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Tennessee State Museum

Fifth and Deaderick Streets, Nashville, TN 37243
800-407-4324
As featured in Nashville for free
Ranked #31 of 93 attractions in Nashville
4.5 of 5 stars 43 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Fee: No
Owner description: The Tennessee State Museum is one of the largest state museums in the nation with more than 60,000-sq.-ft. of permanent exhibits and a 10,000-sq.-ft....... more » Owner description: The Tennessee State Museum is one of the largest state museums in the nation with more than 60,000-sq.-ft. of permanent exhibits and a 10,000-sq.-ft. changing exhibition hall where temporary exhibits are on view. The museum's interpretive exhibits begin 15,000 years ago with prehistoric humans and continue through the early 1900s with special sections on Native American Indians, explorers, pioneers, the Antebellum age, the Civil War, and the beginning of a new century. The State Museum is open every day except Mondays, and admission is free. « less
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Smithville, Tennessee
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012

Lots of nice and wonderful things to see and learn about. More

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Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

I loved all the different exhibits they had to offer. More

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Nashville, Tennessee
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012

A great place for Tennesseans to learn about their stat's history from pre-historic times until now! More

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Anniston, Alabama
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44 reviews 44 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2012
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This place is very informative, much history about the state of TN, and much more. To make it better, it's FREE. The only problem was parking. Make sure to bring some walking shoes! More

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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012

You could spend much of a day visting this free museum that has different levels underground covering all of the stste's history. Many displays, videos, artifacts. Very interesting exhibit on Andrew Jackson. History from ancient times to the present done in an informative fashion. More

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Charleston, South Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

Tennessee Museum is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. the permanent collection is a fascinating tour of tennesse history,and the revolving exhibits are a delightful addition. They are so well crafted that there is something for every age! Be sure to check out the mummy cat. More

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Nashville, TN
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6 reviews 6 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 7, 2012

stumbled across this walking around on lunch one day - excellent Tennessee history More

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Nashville, Tennessee
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2012

The exhibits rarely seem to change any. They have some interesting things, but the best part is it's free... just got to find somewhere to park downtown (that's the hard part) More

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atlanta
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 24, 2012

This museum was full of great historical artifacts, full of history, and had a staff that was awesome. Well worth the admission price of zero dollars. Something for all ages and interests. We avoided the mummy for our 5 year old... More

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Nashville, Tennessee
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 5, 2012

Feel bad giving this a less than fabulous review as there are some really neat things here and they've tried hard to make it work. It's definately worth a couple of hours with, or without kids. It's free so that is a major plus (although local parking is pricey) and it's all about local and historic. The whole museum is... More

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