Children's Museums
Awaken your natural curiosity through the joy of play. Find out how things work, create, explore. The sky's the limit in Tennessee's museums for children.
Adventure Science Center
Discover the wonders of science at Adventure Science Center - a world of interactive adventures that inspire imagination and curiosity.
Established in 1944, the Children’s Museum of Nashville resided on 2nd Avenue South in downtown Nashville. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-862-5160
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
American Museum of Science & Energy
American Museum of Science and Energy is a center for exploration dedicated to the WWII Manhattan Project history and the science that emerged from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Live demonstrations, interactive exhibits and presentations. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Oak Ridge, TN
Phone: 865-576-3200
Arnold Engineering Development Center
Free tours of world's largest ground flight simulation testing complex located in scenic Middle Tennessee. Tours may include a supersonic wind tunnel, jet and rocket test cells, space chambers. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Arnold AFB, TN
Phone: 931-454-5655
Arrowheads to Aerospace Museum
Museum spans time from before five native American tribes traversed the area through the opening of AEDC.
Exibits Include : Military,Lionel Trains, Buttons, Quilts, Teapots, Toys, Nativities, Apothecary, General Store and Gift Shop. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Manchester, TN
Phone: 931-723-1323
Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium
Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium, located in beautiful Kingsport, Tennessee, is a 3500-acre nature preserve and the largest city-owned park in the state of Tennessee. The park features a picturesque 44-acre lake, a nature center with a state-of-the-art planetarium theater, adventure ropes course including a 300-foot zip line, and animal habitats featuring wolves, bobcats, raptors and reptiles. ...more
Region: Northeast
City: Kingsport, TN
Phone: (423) 229-9447
Beechcraft Heritage Museum
The Staggerwing Museum commemorates Walter Beech's Model 17 "Staggerwing" as a milestone of 1930's aviation development. Various Beech aircraft are on display to include Travel Airs, Beech 18s, and Bonanza. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Tullahoma, TN
Phone: 931-455-1974
Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art
Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art
The Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art is located within the borders of the Peabody Place entertainment and retail district in the heart of Downtown Memphis. Asian and European art and artifacts in the museum's collection include ivory carvings, cloisonne, cinnabar and jade sculptures from the Qing Dynasty, as well as imperial furnishings and textiles. ...more
Region: Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City: Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-523-2787
Bemis Mill Village Museum
Opening 2008, the Bemis Mill Village Museum, located in the historic and rehabilitated Bemis Theater/Auditorium, contains exhibits and memorabilia portraying the story of Bemis, a mill town forged out of the cotton fields in 1900 by Judson Moss Bemis. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Jackson, TN
Phone: 731-424-0739
Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Museum
Exhibits and artifacts on traditional Appalachian music and performers from the region. Live music every Thursday evening. ...more
Region: Northeast
City: Bristol, TN
Phone: (276) 645-0035
Carbo's Smoky Mountain Police Museum
Memorabilia of "Walking Tall" Sheriff Buford Pusser, including the 1974 Corvette in which he was killed. See badges, uniforms, weapons and more. ...more
Region: Smoky Mountains
City: Pigeon Forge, TN
Phone: 865-453-1358
Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum
All aboard for the expanded Casey Jones Museum, where you will learn the story of the world famous train engineer who gave his life to save his passengers in the last ride of the Cannonball Express in April of 1900. His story inspired over 150 versions of The Ballad of Casey Jones, film characters and tv shows. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Jackson, TN
Phone: 731-668-1222
Chattanooga History Center
Chattanooga's story is amazing. Learn and experience it here. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Chattanooga, TN
Phone: 423-265-3247
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden and art museum located on the historic Cheek estate. With nationally recognized collections of American and contemporary painting and sculpture, a botanical garden named in the "Top Five" by Southern Living magazine, and year-round family-friendly activities, there's something for everyone at Cheekwood!
There is always something happening in Cheekwood's Botanical Gardens. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: (615) 356-8000
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge
Discover an exciting world of learning in a unique setting with 12 interactive exhibits. History, art and science offer a kaleidoscope of fun. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Oak Ridge, TN
Phone: 865-482-1074


