History
Browse the universe of art, sculpture, design. Soak up local history. Appreciate handmade craft. Marvel at ancient artifacts. Gain insight into the culture of our state's inhabitants. Peruse original collections. Discover the Secret City. Get a charge from the excitement in Tennessee museums!
Ernest Tubb Record Shop and Texas Troubadour Theatre
Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree is a live radio broadcast that follows the Grand Ole Opry. It's free and has been going on for over 55 years. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-889-2474
Falcon Rest Mansion & Gardens
Tour shop, eat and laugh at the Victorian mansion where history is fun. The 10,000 square foot mansion, built by Gorilla Pants manufacturer Clay Faulkner in 1896, boasts Biltmore-like systems, a friendly ghost and museum-quality antiques. ...more
Region: Upper Cumberland
City: McMinnville, TN
Phone: 931-668-4444
Farragut Folklife Museum
The Farragut Folklife Museum--and the town of Farragut itself--is named in honor of David Farragut, the first admiral of the U. S. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Farragut, TN
Phone: 865-966-7057
Fisk University & Fisk Jubilee Singers (TM)
Formed in 1871, the Fisk University(R) Jubilee Singers perform throughout the year in the USA and internationally. Call for performance dates. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: (615) 329-8744
Fort Southwest Point
Fort Southwest Point, built in 1797, was a working fort with as many as 625 soldiers until being closed in 1811. After excavations by the Department of Conservation, the University of Tennessee and the City of Kingston, the fort is being reconstructed on its original foundation and includes a barracks, blockhouse and 250 feet of palisade walls. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Kingston, TN
Phone: 865-376-3641
Frank H. McClung Museum - University of Tennessee
A general interest museum featuring permanent exhibitions on Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee, Ancient Egypt, the Civil War in Knoxville, Decorative Arts, Geology and Fossils, Human Origins, and Freshwater Mussels as well as special temporary exhibits. Museum shop. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Knoxville, TN
Phone: 865-974-2144
Franklin County Old Jail Museum
Artifacts and memorabilia make up the exhibits at the Old Jail Museum in Winchester, Tennessee. Eight rooms are dedicated to special themes. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Winchester, TN
Phone: 931-967-0524
Franklin on Foot
Franklin on Foot is a tour company located in Historic Franklin, Tenn. , that offers both daily walking and bike tours. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Franklin, TN
Phone: 615 400-3808
George L. Carter Railroad Museum
Learn about Johnson City's railroad history through models and artifacts. ...more
Region: Northeast
City: Johnson City, TN
Phone: 615-929-3733
Gibson Bluegrass Showcase Museum
Through the history of bluegrass, the making of instruments and the Walk of Fame, get an insider's look at the music that gave country its roots. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-514-2200
Giles County Historical Society & Museum
Museum of early Giles County history and Civil War in Giles County. Genealogy library. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Pulaski, TN
Phone: 931-363-2720
Glenmore Mansion
This 1869 historic landmark is a near-perfect example of Second Empire Victorian architecture. Built on land where the Civil War Battle of Mossy Creek was fought, the property still maintains the family/Civil War cemetery. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Jefferson City, TN
Phone:
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
Visit Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center and celebrate the cultural heritage of East Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains region. Two galleries, movie, 12 historic outbuildings, concerts and other special events throughout the year. ...more
Region: Smoky Mountains
City: Townsend, TN
Phone: 865-448-0044
Green McAdoo Cultural Center
On August 27, 1956, twelve young people in Clinton, Tennessee walked into history and changed the world. They were the first students to desegregate a state-supported high school in the South. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Clinton, TN
Phone: 865-463-6500
Hallehurst
Now open for tours, weddings and receptions by Reservation Only. No Saturday tours will be available. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Pulaski, TN
Phone: 931-424-8510


