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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 116 attractions in Memphis

Museum focuses on the Civil Rights Movement in America through private collections, exhibitions, research and educational programs.

Attraction type: Monument; Historic site; Speciality museum; History museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 116 attractions in Memphis

Art museum specializing in impressionist and post-impressionist painting, featuring work by Matisse, Renoir, Gaugin, Cassat and Turner.

Attraction type: Art gallery; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 116 attractions in Memphis

Interactive new museum.

Attraction type: Speciality museum; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 116 attractions in Memphis

Slave Haven is the former home of the Burkle family. In 1978, the family revealed that the home had been a stop on the underground railroad in Memphis. This museum includes information regarding...

Attraction type: Historic home; Tour; History museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 116 attractions in Memphis
Attraction type: Speciality museum; Educational site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 116 attractions in Memphis

Chronicling the artists and the music that shaped the legacy of "Memphis Sound," this museum features the Smithsonian's "Rock 'n' Roll: Social Crossroads" exhibition.

Attraction type: Speciality museum; History museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 116 attractions in Memphis

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.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Natural history museum; History museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 116 attractions in Memphis

A celebration of Memphis' rich musical tradition, from slave chants to Elvis.

Attraction type: Museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 116 attractions in Memphis

This art museum features artifacts from the city's namesake, the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.

Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 116 attractions in Memphis

Island containing a 52-acre park that is home to the River Walk and the Mississippi River Museum accessible only by a footbridge.

Attraction type: Island; Park; History museum; Theatre; Beach; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 116 attractions in Memphis

The state's oldest and largest art museum.

Attraction type: Art gallery; Other; Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #30 of 116 attractions in Memphis

Admission prices: $6 adult, $5 senior, $4 student, Free if 12 years old or under.

Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #31 of 116 attractions in Memphis

History museum detailing the Mississippi River history, located in Mud Park.

Attraction type: Speciality museum; History museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #35 of 116 attractions in Memphis

The Sharpe Planetarium is temporarily closed.

Attraction type: Observatory/planetarium; Speciality museum; Architectural building; Natural history museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #44 of 116 attractions in Memphis

This museum contains many fine specimens of delicately wrought metal work.

Attraction type: Speciality museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #57 of 116 attractions in Memphis

Children play to learn and adults learn to play again at The Children’s Museum of Memphis ! Packed with quality informal learning experiences that are both fun and educational, the hands-on...

Attraction type: Children's museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #58 of 116 attractions in Memphis

This museum contains more than 600 treasures from Europe and the Orient.

Attraction type: Art gallery; History museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #67 of 116 attractions in Memphis

The C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa is a prehistoric American Indian archaeological site dating back to the 15th century.  The site was occupied, abandoned and reoccupied several times throughout its...

Attraction type: History museum; Other
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #79 of 116 attractions in Memphis
Attraction type: Art gallery
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