Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Tennessee!
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Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Tennessee!
CITY / ATTRACTION
| Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum | Harrogate |
| Adventure Science Center | Nashville |
| Alcatraz East | Pigeon Forge |
| Alex Haley House and Museum | Henning |
| American Museum of Science and Energy | Oak Ridge |
| Andrew Johnson National Historic Site | Greeneville |
| Archie Campbell Tourism Complex | Bulls Gap |
| Arrowheads/Aerospace Cultural Center | Manchester |
| Art Museum of the University of Memphis | Memphis |
| Athenaeum Rectory | Columbia |
| Austin Peay State University Art Galleries | Clarksville |
| Bartlett Museum | Bartlett |
| Battles for Chattanooga Electric Map and Museum | Lookout Mountain |
| Bays Mountain Park | Kingsport |
| Beck Cultural Exchange Center | Knoxville |
| Beechcraft Heritage Museum | Tullahoma |
| Beech River Cultural Center and Museum | Lexington |
| Beersheba Springs Historical Society Museum | Beersheba Springs |
| Belle Meade Plantation | Belle Meade |
| Belmont Mansion | Nashville |
| Belmont University Galleries | Nashville |
| Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art | Memphis |
| Bemis Mill Village Museum | Jackson |
| Bessie Smith Cultural Center | Chattanooga |
| Blockade Runner, Sutlery & Civil War Museum | Wartrace |
| Blount County Historical Museum | Maryville |
| Blount Mansion | Knoxville |
| Bon Air Mountain Historical Society Museum | Sparta |
| Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center | Murfreesboro |
| Buford Pusser Home and Museum | Adamsville |
| Burkle Estate | Memphis |
| Butler Museum | Butler |
| Cades Cove Museum | Maryville |
| Cannonsburgh Village | Murfreesboro |
| Carnegie Center for Arts and History | Jackson |
| Carnton Plantation | Franklin |
| Carter House | Franklin |
| Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum | Jackson |
| C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa | Memphis |
| Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Heritage Center | Chattanooga |
| Charles Hall Museum | Tellico Plains |
| Chasing Rainbows | Pigeon Forge |
| Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art | Nashville |
| Cherokee & David Crockett Museum & Cultural Center | Lawrenceburg |
| Chester Inn State Historic Site | Jonesborough |
| Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park | Chattanooga |
| Children’s Museum of Memphis | Memphis |
| Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge |
| Clay County Museum | Celina |
| Clement Railroad Hotel Museum | Dickson |
| Coal Miner Railroad Section House Museum | Sparta |
| Cold Springs School | Portland |
| Cookeville Depot Museum | Cookeville |
| Cookeville History Museum | Cookeville |
| Coon Creek Science Center | Adamsville |
| Cooter’s Museum | Pigeon Forge |
| Cooter’s Place | Nashville |
| Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park | Byrdstown |
| Cordova Museum | Cordova |
| The Cotton Museum | Memphis |
| Cotton Museum at Green Frog Farm | Bells |
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Nashville |
| Cowan Railroad Museum | Cowan |
| Cragfont | Castalian Springs |
| Creative Discovery Museum | Chattanooga |
| Crescent Bend | Knoxville |
| Crockett Tavern Museum | Morristown |
| Cumberland Homesteads Tower Museum | Crossville |
| Customs House Museum and Cultural Center | Clarksville |
| David Crockett State Park | Lawrenceburg |
| Davies Manor | Memphis |
| Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park | Limestone |
| Dickson-Williams Mansion | Greeneville |
| Discovery Center at Murfree Spring | Murfreesboro |
| Discovery Park of America | Union City |
| Dixie Gun Works Old Car Museum | Union City |
| Dixon Gallery and Gardens | Memphis |
| Doak House Museum | Greeneville |
| Doctor’s House | Cross Plains |
| Downtown Gallery | Knoxville |
| Dragon Dreams Museum and Gift Shop | Chattanooga |
| Ducktown Basin Museum | Ducktown |
| Dunbar Carver Alumni Museum and Cultural Center | Brownsville |
| Dunlap Coke Ovens Park | Dunlap |
| Dyer County Museum | Dyersburg |
| Eads Museum | Carthage |
| Edge Motor Museum | Memphis |
| Elm Springs | Columbia |
| Elvis & Hollywood Legends Museum | Pigeon Forge |
| Emporium Center Galleries | Knoxville |
| Englewood Textile Museum | Englewood |
| Ethridge Museum | Ethridge |
| Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture | Knoxville |
| Exchange Place (Kingsport, Tennessee) | Kingsport |
| Falcon Rest Mansion | McMinnville |
| Falls Mill | Belvidere |
| Farragut Museum | Farragut |
| Fayetteville-Lincoln County Museum | Fayetteville |
| Fire Museum of Memphis | Memphis |
| Fisk University Galleries | Nashville |
| Floyd Garrett’s Muscle Car Museum | Sevierville |
| Fort Donelson National Battlefield | Dover |
| Fort Negley | Nashville |
| Fort Loudoun | Vonore |
| Fort Pillow State Park and Museum | Henning |
| Fort Southwest Point | Kingston |
| Frist Center for the Visual Arts | Nashville |
| Galen School Museum | Lafayette |
| General Shale Museum of Ancient Brick | Johnson City |
| Giles County Historical Museum | Pulaski |
| Girl Scout Museum at Daisy’s Place | Knoxville |
| Glenn Cardwell Heritage Museum | Pittman Center |
| Graceland | Memphis |
| Granville Museum | Granville |
| Gray Fossil Museum | Gray |
| Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center | Townsend |
| Green McAdoo Cultural Center | Clinton |
| Greenback Heritage Museum | Greenback |
| Greeneville Greene County History Museum | Greeneville |
| Grundy County Heritage Center Museum | Tracy City |
| Grundy County Miners Museum | Palmer |
| Guinness World Records | Gatlinburg |
| Hands On! Regional Museum | Johnson City |
| Hands-On Science Center | Tullahoma |
| Haywood County Museum | Brownsville |
| Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County | Murfreesboro |
| The Hermitage | Hermitage |
| Historic Collinsville | Southside |
| Historic Mansker’s Station | Goodlettsville |
| Historic Rugby | Rugby |
| Hollywood Star Cars Museum | Gatlinburg |
| Hollywood Wax Museum Pigeon Forge | Pigeon Forge |
| Houston Museum of Decorative Arts | Chattanooga |
| Hunter Museum of American Art | Chattanooga |
| International Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame | Jackson |
| International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum | Chattanooga |
| J. Houston Gordon Museum | Martin |
| Jackson County Museum | Gainesboro |
| President James K. Polk Home | Columbia |
| James D. Vaughan Museum | Lawrenceburg |
| James White’s Fort | Knoxville |
| Jasper Regional History Museum | Jasper |
| Johnsonville State Historic Park | New Johnsonville |
| Jonesborough-Washington County History Museum | Jonesborough |
| Kiwanis Cookeville Children’s Museum | Cookeville |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | Knoxville |
| L & N Train Station | Clarksville |
| Lairdland Farm House | Cornersville |
| Lane Motor Museum | Nashville |
| Lenoir Museum Cultural Complex | Norris |
| Lenoir City Museum | Lenoir City |
| Lichterman Nature Center | Memphis |
| Little Congress Bicycle Museums | Cumberland Gap |
| Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum | Townsend |
| Loretta Lynn Ranch | Hurricane Mills |
| Louisville & Nashville Railroad Station/Museum | Etowah |
| Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum | Collegedale |
| Lynnville Railroad Museum | Lynville |
| Mabry-Hazen House | Knoxville |
| Madame Tussauds Nashville | Nashville |
| Magevney House | Memphis |
| Mallory–Neely House | Memphis |
| Marble Springs | Knoxville |
| Marion County Coal Miners Museum | Whitwell |
| Matt Gardner Homestead Museum | Elkton |
| McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture | Knoxville |
| McLemore House Museum | Franklin |
| McMinn County Living Heritage Museum | Athens |
| McNairy County Historical Museum | Selmer |
| Meigs County Historical Museum | Decatur |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art | Memphis |
| Memphis Music Hall of Fame | Memphis |
| Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum | Memphis |
| Memphis Rock N’ Soul Museum | Memphis |
| Military Memorial Museum of the Upper Cumberland | Crossville |
| Mississippi River Park and Museum | Memphis |
| Mitchell Museum | Tullahoma |
| Monterey Depot Museum | Monterey |
| Moore County Old Jail Museum | Lynchburg |
| Mount Pleasant / Maury County Museum of Local History | Mount Pleasant |
| Muse Knoxville | Knoxville |
| Museum at Mountain Home | Johnson City |
| Museum Center at Five Points | Cleveland |
| Museum of Appalachia | Norris |
| Museum of Biblical History | Collierville |
| Museum of East Tennessee History | Knoxville |
| Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers | Gatlinburg |
| Museum of Scott County | Huntsville |
| Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot and Railroad Museum | Jackson |
| Nashville Zoo at Grassmere | Nashville |
| National Bird Dog Museum | Grand Junction |
| National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis |
| National Ornamental Metal Museum | Memphis |
| Newbern Depot & Railroad Museum | Newbern |
| Netherland Inn | Kingsport |
| Oaklands Historic House Museum | Murfreesboro |
| Oaklawn Garden | Germantown |
| Old Jail Museum | Lawrenceburg |
| Old Jail Museum | Winchester |
| Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park | Manchester |
| Overton County Heritage Museum | Livingston |
| Paris-Henry County Heritage Center | Paris |
| Parsons Area Historical Museum | Parsons |
| Parthenon | Nashville |
| Patton House Museum | Cookeville |
| Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium | Memphis |
| Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park | Pinson |
| Pioneer Hall Museum | Pleasant Hill |
| President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library | Greeneville |
| Ralph J. Passarella Museum | Loretto |
| Ramsey House | Knoxville |
| Rattle and Snap | Columbia |
| Red Clay State Park | Cleveland |
| Reece Museum | Johnson City |
| Rhea County Courthouse and Museum | Dayton |
| Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum | Gatlinburg |
| Rippavilla Plantation | Spring Hill |
| Robertson County History Museum | Springfield |
| Rock Castle | Hendersonville |
| Rocky Mount State Historic Site | Piney Flats |
| Rose Center | Morristown |
| Rose Mont | Gallatin |
| Roy Acuff Union Museum and Library | Maynardville |
| Rusty’s TV & Movie Car Museum | Jackson |
| Sam Davis Home | Smyrna |
| Sam Davis Museum | Pulaski |
| Sam Houston Schoolhouse | Maryville |
| Scarritt-Bennett Center Laskey Gallery | Nashville |
| Sequoyah Birthplace Museum | Vonore |
| Sevier County Heritage Museum | Sevierville |
| Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park | Pall Mall |
| Shiloh National Military Park | Savannah |
| Smith County Heritage Museum | Carthage |
| South Pittsburg Heritage Museum | South Pittsburg |
| Southern Appalachia Railway Museum | Knoxville |
| Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame | Pigeon Forge |
| Southern Museum and Galleries of Photography, Culture and History | McMinnville |
| Sparta Rock House | Sparta |
| Stax Museum of American Soul Music | Memphis |
| Stones River National Battlefield | Murfreesboro |
| Sumner County Museum | Gallatin |
| Sun Studio | Memphis |
| Sutton Homestead & Pioneer Village | Granville |
| Sweetwater Heritage Museum | Sweetwater |
| Swift Aircraft Museum | Athens |
| Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park | Elizabethton |
| T.S. Stribling Museum | Clifton |
| Tennessee Agricultural Museum | Nashville |
| Tennessee Central Railway Museum | Nashville |
| Tennessee Governor’s Mansion | Nashville |
| Tennessee Museum of Aviation | Sevierville |
| Tennessee Museum of Early Farm Life | Spring Hill |
| Tennessee Newspaper and Printing Museum | Rogersville |
| Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame | Nashville |
| Tennessee River Folklife Museum | Eva |
| Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm | Camden |
| Tennessee River Museum | Savannah |
| Tennessee State Museum | Nashville |
| Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum | Chattanooga |
| Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum | Wartrace |
| Tipton County Museum | Covington |
| Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site | Johnson City |
| Titanic | Pigeon Forge |
| Todd Gallery | Murfreesboro |
| Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum | Nashville |
| Treasuring the Word Rare Bible & Book Museum | Sevierville |
| Trenton Teapot Museum | Trenton |
| Trousdale Place | Gallatin |
| Tulip Grove | Nashville |
| Tullahoma Fine Arts Center | Tullahoma |
| Twin Cities Railroad Museum | South Fulton |
| Unicoi County Historical Society Museum | Erwin |
| University of the South Art Gallery | Sewanee |
| Vanderbilt University Galleries | Nashville |
| Veterans’ Museum | Halls |
| Vonore Heritage Museum | Vonore |
| W. C. Handy Museum | Memphis |
| Warren County Heritage Center and Museum | McMinnville |
| West Tennessee Agricultural Museum | Milan |
| West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center | Brownsville |
| West Tennessee Cultural Heritage Museum | Jackson |
| West Tennessee Regional Art Center | Humboldt |
| White County Heritage Museum | Sparta |
| White County Military Museum | Sparta |
| Willie Nelson and Friends Museum | Nashville |
| Wilson County Museum | Lebanon |
| Woodruff-Fontaine House | Memphis |
| Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame | Knoxville |
| Wyatt Archaeological Museum | Cornersville |
| Wynnewood State Historic Area | Castalian Springs |
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