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 Type Other information
Adventure Science Center Nashville Science Website, formerly Cumberland Science Museum
American Museum of Science and Energy Oak Ridge Science Focus is on energy, especially nuclear power
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Greeneville Historic house Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids
Art Museum of the University of Memphis Memphis Art Website, includes Egyptian antiquities and West African artifacts
Athenaeum Rectory Columbia Historic building Website
Bartlett Museum Bartlett History Information
Beck Cultural Exchange Center Knoxville Ethnic - African American Website
Belle Meade Plantation Belle Meade Historic house Website
Belmont Mansion Nashville Historic house Website
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art Memphis Art Website
Biblical Resource Center & Museum Collierville Religious Website
Blount Mansion Knoxville Historic house Website
Buford Pusser Home and Museum Adamsville Historic house Website
Burkle Estate Memphis Historic house Information, also known as the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
Butler Museum Butler History Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids, story of town moved to higher ground to make way for Watauga Lake
Carbo's Police Museum Pigeon Forge Law enforcement Website
Carl Van Vechten Gallery Nashville Art Website
Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum Jackson Railroad Website
Charles Hall Museum Tellico Plains History Website
Chattanooga Regional History Museum Chattanooga History Website
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art Nashville Art Website, holdings include American art, American and British decorative arts, and contemporary art, including outdoor sculpture
Cherokee & David Crockett Museum & Cultural Center Lawrenceburg Ethnic - Native American Website
Children's Museum of Memphis Memphis Children's Website
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge Children's Website
Chucalissa Archaeological Museum Memphis Ethnic - Native American Website, part of University of Memphis
Cold Spring School and Museum Portland History Website
Cookeville Depot Museum Cookeville Railroad Website
Cookeville History Museum Cookeville History Website
Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park Byrdstown Historic house Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids
The Cotton Museum Memphis Industry - Cotton Website, focus is the heritage of the cotton industry
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Nashville Hall of fame - Music Website
Cowan Railroad Museum Cowan Railroad Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids
Creative Discovery Museum Chattanooga Children's Website
Crescent Bend Knoxville Historic house
Crockett Museum Lawrenceburg Biographical Website
Crockett Tavern Museum Morristown Biographical Website, site of the boyhood home of Davy Crockett, reconstruction of the 1790's John Crockett Tavern
Cumberland Homesteads Tower Museum Crossville History Website for Cumberland Mountain State Park, Article from Tennessee History for Kids, Cumberland Homesteads Information
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center Clarksville Multiple Website, art, science, history museum, model trains
David Crockett Cabin and Museum Lawrenceburg Biographical
Davies Manor Brunswick Historic house Website
Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park Limestone Website
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring Murphreesboro Nature center Website
Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis Art Website
Doak House Museum Greeneville Historic house Website, part of Tusculum College
Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum Clarksville Aviation Website, located within Fort Campbell, currently closed to outside visitors for security reasons
Dragon Dreams Museum and Gift Shop Chattanooga Commodity - Dragon-themed items Website
Ducktown Basin Museum Ducktown Mining Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids
Dunlap Coke Ovens Park Dunlap 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 History Website
East Tennessee Discovery Center Knoxville Science Website
East Tennessee Historical Society Museum Knoxville History Website
Englewood Textile Museum Englewood Industry - Textile Local tourism information
Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture Knoxville Art Website, part of University of Tennessee
Falls Mill Belvidere Mill Website
Farragut Folklife Museum Farragut Cultural Website
Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum and Civic Center Fayetteville History Website
Fire Museum of Memphis Memphis Fire fighting Website
Fort Loudoun Vonore Fort Website
Freshwater Pearl Farm Museum Camden Industry - Pearls Website, Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm
Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville Art Website
Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place Knoxville Scouting Website
Graceland Memphis Historic house Website, home of Elvis Presley
Granville Museum Granville History Website
Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center Townsend History, culture Website
Green McAdoo Cultural Center Clinton Ethnic - African American Website
Hands On! Regional Museum Johnson City Children's Website
The Hermitage Hermitage Historic house Website The home of U.S. President Andrew Jackson, near Nashville
Historic Collinsville Southside Living history Website
Historic Rugby Rugby Historic houses Website
Hunter Museum of American Art Chattanooga Art Website
International Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame Jackson Music - Rock-a-billy Website
James K. Polk Ancestral Home Columbia Historic house Website
James D. Vaughan Museum Lawrenceburg Music Website
James White's Fort Knoxville Historic house Website; president's home
Jonesborough/Washington County History Museum Jonesborough History Website
Knoxville Museum of Art Knoxville Art Website
L & N Train Station Clarksville Railroad Website
Lane Motor Museum Nashville Transportation - Automobile Website
Lichterman Nature Center Memphis Nature center Website, part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Harrogate Biographical Website, on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University
Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum Townsend Railroad Website
Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum Collegedale Archaeology Website, part of Southern Adventist University
Lynnville Railroad Museum Lynville Railroad Website
Mabry-Hazen House Knoxville Historic house Website
Mansker's Station Goodlettsville Open air Website
Marble Springs Knoxville Historic site Website, home of John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee
McMinn County Living Heritage Museum Athens History Website
Frank H. McClung Museum Knoxville Natural history / Archaeology Website, part of University of Tennessee
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Memphis Art Website
Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum Memphis Music - Rock 'n' Roll Website
Military Branch Museum Nashville Military Website, branch of Tennessee State Museum
Mississippi River Museum Memphis History Website
Mitchell Museum South Jackson History Website
Moore County Old Jail Museum Lynchburg Prison Website
Museum at Mountain Home Johnson City Medicine Website
Museum Center at Five Points Cleveland History / Culture Website
Museum of Appalachia Norris Living history Website
Museum of Salt & Pepper Shakers Gatlinburg Commodity - Salt and pepper shakers Website
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot and Railroad Museum Jackson Railroad Website
National Bird Dog Museum Grand Junction Commodity - Bird dogs Website, home to Bird Dog Foundation, includes National Retriever Museum, Field Trial Hall of Fame
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis History Website, Article from Tennessee History for Kids
National Ornamental Metal Museum Memphis Decorative art Website
Netherlands Inn House Museum Kingsport Historic house Website
Oaklands Historic House Museum Murfreesboro Historic house Website
Obion County Museum Union City History Website
Old Jail Museum Lawrenceburg Prison Information
Old Jail Museum Winchester Prison Information
Paris-Henry County Heritage Center Paris History Website
Parthenon Nashville Art Website
Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium Memphis Multiple Website, cultural and natural history of the Mid-South, part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums
Ralph J. Passarella Museum Loretto History Information
Ramsey House Knoxville Historic house Website
Reece Museum Johnson City Multiple Website, part of East Tennessee State University, history & art
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum Gatlinburg Oddities Website
Rippavilla Plantation Spring Hill Historic house Website
Robertson County History Museum Springfield History Website
Rocky Mount Museum Piney Flats Living history Website
Roy Acuff Union Museum and Library Maynardville History Website
Sam Davis Home Smyrna Historic house Website
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Vonore Ethnic - Native American Website
Smith County Heritage Museum Carthage History Website
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum Oak Ridge Railroad Website
Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame Pigeon Forge Hall of fame - Music Website, located in Dollywood
Stax Museum Memphis Music - Industry Website
Sumner County Museum Gallatin History Website
Sun Studio Memphis Music - Industry Website
Tennessee Agricultural Museum Nashville Open air Website, collection of home and farm artifacts from the 19th and early 20th centuries along with rural Tennessee prints and folk art sculptures
Tennessee Central Railway Museum Nashville Railroad Website
Tennessee Museum of Aviation Sevierville Aviation Website
Tennessee River Folklife Center Eva History Website
Tennessee River Museum Savannah History Website
Tennessee State Museum Nashville History Website
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Chattanooga Railroad Website
Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum Nashville Historic house Website
Trenton Teapot Museum Trenton Commodity - Teapot Website
University of the South Art Gallery Sewanee Art Website
Veteran's Museum Halls Aviation Website, located at the former Dyersburg Army Air Base, a training facility during World War II for B-17 pilots, now Arnold Field (Tennessee)
West Tennessee Regional Art Center Humboldt Art Website
Wings of Liberty Military Museum Clarksville Military Website, planned public museum outside of Fort Campbell
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Knoxville Hall of fame - Sports Website

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