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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

s defined for this context as institutions (including

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s, government entities, and private

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es) 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.,

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s) are not included.

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, - , Dunbar Carver Alumni Museum and Cultural Center, , Brownsville , ,

Haywood Haywood may refer to: Places Canada * Haywood, Manitoba United Kingdom * Haywood, Herefordshire * Great Haywood, Staffordshire * Little Haywood, Staffordshire United States * Hayward, California, formerly Haywood * Haywood, Kentucky * Haywood, ...

, , West , , African American , , Achievements of African-American students in Haywood County , - , 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 Dyersburg is a city and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in northwest Tennessee, northeast of Memphis on the Forked Deer River. The population was 16,164 at the 2020 census, down 5.72% from the 2010 census ...

, , Dyer , , West , , Local history
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operated by the Dyer County Historical Society , - , Eads Museum , ,

Carthage Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classi ...

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Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

, , Middle , , History , , Antiques and more, both local and international , - , Edge Motor Museum , , Memphis , , Shelby , , West , , Car Museum ,
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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 The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is an American neo-Confederate nonprofit organization of male descendants of Confederate soldiers that commemorates these ancestors, funds and dedicates monuments to them, and promotes the pseudohis ...

, - , Elvis & Hollywood Legends Museum , , Pigeon Forge , , Sevier , , East , , Biographical ,
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Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

, personal items and movie props from Hollywood actors , - , Emporium Center Galleries , , Knoxville , , Knox , , East , , Art
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operated by the Arts & Cultural Alliance , - , Englewood Textile Museum , , Englewood , , McMinn , , East, , Industry - Textile , , Textile mills and workers , - , Ethridge Museum , , Ethridge , , Lawrence , , Middle , , Local history , , , - , Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture , , Knoxville , , Knox , , East , , Art
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University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, ...

, - , Exchange Place (Kingsport, Tennessee), , Kingsport , , Sullivan , , East , , Living
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1850s living history Gaines-Preston Farm , - , Falcon Rest Mansion , , McMinnville , , Warren , , Middle , , Historic house
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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
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, - , Fayetteville-Lincoln County Museum , , Fayetteville , , Lincoln , , Middle , , Local history, , Located in the former Borden Milk Plant , - ,

Fire Museum of Memphis The Fire Museum of Memphis is located in Fire Engine House No. 1 on 118 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. In the heart of downtown Memphis, the FMOM (Fire Museum of Memphis) is considered the premiere fire museum in the country, dedicated t ...

, , Memphis , , Shelby , , West , , Fire fighting , , , - ,

Fisk University Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1866 and its campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1930, Fisk was the first Africa ...

Galleries , , Nashville , , Davidson , , Middle , , Art ,
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Carl Van Vechten Gallery and Aaron Douglas Gallery , - , Floyd Garrett's Muscle Car Museum , ,

Sevierville Sevierville ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Tennessee, located in eastern Tennessee. The population was 17,889 at the 2020 United States Census. History Native Americans of the Woodland period were among the first human ...

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Fort Donelson National Battlefield Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves Fort Donelson and Fort Heiman, two sites of the American Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson Campaign, in which Union Army Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote captured t ...

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, , 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 A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

, , History and site of the American Civil War

Battle of Fort Pillow The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Union soldiers ...

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Fort Southwest Point Fort Southwest Point was a federal frontier outpost at what is now Kingston, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. Constructed in 1797 and garrisoned by federal soldiers until 1811, the fort served as a major point of interaction between t ...

, , 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 Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: People * Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette * House of La Fayette, a French noble family ** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757� ...

, , Macon , , Middle , , Local history , , , - , General Shale Museum of Ancient Brick , , Johnson City , , Washington , , East , , Commodity ,
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bricks from biblical and pre-biblical times, brick construction, operated by the General Shale company , - , Giles County Historical Museum , , Pulaski , , Giles , , Middle , , Local history , , , - , Girl Scout Museum at Daisy's Place , , Knoxville , , Knox , , East , , Scouting
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, - , Glenn Cardwell Heritage Museum , , Pittman Center , , Sevier , , East, , Local history , , Located in Pittman Center Elementary School , - ,

Graceland Graceland is a mansion on a estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, which was once owned by rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. His daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, inherited Graceland after his death in 1977. Graceland is located at 3764 Elv ...

, , Memphis , , Shelby , , West , , Historic house , , Home of

. , - , Granville Museum, , Granville , , Jackson , , Middle , , Local history , , , - , Gray Fossil Museum , ,

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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

, , 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 The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center is a private non-profit museum located in Townsend, Tennessee, United States, near the city's entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its mission is to preserve the heritage and culture of th ...

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Townsend Townsend (pronounced tounʹ-zənd) or Townshend may refer to: Places United States *Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York *Townsend, Delaware *Townsend, Georgia *Townsend, Massachusetts, a New England town ** 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 ,
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, - , Greeneville Greene County History Museum , , Greeneville , , Greene , , East , , Local history ,
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formerly the Nathanael Greene Museum , - , Grundy County Heritage Center Museum, , Tracy City , , Grundy , , Middle , , Local history ,
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operated by the Grundy County Historical Society , - , Grundy County Miners Museum, ,

Palmer Palmer may refer to: People and fictional characters * Palmer (pilgrim), a medieval European pilgrim to the Holy Land * Palmer (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Palmer (surname), including a list of people and ...

, , Grundy , , Middle , , Mining , , Area coal mining , - ,

Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

, , Gatlinburg , , Sevier , , East , , Amusement , , , - , Hands On! Regional Museum , , Johnson City , , Washington , , East , , Children's ,
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, - , Hands-On Science Center , , Tullahoma , , Coffee , , Middle , , Science ,
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, - , Haywood County Museum, , Brownsville , , Haywood , , West , , Local history , , Located in the former Haywood High School , - , Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, , Murfreesboro , , Rutherford , , Middle , , Local history ,
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, - , The Hermitage , , Hermitage , , Davidson , , Middle , , Historic house , , Home of U.S. President

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

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Historic Collinsville Historic Collinsville, located in south Montgomery County, Tennessee in Southside Southside or South Side may refer to: Places Australia * Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region Canada * South Side, Newfoundland and ...

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Southside Southside or South Side may refer to: Places Australia * Southside, Queensland, a semi-rural locality in the Gympie Region Canada * South Side, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community in the St. George's Bay area on the southwest coast of New ...

, , Montgomery , , Middle , ,

Living history Living history is an activity that incorporates historical tools, activities and dress into an interactive presentation that seeks to give observers and participants a sense of stepping back in time. Although it does not necessarily seek to ree ...

, , mid-19th-century Southern village life , - , Historic Mansker's Station , ,

Goodlettsville Goodlettsville is a city in Davidson and Sumner counties, Tennessee. Goodlettsville was incorporated as a city in 1958 with a population of just over 3,000 residents; at the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 15,921 and in 2020 the p ...

, , Sumner , , Middle , , Living
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includes 18th-century Mansker's Fort and 1790s-period Bowen-Campbell House , - , Historic Rugby , ,

Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

, , Morgan , , East, , Open-air , , Experimental utopian community with several historic houses and other buildings to tour , - , Hollywood Star Cars Museum , , Gatlinburg , , Sevier , , East , , Automobile
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Hollywood Wax Museum Pigeon Forge The Hollywood Wax Museum is a two-story wax museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It features replicas of celebrities in film, television and music. The Tennessee museum was originally located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Overview It is the largest w ...

, , Pigeon Forge , , Sevier , , East , , Media , , Wax figures of celebrities including movie stars, television personalities, and music icons. , - ,

Houston Museum of Decorative Arts Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

, , Chattanooga , , Hamilton , , East , , Art
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includes antique glass, ceramics, furniture, music boxes, coverlets and other rare pieces , - ,

Hunter Museum of American Art The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The museum's collections include works representing the Hudson River School, 19th century genre painting, American Impressionism, the Ashcan School, early modernism, ...

, , 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
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memorabilia and videos of

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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 Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

, , Weakley , , West , , Multiple ,
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University of Tennessee at Martin The University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin or UTM) is a public university in Martin, Tennessee. It is one of the five campuses of the University of Tennessee system. UTM is the only public university in West Tennessee outside of Memphis ...

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 , - , President James K. Polk Home, , Columbia , , Maury , , Middle , , Historic house , , 19th-century home and museum of President

James K. Polk James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He previously was the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and ninth governor of Tennessee (183 ...

, - , James D. Vaughan Museum, , Lawrenceburg , , Lawrence , , Middle , , Music
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honors the "Father of Southern Gospel Music",

James David Vaughan James David Vaughan (December 14, 1864 – February 9, 1941) was an American music teacher, composer, song book publisher, the founder of the Vaughan Conservatory of Music and the James D. Vaughan Publishing Company. Biography Vaughan was b ...

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James White's Fort James White's Fort, also known as White's Fort, was an 18th-century settlement that became Knoxville, Tennessee, in the United States. The name also refers to the fort, itself. The settlement of White's Fort began in 1786 by James White, a mil ...

, , Knoxville , , Knox , , East , , Historic house , , Early-19th-century log fort cabins , - , Jasper Regional History Museum, ,

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Marion Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Mario ...

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, - , Johnsonville State Historic Park , , New Johnsonville , ,

Humphreys Humphreys may refer to: Places * Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge, Arkansas-Mississippi * Camp Humphreys, U.S. Camp in South Korea *Humphreys, Missouri *Humphreys County, Mississippi * Humphreys County, Tennessee * Humphreys County Airport, Tennessee * ...

, , Middle , , Military , , History of the

Battle of Johnsonville The Battle of Johnsonville was fought November 4–5, 1864, in Benton and Humphreys counties, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. Confederate cavalry commander Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest culminated a 23-day raid through western ...

, - , Jonesborough-Washington County History Museum , , Jonesborough , , Washington , , East , , Local history
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operated by the Heritage Alliance of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. , - , Kiwanis Cookeville Children's Museum, , Cookeville , , Putnam , , Middle , , Children's , , , - ,

Knoxville Museum of Art The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA), is an art museum in Knoxville, Tennessee. It specializes in historical and contemporary art pieces from the East Tennessee region. According to its mission statement, the museum "celebrates the art and artists ...

, , Knoxville , , Knox , , East , , Art , , Contemporary art , - , L & N Train Station , , Clarksville , , Montgomery , , Middle , ,

Railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

, , , - , Lairdland Farm House , , Cornersville , , Giles , , Middle , , Historic house , , Mid-19th-century house, tours by appointment , - ,

Lane Motor Museum Lane Motor Museum is located in Nashville, Tennessee and features a collection of mostly European automobiles. The museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, founded by Jeff and Susan Lane, his father having founded the family's automotive ex ...

, , 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 Norris Dam State Park is a state park in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is situated along the shores of Norris Lake, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norr ...

, 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 ,
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, - , Lichterman Nature Center, , Memphis , , Shelby , , West , , Nature center , , Part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums,

arboretum An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...

, nature center and museum of native wildlife , - , Little Congress Bicycle Museums , ,

Cumberland Gap The Cumberland Gap is a pass through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains, near the junction of the U.S. states of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. It is famous in American colonial history for its rol ...

, , Claiborne , , Middle , , Transportation
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, - , Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum , ,

, , Blount , , East , , Railroad
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, - , Loretta Lynn Ranch, , Hurricane Mills , , Humphreys , , West , , Multiple ,
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country music star

Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as " You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My M ...

'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 ,
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departure point for the

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum was founded as a chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in 1960 by Paul H. Merriman an ...

, - , Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum , , Collegedale , , Hamilton , , East , , Archaeology , , Part of

Southern Adventist University Southern Adventist University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Collegedale, Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It was founded in 1892 in Graysville, Tennessee, as G ...

, ancient Near East objects , - , Lynnville Railroad Museum , , Lynville , , Giles , , Middle , , Railroad , , , - , Mabry-Hazen House , , Knoxville , , Knox , , East , , Historic house , , mid-19th-century house with historic connections , - , Madame Tussauds Nashville , ,

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

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Magevney House The Magevney House is a historic residence on 198 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is located in the Victorian Village of Memphis and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the oldest residences remaini ...

, , 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 John Sevier (September 23, 1745 September 24, 1815) was an American soldier, frontiersman, and politician, and one of the founding fathers of the State of Tennessee. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he played a leading role in Tennes ...

, first governor of Tennessee , - , Marion County Coal Miners Museum, , Whitwell , , Marion , , Middle , , Mining ,
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, - , Matt Gardner Homestead Museum, , Elkton , , Giles , , Middle, , Historic house
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early-20th-century farmstead of Matt Gardner, an African American farmer , - ,

McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture is a museum located on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Built in 1963, exhibits focus on natural history, archaeology, anthropology, decorative arts, and local history. Lo ...

, , Knoxville , , Knox , , East , , Multiple , , Part of the

, 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 Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, , McMinn , , East, , History
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historic artifacts, antique household items and decorative arts , - , McNairy County Historical Museum , , Selmer , , McNairy , , West , , Local history , , , - , Meigs County Historical Museum, , Decatur , , Meigs , , East, , Local history , , Area history, culture , - ,

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an art museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee. The museum is a privately funded nonprofit institution located in ...

, , 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 The Memphis Music Hall of Fame, located in Memphis, Tennessee, honors Memphis musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. The induction ceremony and concert is held each year in Memphis. Since its establishment in 2012, the Hall of Fame has ...

, , 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 The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is a music museum located at 191 Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum tells the critical story of the musical pioneers who overcame racial and socio-economic obstacles to create the music that changed ...

, , Memphis , , Shelby , , West , , Music - Rock 'n' Roll , , Memphis music experience , - ,

Metal Museum The Metal Museum, formerly called the National Ornamental Metal Museum, is a museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by artist-blacksmith James Wallace, the museum is devoted to exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths. ...

, , 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 , - , 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
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located in the South Jackson Civic Center , - , Monterey Depot Museum, ,

Monterey Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both ...

, , Putnam , , Middle , , Railroad ,
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local and railroad history , - , Moore County Old Jail Museum, , Lynchburg , , Moore , , Middle , ,

Prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...

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operated by the Moore County Historical Society , - , Mount Pleasant / Maury County Museum of Local History , , Mount Pleasant , , Maury , , Middle , , Local history
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includes artifacts relating to the

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, , 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 ,
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part of the Quillen College of Medicine of

East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. Although it is part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, the university is governed by an institutional Board of Tr ...

, history of the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Mountain Home and health care in South Central Appalachia , - , Museum Center at Five Points , ,

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, , Bradley County, Tennessee, 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, Tennessee, Collierville , , Shelby , , West , , Archaeological
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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, Tennessee, Gatlinburg , , Sevier , , East , , Commodity - Salt and pepper shakers
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Also known as The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum , - , Museum of Scott County , , Huntsville, Tennessee, Huntsville , , Scott County, Tennessee, Scott , , East , , History ,
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operated by Scott County High School students , - , Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot and Railroad Museum , , Jackson , , Madison , , West , , Railroad
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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, Tennessee, Grand Junction , , Hardeman , , West , , Sports
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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, Newbern Depot & Railroad Museum , , Newbern, Tennessee, 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, Tennessee, 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 , ,

, , , - , Old Jail Museum , , Winchester, Tennessee, Winchester , , Franklin County, Tennessee, Franklin , , Middle , , Prison , , , - , Old Stone Fort (Tennessee), Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park , , Manchester , , Coffee , , Middle , , Archaeology , , Prehistoric Native American structure and museum. , - , Overton County Heritage Museum , , Livingston, Tennessee, Livingston , , Overton County, Tennessee, Overton , , Middle , , Local history , , , - , Paris-Henry County Heritage Center , , Paris, Tennessee, Paris , , Henry County, Tennessee, Henry , , West , , Local history
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, - , Parsons Area Historical Museum , , Parsons, Tennessee, Parsons , , Decatur County, Tennessee, Decatur , , West , , Local history
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, - , Parthenon (Nashville), 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 , - , 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, Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park , , Pinson, Tennessee, Pinson , , Madison , , West , , Archaeological , , Artifacts from the park's 15 Native American mounds , - , Pioneer Hall Museum, , Pleasant Hill, Tennessee, Pleasant Hill , , Cumberland , , East , , Local history , , , - , 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, Tennessee, 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 , - , Ramsey House (Knox County, Tennessee), 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
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, history & art, also known as B. Carroll Reece Memorial Museum , - , Rhea County Courthouse, Rhea County Courthouse and Museum , , Dayton, Tennessee, Dayton , , Rhea County, Tennessee, Rhea , , East , , History , , Site of the Scopes Trial and museum , - , Ripley's Believe It or Not#Tennessee, Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum , , Gatlinburg , , Sevier , , East , , Oddities , , , - , Rippavilla Plantation , , Spring Hill, Tennessee, Spring Hill , , Maury , , Middle , , Historic house , , mid-19th-century plantation mansion , - , Robertson County History Museum , , Springfield, Tennessee, Springfield , , Robertson , , Middle , , Local history
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operated by the Robertson County Historical Society , - , Rock Castle (Hendersonville, Tennessee), Rock Castle, , Hendersonville, Tennessee, Hendersonville , , Sumner , , Middle , , Historic house , , Late 18th period house and outbuildings , - , Rocky Mount State Historic Site , , Piney Flats, Tennessee, Piney Flats , , Sullivan , , East , , Living , , Home of William Blount, territorial governor, recreates the year 1791 , - , Rose Center (Tennessee), Rose Center , , Morristown, Tennessee, Morristown , , Hamblen , , East , , Art; local history , , Located in the former Rose School, built in 1892 , - , Rose Mont, , Gallatin, Tennessee, Gallatin , , Sumner , , Middle , , Historic house , , 19th-century Greek Revival house , - , Roy Acuff Union Museum and Library , , Maynardville, Tennessee, Maynardville , , Union County, Tennessee, Union , , East, , Local history ,
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operated by the Union County Historical Society , - , Rusty's TV & Movie Car Museum , , Jackson , , Madison , , West , , Media ,
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over 25 cars that have been used in movies and TV and TV and movie memorabilia , - , Sam Davis Home, , Smyrna, Tennessee, Smyrna , , Rutherford , , Middle , , Historic house
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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 , - , Sam Houston Schoolhouse , , Maryville, Tennessee, Maryville , , Blount , , East , , School , , One room log schoolhouse where Sam Houston once taught , - , Scarritt-Bennett Center Laskey Gallery , , , Nashville , , Davidson , , Middle , , Art
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public exhibitions about racial equality, women's empowerment, intercultural understanding, and spiritual formation , - , Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, , Vonore , , Monroe , , East, , Ethnic - Native Americans in the United States, Native American
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history and culture of the Cherokee Indians, life of Cherokee hero Sequoyah , - , Sevier County Heritage Museum , , Sevierville , , Sevier , , East, , Local history , , , - , Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park , , Pall Mall, Tennessee, Pall Mall , , Fentress County, Tennessee, Fentress , , Middle , , Biographical , , Includes family farm and museum of World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York , - , Shiloh National Military Park , , Savannah, Tennessee, Savannah , , Hardin , , Middle , , Military , , Includes two visitor centers with Civil War exhibits , - , Smith County Heritage Museum , ,

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, - , South Pittsburg Heritage Museum, , South Pittsburg, Tennessee, South Pittsburg , , Marion , , Middle , , Local history ,
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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 , , , - , Sparta Rock House , , Sparta , , White , , Middle , , Historic house , , 19th-century toll house , - , Stax Museum, 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
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, - , 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 ,
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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, Tennessee, Sweetwater , , Monroe , , East , , Local history
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, - , Swift Aircraft Museum , , Athens , , McMinn , , East, , Aviation
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Globe Swift aircraft, located at the McMinn County Airport , - , Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area (Tennessee), Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park, , Elizabethton, Tennessee, Elizabethton , , Carter County, Tennessee, 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, Tennessee, 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 museum, 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
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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 , - , Tennessee Newspaper and Printing Museum , , Rogersville, Tennessee, Rogersville , , Hawkins , , East, , Media
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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 , - , Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park#Tennessee River Folklife Museum, Tennessee River Folklife Museum , , Eva, Tennessee, Eva , , Benton , , West , , Culture , , Located in Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park , - , Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm , , Camden, Tennessee, Camden , , Benton , , West , , Industry ,
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, - , Tennessee River Museum , , Savannah, Tennessee, Savannah , , Hardin , , West , , Local history
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, - , Tennessee State Museum , , Nashville , , Davidson , , Middle , , History , , History of the state of Tennessee, includes Military Branch Museum, tours of the Tennessee State Capitol , - ,

, , 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, Tennessee#Tipton County Museum, Tipton County Museum , , Covington, Tennessee, Covington , , Tipton County, Tennessee, Tipton , , West , , Local history ,
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, - , Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site , , Johnson City, , Washington , , East , , Historic house , , 19th-century farm estate and outbuildings , - , ''Titanic museum (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee), Titanic'' , , Pigeon Forge , , Sevier , , East , , Maritime , , Artifacts from the ''RMS Titanic'' , - , Todd Gallery , , Murfreesboro , , Rutherford , , Middle , , Art ,
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part of Middle Tennessee State University , - , Travellers Rest (Nashville, Tennessee), Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum , , Nashville , , Davidson , , Middle , , Historic house , , Life and work of John Overton (judge), John Overton, Overton Plantation, Nashville in the

, - , Treasuring the Word Rare Bible & Book Museum , , Sevierville , , Sevier , , East, , Religious
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history of the Bible's progression into the English language , - , Trenton Teapot Museum , , Trenton, Tennessee, Trenton , , Gibson , , West , , Commodity - Teapot
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, - , 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 ,
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includes fine art gallery with changing exhibits , - , Twin Cities Railroad Museum , , South Fulton, Tennessee, South Fulton , , Obion , , West , , Railroad
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, - , Unicoi County Historical Society Museum , , Erwin, Tennessee, Erwin , , Unicoi County, Tennessee, Unicoi , , East, , Local history , , , - , University of the South Art Gallery , , Sewanee, Tennessee, Sewanee , , Franklin , , Middle , , Art
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, - , Vanderbilt University Galleries , , Nashville , , Davidson , , Middle , , Art
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, - , Arnold Field (Tennessee)#Veterans' Museum, Veterans' Museum , , Halls, Tennessee, Halls , , Lauderdale , , West , , Aviation museum, 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
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, - , W. C. Handy Museum , , Memphis , , Shelby , , West , , Historic house, music history ,

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
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, - , Milan, Tennessee#West Tennessee Agricultural Museum, West Tennessee Agricultural Museum , , Milan, Tennessee, Milan , , Gibson , , West , , Agriculture
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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 ,
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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
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, - , West Tennessee Regional Art Center, , Humboldt, Tennessee, Humboldt , , Gibson , , West , , Art ,
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, - , White County Heritage Museum , , Sparta , , White , , Middle , , Local history , , , - , White County Military Museum , , Sparta , , White , , Middle , , Military , , , - , Willie Nelson and Friends Museum , , Nashville , , Davidson , , Middle , , Music
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country musician Willie Nelson and country music history , - , Fite-Fessenden House, 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 ,
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Noah's Ark theories and archaeological work done by Ron Wyatt , - , Wynnewood (Tennessee), Wynnewood State Historic Area , , Castalian Springs, Tennessee, Castalian Springs , , Sumner , , Middle , , Historic house , , Early-19th-century log inn house , -

Defunct museums

* Beale Street Police Museum, Memphis, closed in 2005. * Breweriana Museum, Millersville, Tennessee, Millersville * Carbo's Smoky Mountain Police Museum, Pigeon Forge * Chattanooga History Center, Chattanooga, closed in 2017, collections now at the Chattanooga Public Library and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga * Chattanooga Model Railroad Museum, Chattanooga, closed in 2015, may reopen in the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel in the future * Dinosaur Walk Museum, Pigeon Forge, closed in 2011 * Grand Guitar Museum, Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol * Howard H. Baker Jr. Museum, Knoxville, formerly part of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, closed in 2012, exhibits on display around the facility * Museum of Tobacco Art and History, Nashville, closed in 1998 * Music Valley Wax Museum, Nashville * Obion County Museum, Union City, closed in 2012, collections moved to Discovery Park of Americar * Smoky Mountain Car Museum, Pigeon Forge * Soda Museum, Springfield, also known as the Museum of Beverage Containers and Advertising * World of the Unexplained museum, Gatlinburg

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Tennessee History for Kids
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