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Pink Palace Museum

Pink Palace Museum
3050 Central Ave
Memphis, TN 38111
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“Pink Palace Museum” PlanetWare.com
“Memphis Pink Palace Museum” Citysearch.com
“Celebrating a City's 50-Year Groove” Washington Post (free registration required)
“African-American heritage in Memphis” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 114 attractions in Memphis
Traveller Description:
The Pink Palace Museum is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Southeast. You can walk through a replica of the first self-service... more » The Pink Palace Museum is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Southeast. You can walk through a replica of the first self-service grocery store in the country, Clarence Saunders' Piggly Wiggly. Explore the cultural and natural history of the Mid-South through exciting exhibits, dioramas, and audio-visuals. Trace Memphis' development from the time of Spanish explorers through the Civil War and the yellow fever epidemics. Learn from the award-winning medical exhibit how health care grew to be Memphis' largest industry. « less
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Attraction type: Architectural building, Natural history museum, History museum
Address: 3050 Central Ave Memphis, TN 38111
Tel: (901) 320-6320

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( 1-4 of 4 )
“great!”
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5 of 5 stars
b5sgqueen
madison, wi
24 Mar 2008

It's a fun place to spend an afternoon and it's completely free on Tuesdays from 1-4pm. It has some great history exhibits devoted to memphis. It is a pit of a mish-mosh and you're not going to see any furniture, but I would recomend this place for a fun afternoon with your significant other, with kids in tow, or just... more

“a disappointment”
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3 of 5 stars
karajake
St. Paul, MN
22 Mar 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I just returned from spring break in Memphis, and the Pink Palace was a disappointment. I guess I wasn't clear that it would house NO furniture despite looking like a grand southern home. It does have a very nice museum inside, and I was happy we went on a Tuesday afternoon when admission was free. They do have a hands... more

“Ever So Fabulous”
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5 of 5 stars
Kate_63
Klamath Falls, OR
3 Sep 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

I love the history of the Pink Palace. The way the man who created it is honoured. The way the Memphis history is displayed. I learned about Polar Bear hair there. I liked just everything about the place. I was in a planetarium for the first time in my life. If I lived closer I would go again, and again,... more

“A gem”
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5 of 5 stars
Whatbob
26 Jun 2005
1/2 found this review helpful

Well worth finding - you will need to drive here, or a cab, but a real gem. The eclectic mix of old stuff, the amazing model circus, the re-construction - all interesting and fun. The plantarium is currently closed but when you canadd this on and it would be even better. Imax too! more

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3050 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38111
Tel: (901) 320-6320