Visit the Tennessee State Museum for a change of pace on a visit to downtown Nashville. The museum, located in the TPAC building, has three levels of exhibits covering different aspects of the history of Tennessee. It is spacious and easy to tour -- even with school groups touring at the same time. You're on your own here to tour... More

Very informative for us visitors from Scotland, we spent more time here than expected and learnt a lot more about the history of Tennessee. We loved the fact that there were lots of groups of kids being shown around, this all seems to be the norm over here, wish it was like that back home!

Very popular museum with lots of history. Great for home school programs. Can be accessed easily from local parking garages.

This museum does justice to the life of people living in Tennessee during the frontier, antebellum, the civil war and reconstruction periods. I particularly enjoyed the native american artifacts of which there were many; some of these are over 10,000 years old and these are very expertly described! For those who like to see old war uniforms, this place will... More

We found the Tennessee State Museum to be very interesting and well presented. There were a lot of artifacts from the antebellum and Civil war period representing Tennessee people and participation. To me, the most interesting display was the Indian artifacts. We had no idea they made such intricate pots, reminding us of the Peruvian Indian pots. There were also... More

I was quite surprised to find there was no fee for the Museum. It's a good sized museum with plenty of history about Tennessee and the general region. They have some great artifacts and some special displays for children.

The Tennessee State Museum gives visitors a look back into the history of Tennessee through a variety of displays, both model and life sized, depicting history from the earliest visitors through the turbulent growing years and into the modern era. I have visited museums all over the world, and I would rate the TSM right up there with the finest.... More

This is a great museum that actually starts at the bottom and works it's way up, it's perfect for a stroll if you live downtown and it's free!

We had a day to spend some time exploring while in Nashville for medical appointments at Vandy. Decided to check out this museum. It was larger than I thought and had some very interesting exhibits. Especially good that there is no charge. Hubby and I spent about 2 hours going through, But it could take 3-4 if you see the... More