokee hero Sequoyah. Media related to Sequoyah Birthplace Museum at Wikimedia CommonsSevier County Heritage Museum Sevierville East Local history Information Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park 
Pall Mall Middle Biographical Includes family farm and museum of World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York Shiloh National Military Park 
Savannah Middle Military Includes two visitor centers with Civil War exhibits. Media related to Shiloh National Military Park at Wikimedia CommonsSmith County Heritage Museum Carthage Middle Local history Website Smith-Trahern Mansion Clarksville Middle Historic house Website Smoky Mountain Car Museum Pigeon Forge East Automobile Website Soda Museum Springfield Middle Commodity Website, displays soda cans and bottles, signs and memorabilia, open by appointment, also known as the Museum of Beverage Containers and Advertising Southern Appalachia Railway Museum 
Oak Ridge East Railroad Media related to Southern Appalachia Railway Museum at Wikimedia Commons Working antique locomotives and rolling stockSouthern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame 
Pigeon Forge East Hall of fame - Music Located in Dollywood Southern Museum and Galleries of Photography, Culture and History McMinnville East Art Website Sparta Rock House 
Sparta Middle Historic house 19th century toll house Stax Museum of American Soul Music 
Memphis West Music - Industry Museum about Stax Records, a major factor in the creation of the Southern soul and Memphis soul music styles and more. Media related to Stax Museum of American Soul Music at Wikimedia CommonsStones River National Battlefield 
Murfreesboro Middle Military Visitor center museum and tours of historic Civil War battlefield Sumner County Museum Gallatin Middle Local history Website Sun Studio 
Memphis West Music - Industry Historic recording studio where many famous artists made records. Media related to Sun Studio at Wikimedia CommonsSweetwater Heritage Museum Sweetwater East Local history Information Swift Aircraft Museum Athens East Aviation Website, Globe Swift aircraft Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 
Elizabethton East Multiple Includes the reconstructed American Revolutionary War Fort Watauga, a visitor center with exhibits and the lat 18th century John and Landon Carter Mansion Tennessee Agricultural Museum Nashville Middle Open air Website, 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 Middle Railroad Historic trains, railroad artifacts and memorabilia Tennessee Football Hall of Fame Knoxville East Sports Website, part of the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center at the University of Tennessee Tennessee Museum of Aviation 
Sevierville East Aviation Website. Media related to Tennessee Museum of Aviation at Wikimedia CommonsTennessee Museum of Early Farm Life Spring Hill Middle Agriculture Information Tennessee Newspaper & Printing Museum Rogersville East Media Website Tennessee River Folklife Museum 
Eva West Culture Located in Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park. Media related to Tennessee River Folklife Museum at Wikimedia CommonsTennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm Camden West Industry Website, includes museum about freshwater pearls and the musseling industry, TN History for Kids article Tennessee River Museum Savannah West Local history Website Tennessee State Museum 
Nashville Middle History History of the state of Tennessee. Media related to Tennessee State Museum at Wikimedia CommonsTennessee Valley Railroad Museum 
Chattanooga East Railroad Heritage railroad and equipment. Media related to Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum at Wikimedia CommonsTipton County Museum 
Covington West Local history Website. Media related to Tipton County Museum at Wikimedia CommonsTipton-Haynes State Historic Site Johnson City East Historic house 19th century farm estate and outbuildings Todd Gallery Murfreesboro Middle Art Website, part of Middle Tennessee State University Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum 
Nashville Middle Historic house Life and work of John Overton, Overton Plantation, Nashville in the Civil War Treasuring the Word Rare Bible & Book Museum Sevierville East Religious Website, history of the Bible’s progression into the English language Trenton Teapot Museum Trenton West Commodity - Teapot Website Tullahoma Fine Arts Center Tullahoma Middle Art Website, includes fine art gallery with changing exhibits Unicoi County Heritage Museum Erwin East Local history Website University of the South Art Gallery Sewanee Middle Art Website Vanderbilt University Galleries Nashville Middle Art Website, part of Vanderbilt University Veterans' Museum 
Halls 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). Media related to Veterans' Museum at Wikimedia CommonsVonore Heritage Museum 
Vonore East Local history Information W. C. Handy Museum 
Memphis West Historic house, music history Operated by Heritage Tours, Memphis. Media related to W. C. Handy house at Wikimedia CommonsWarren County Heritage Center and Museum McMinnville East Local history Website West Tennessee Agricultural Museum Milan 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 West Local history Information, includes Cotton Museum, Music Museum and Hatchie River Museum West Tennessee Cultural Heritage Museum Jackson West Local history Website West Tennessee Regional Art Center Humboldt West Art Website Willie Nelson General Store & Museum Nashville Middle Biographical Website, country musician Willie Nelson Wings of Liberty Military Museum Clarksville Middle Military Website, planned public museum outside of Fort Campbell Women's Basketball Hall of Fame 
Knoxville East Hall of fame - Sports Honors men and women who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball Wyatt Archaeological Museum Cornersville Middle Archaeology Website, Noah's Ark theories and archaeological work done by Ron Wyatt Wynnewood State Historic Area 
Castalian Springs Middle Historic house Early 19th century log inn house Contents
Defunct museums
- Beale Street Police Museum, Memphis, closed in 2005[1]. Media related to Beale Street Police Museum at Wikimedia Commons
- Carbo's Smoky Mountain Police Museum, Pigeon Forge[2]
- Grand Guitar Museum, Bristol[3]
- Museum of Tobacco Art and History, Nashville, closed in 1998[4]
References
- ^ "MPD Officers On Duty in Uptown". UptownMemphis.org. http://www.uptownmemphis.org/community/South_Main_Station.doc. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/2218 Roadside America report
- ^ http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/5850 Roadside America reports
- ^ http://www.roadsideamerica.com/news/5295 Roadside America report
External links
- Tennessee Association of Museums
- Tennessee Museums at the Open Directory Project
- Tennessee History for Kids
See also
- Arboreta in Tennessee (category)
- Aquaria in Tennessee (category)
- Botanical gardens in Tennessee (category)
- Historic landmarks in Tennessee
- Houses in Tennessee (category)
- Forts in Tennessee (category)
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in Tennessee
- Observatories in Tennessee (category)
- Registered Historic Places in Tennessee
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- Beale Street Police Museum, Memphis, closed in 2005[1].
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