InUSA Museums
Archie Campbell House
139 S Main St, Bulls Gap 37711 423-235-5216
The childhood home of the late "Hee Haw" star Archie Campbell displays
his career memorabilia. A caboose mini-museum celebrates the town's
railroad heritage. Jun-Sep Mon-Fri 10-4. Free.
Folklife Center of the Smokies
Hwy 32 S, Cosby 37722 423-625-9675
This rustic cultural center helps preserve traditional mountain music,
crafts and folklife. Daily. Free.
Peregrine Scout Museum
6588 Hwy 411, Greenback 37742 423-856-0244
Participate in the history of the international Boy Scout program.
Daily. $
Doak-Johnson Heritage Museum
Tusculum College, Greeneville 37743 423-636-8554
Exhibits on classical education taught on the frontier are housed in an
original 1818 college building. Mon-Fri 9-5. Free.
Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN 37743 423-638-4111
The official presidential library contains Johnson's personal papers
and books. Mon-Fri 9-5. Free.
Guinness World Records Museum
631 Parkway, Gatlinburg 37738 423-436-9100
12 galleries of exhibits and 10 shows highlight Guinness World
Recordholders. Daily. $
Carmichael Inn Museum
Courthouse Sq, Loudon 37774 423-458-1442
This log cabin, once an 19th century stagecoach inn, is now home to the
county's historical memorabilia. Thu-Sun 1-5. $
Harriman Heritage Museum
330 Roane St, Harriman 37748 423-882-0335
Artifacts, photos and memorabilia of "The City That Temperance Built"
housed in the old c.1891 American University building. Tue 11-2, Fri
1-4. Free.
Abraham Lincoln Museum
Cumberland Gap Pkwy, Harrogate 37752 423-869-6235
From his humble birth in rural Kentucky to the dramatic years of the
Civil War and his tragic death, Lincoln's life is recounted at this
monument to regional and national history. Mon-Fri 9-4, Sat 11-4, Sun
1-4. $
Roane County Museum of History
N Kentucky St, Kingston 37763 423-376-9211
Artifacts and exhibits of local and state history from prehistoric
times through WWII are housed in one of the few remaining antebellum
courthouses in TN. Tue-Fri 10-4. Free.
Sam Houston Schoolhouse
3650 Old Sam Houston School Rd, Maryville 37804 423-983-1550
Sam Houston, the great statesman and pioneer, once taught at the oldest
school in Tennessee. Daily. $
Crockett Tavern & Pioneer Museum
2002 Morningside Dr, Morristown 37814 423-587-9900
Reconstruction of the John Crockett Tavern, boyhood home of Davy
Crockett, which was burned after housing smallpox victims. Tue-Sat
11-4. $
Newport/Cocke County Museum
433 Prospect Ave, Newport 37821 423-623-7201
Native American artifacts, period furnishings, wildlife diorama and
special exhibits. Mon-Sat by appt. Free.
Crosby Threshing Barn
Lower Clear Creek Rd, Norris 37828 423-457-4542
A threshing machine, pea shucker, cotton planter, and power treadmill
are a few of the many 1800s farm tools on display. May-Dec 9-5. Free.
Lenoir Museum
Hwy 441 N, Norris 37828 423-494-9688
1,000's of Early Americana items collected by Will Lenoir are on
display in Norris Dam State Park. May-Dec Wed-Sun 9-5. Free.
Museum of Appalachia
2819 Andersonville Hwy, Norris 37828 423-494-7680
This farm/village complex has 30 authentic log cabins and other
buildings, gardens, farm animals and the Appalachian Hall of Fame.
Daily 8-5. $
American Museum of Science & Energy
300 S Tulane Ave, Oak Ridge 37830 423-576-3200
200 interactive exhibits and live demonstrations about energy and its
uses. See electric and hybrid vehicles of the future, learn about the
Manhattan Project that helped end WW2. Daily 9-5. Free.
Children's Museum
461 W Outer Dr, Oak Ridge 37830 423-482-1074
Hands-on art, history and science exhibits for children and adults.
Daily. $
Historic Graphic Reactor
Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge 37830 423-574-4160
See the world's oldest nuclear reactor, built by the Manhatten Project
during WW2. Daily 9-5. Free.
New Bethel Church
Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge 37830 423-574-4160
The church, now a museum, was the center of social and religious life
in Old Bethel prior to WW2, when the Oak Ridge National Laboratory was
built. Daily. $
Rogersville Depot Museum
415 S Depot St, Rogersville 37857 423-272-2186
The railroad museum, located in a restored Southern Railway depot, also
serves as the area's visitors center. Mon-Fri 10-4, Sat-Sun by appt.
Free.
Grandma's Button Box
1396 Chapman Hwy, Sevierville 37862 423-428-6719
Large collection of unique clothing buttons of all types and age. Call
for hours. Free.
Smoky Mountain Police Museum
3311 Parkway, Pigeon Forge 37863 423-453-1358
Police badges, uniforms, weapons and other historical items from the US
and around the world. See "Walking Tall" Sheriff Buford Pusser's 1974
Corvette in which he died in a fiery crash. Jun-Sep daily 10-5. $
Elvis Museum
2638 Parkway, Pigeon Forge 37863 423-428-2001
View a large collection of Elvis' personal possessions. Daily. $
Smoky Mountain Car Museum
2970 Parkway, Pigeon Forge 37863 423-453-3433
See gas, electric and steam automobiles, and cars of famous people.
May-Oct. $
Little River Railroad & Lumber Co Museum
7747 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Townsend 37882 423-448-2211
A Shay locomotive is among the artifacts and memorabilia of this
historic company town. Jun-Aug daily, Apr-May weekends. Donation.
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
Hwy 360, Vonore 37885 423-884-6246
The state's only Native American-owned and operated museum presents
Cherokee history and culture. Daily. $
East Tennessee Historical Center
600 Market St, Knoxville 37902 423-544-5744
The public library's McClung Historical Collection, the East Tennesse
Historical Society and Knox County archives now reside in this former
customs house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mon-Fri. Free.
Knoxville Academy of Medicine
422 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville 37902 423-524-4676
Medical instruments, furniture, pictures and books dating from 1798. By
appt. Free.
Museum of East Tennessee History
600 Market St, Knoxville 37902 423-544-5732
Part of the East Tennessee Historical Center, the exhibits span the 200
year history of East Tennessee. Tue-Sat 10-4, Sun 1-5. $
East Tennessee Discovery Center
516 N Beaman St, Knoxville 37914 423-637-1121
Aquarium, insect zoo, hands-on exhibits and planetarium. Mon-Sat. $
Beck Cultural Center
1927 Dandridge Ave, Knoxville 37915 423-524-8461
Photographs, newspapers, books and art tell the history of
African-Americans in Knoxville from the late 1800s to present. Daily.
Free.
Frank McClung Museum
1327 Circle Park Dr, Knoxville 37916 423-974-2144
Tennessee's history, culture, art and natural resources. Mon-Fri 9-5,
Sat 10-3, Sun 2-5. Free.
Armstrong-Lockett House
2728 Kingston Pike, Knoxville 37919 423-637-3163
This 1834 house is furnished with 18th century furniture and decorative
arts, featuring an outstanding collection of English silver and
extensive formal gardens. Mar-Dec Tue-Sat 10-6, Sun 1-4. $
Confederate Memorial Hall
3148 Kingston Pk SW, Knoxville 37919 423-522-2371
Memoriabilia of the Confederacy and library of Southern literature are
housed in a Victorian mansion occupied by Gen James Longstreet in Nov
1863. Tue-Fri 1-4. $
Volunteer State Veterans Hall of Honor
4000 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville 37920 423-577-0757
2,000 war relics from the American Revolution to Desert Storm. Thu-Sat
10-4, Sun 1-4. Free.