Tag: History Museum in Memphis

The Victorian Village Historic District, located in the eastern quadrant of Downtown Memphis, was once known as “Millionaire’s Row” because of the Victorian-style homes and mansions lining the streets and the wealthy Memphis residents that lived in them, in then the outskirts of the city. Many of the homes from the mid to late 1800s are still standing, from Woodruff Read more...

Rising from ancient magnolia trees, the Woodruff-Fontaine House stands as a reminder of an era long gone. This beautiful French Victorian mansion was built in 1870 along “Millionaires Row.” The mansion, home to two prominent Memphis families, was deeded to the city in 1936 and stood vacant for several years. The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities rescued the Read more...

The Withers Collection Museum & Gallery is a facility located at 333 Beale Street in Memphis, TN. The museum displays the historical photographic of Dr. Ernest C. Withers. The facility is also the home of the Memphis BIO DOC Production program. Read more...

The mission of the C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa, a division of the University of Memphis, is to protect and interpret the Chucalissa archaeological site’s cultural and natural environments, and to provide the University Community and the public with exceptional educational, participatory, and research opportunities on the landscape’s past and present Native American and traditional cultures. Read more...

The Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum is located at 545 South Main Street on the ground floor of the Central Station in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The museum is dedicated to document the local history of Railroad and the Memphis Trolleys. The museum provides static exhibits as well as video documentation and railroad model diaoramas Read more...

Come to Davies Manor Plantation to learn about life in early Shelby County. Take a docent led tour of Davies Manor, the oldest log home in the county. Then, take a self-guided tour of the grounds to learn about plantation life. With advanced notice, special arrangements can be made for large groups. Also located on the property, Hillwood provides an Read more...

Memphis’ Hottest Attraction!!! America’s premier interactive fire museum is in the legendary Fire Engine House No. 1 in downtown Memphis. Step back in time to a turn-of-the-century firehouse. Fight the flames of a burning skyscraper from a snorkel basket simulator. Take a look at the horse-drawn era of firefighting from the horse’s perspective! Test your ability to find an escape Read more...

The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is about the birth of rock and soul music and the story of musical pioneers who, for the love of music, overcame racial & socio-economic barriers to create music that shook the world. Read more...

Visit the Underground Slave Hideaway. This Antebellum home reveals secrets of the Underground Railroad! Read more...

The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., chronicles key episodes of American civil rights movement & its legacy to inspire participation in civil & human rights globally. Read more...