Tag: Museum in Memphis
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Phone: 901-526-1469
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...
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Category: Museums
Phone: (901) 523-2344
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...
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Phone: (901) 785-3160
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...
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Phone: (901) 636-5650
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...
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Phone: (901) 205-2533
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...
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Phone: (901) 527-3427
Visit the Underground Slave Hideaway. This Antebellum home reveals secrets of the Underground Railroad! Read more...
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Category: Recording Studios
Phone: (901) 521-0664
Sun Studio is a legendary recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. The Legendary Sun Studio – Welcome to The Birthplace of Rock N Roll! Read more...
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Phone: (901) 332-3322
Elvis Presley’s famed house and estate featuring mansion tours, exhibits, a car museum and more. !–more– Hours of Operation May 30 to September 4, 2016 Monday – Saturday:9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m., except for: Sunday, May 29th: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Memorial Day Weekend) Sunday, July 3rd: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Independence Read more...
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Phone: 901-458-2678
The Children’s Museum of Memphis is a hands-on interactive museum with 21 exhibits – from a tornado to honeybees to airplane to karaoke – lots to do with kids 1-12 and their families! *(All children must be accompanied by an adult and all adults must be accompanied by a child during their visit.) Read more...
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Phone: (901) 521-9699
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...