Museums & Living History Farms
For a closeup interpretation of pioneer and early 20th-century Southern Appalachia, visit Museum of Appalachia, Norris. The museum is a collection of more than 30 historic buildings rescued from neglect, gathered onto 63 acres of picturesque pastures. Named an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum preserves a large number of authentic relics, displays one of the nation's largest folk art collections, hosts traditional Appalachian music performances and demonstrations of regional craftsmen.
Kingsport's tonic for today's frenetic life is Exchange Place, a living history farm, once a community that served as a self-supporting plantation. The farm recaptures life in the early 1880s. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, nine of the ten buildings built between 1816 and 1851 are restored on their original foundations.
Study the ways of farming from early Tennesseans at the Agricultural Museum and Tennessee Museum of Early Farm Life. Visit the heart of the state at Williamson County Agriculture Exposition Park with year-round agricultural events. Browse the field of agriculture at West Tennessee Agricultural Museum. Delight in the art of making milk and ice cream at Mayfield Dairy Farms Visitor Center.
Agricultural Museum
Originally chartered by the general assembly in 1957, the Tennessee Agricultural Museum now stands as one of Tennessee's best collections of artifacts relating to the pioneering days of Tennessee farm families. Located at Ellington Agricultural Center in south Nashville, the museum is housed in a former horse barn, originally part of the Brentwood Hall estate of financier Rogers Caldwell. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-837-5197
Blackberry Farm and Farmhouse Spa
On a 4,200-acre estate in the foothills of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains, Blackberry Farm is one of the South's most celebrated country inns. Those in the know commend its exquisite location, first-rate service and delicious food. ...more
Region: Smoky Mountains
City: Walland, TN
Phone: (865) 984-8166
Cotton Museum of the South
Features a 1915 cotton gin. Located in a rural antique village with dining, shops, country church, arboretum, log buildings and a one-room schoolhouse. ...more
Cookeville Depot Museum
Originally built in 1909, the Cookeville Depot Museum is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, and is the heart of Cookeville's historic Westside District. The museum houses many Tennessee Central Railway artifacts, as well as an HO scale replica of what Cookeville’s Westside looked like in the summer of 1955. ...more
Region: Upper Cumberland
City: Cookeville, TN
Phone: 931-528-8570
Chattanooga Regional History Museum
The Chattanooga Regional History Museum has an extensive Civil War collection, including a mountain howitzer; Grant’s headquarter’s chair; dozens of muskets, rifles, swords, knives, pistols, and projectiles; various accoutrements; uniforms; original photographs taken by R. M. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Chattanooga, TN
Phone: 423-265-3247
Clement Railroad Hotel Museum
Lose track of time at the Clement Railroad Hotel Museum. Located in the restored 1913 Hotel Halbrook in downtown Dickson, the museum provides tours, exhibits, special events, and educational programming for learners of all ages. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Dickson, TN
Phone: 615-446-0500
Coal Miner's Museum
Learn about the 1800s Coal Creek War and the third-worst coal mining disaster in U. S. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Lake City, TN
Phone: 865-426-7914
Collierville Train Museum and Tennessean Restaurant
Take a romantic journey into the golden era of railroads aboard The Tennessean while enjoying Southern contemporary cuisine. ...more
Region: Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City: Collierville, TN
Phone: 901-853-9447
Cowan Railroad Museum
Cowan Railroad Museum features photos, relics and memorabilia from the age of steam and steel located in a 1904 train depot listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The depot itself features a model railroad layout and a Smithsonian photo exhibition of area industry. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Cowan, TN
Phone: (931) 967-3078
Galen School Museum
Heritage museum dedicated to preserving the history of Macon County. Featuring items from bygone days, such as rare farm tools and vintage clothing. ...more
Region: Upper Cumberland
City: Lafayette, TN
Phone: 615-666-2470
Hartsville/Trousdale Living History Museum
See how the tobacco farmers lived in the 1930s. Complete farm with house fully furnished, 120-year-old privy, farm implements, tractor, barn and other buildings. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Hartsville, TN
Phone: 615-374-9243
Living History Museum
The Living History Museum has a complete farm setting showing how the tobacco farmer lived in the 1930s. Shown by appointment. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Hartsville, TN
Phone: 615-374-9243
Little River Railroad & Lumber Company Museum
Restored Shay locomotive, depot, steam sawmill and collection of railroad and lumber company artifacts. Open daily. ...more
Region: Smoky Mountains
City: Townsend, TN
Phone: 865-448-2211
Matt Gardner Homestead Museum
House Museum and Farmstead
The Matt Gardner House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as a significant farmstead associated with African American heritage, agriculture, commerce, and architecture from 1870 to 1942. The farm provides for the interpretation of a variety of significant historical topics, including slavery, emancipation, Reconstruction, education, religion, architecture, and agriculture. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Elkton, TN
Phone: (931) 468-0121
Museum of Appalachia
The Museum is located 16 miles north of Knoxville, one mile east of I-75, exit 122 near Norris, Tennessee. For hours and information on special events, call 865-494-7680, e-mail at museum@museumofappalachia. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Clinton, TN
Phone: 865-494-7680
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