4.5Stax Museum of American Soul Music(2.139 reviews) - A quick add to any Memphis Trip Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Educational sites
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, is a 17,000 square-foot museum offering interactive exhibits, videos, vintage musical instruments used to create the Stax sound, stage costumes, photographs, records, and approximately 3,000 other items of memorabilia that tell the unique story, from beginning to present, of American soul music, particularly that of Stax Records and the Memphis Sound.Artists highlighted include Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, the Bar-Kays, Booker T. & the MGs, Johnnie Taylor, Little Milton, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Ike & Tina Turner, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, and hundreds of others. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have special safety precautions in place, such as mandatory mask-wearing for all employees and guests, social distancing, no large groups, and, for now, cashless transactions only.See more..
4.5University of Tennessee(434 reviews) - Five big dots for my alma mater! Educational sites
Over 26,000 students attend the University of Tennessee.See more..
5.0University of the South(183 reviews) - A Rea Gem. Wonderful weekend get-a-way or College Option Educational sites
The University and surrounding area are just beautiful. Full of history and if you like photography, this is a place for you. Such history. You can stay at the Sewanee Inn, visit the Chapel, spend time at the Cross, drive to Natural Bridge or visit some of the shops. Overall it is a great weekend getaway. Hidden Gem Dr Marc 1 John 4:4See more..
4.5International Storytelling Center(147 reviews) - It is wonderful! Sunday: Educational sites • Wedding Chapels • Theatre & Performances
The International Storytelling Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of people around the world through the arts of storytelling. The Center’s campus includes the 14,000 square foot Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall, surrounded by a three-acre park. The Hall includes a state of the art performance theater, Gift Shop and additional rooms available for rent for weddings, receptions, business meetings and seminars. ISC’s flagship event, the National Storytelling Festival occurs annually during the first weekend of every October, it is the oldest and most prestigious event of its kind in the world, and ignited the modern day storytelling revival in America. Programming at the center also includes the renowned teller-in-residence (TIR) series, which boasts a 26 week lineup of nationally-known storytellers in Jonesborough, Tennessee—the storytelling capital of the world.See more..
4.5Women's Basketball Hall of Fame(123 reviews) - One of a Kind Sunday: Speciality Museums • Educational sites • History Museums
From the 10-ton, 30-foot-high basketball that sits on top of the building to the life-like animatronic figure of Senda Berenson, "the mother of women's basketball," this will not be your typical hall of fame visit.See more..
Traveling down US 40 we noticed this exit and had to see what the craft center was. We were delighted with the gallery and the drive to it. Of course we had to stop and buy earrings for family members. Well worth the time it took to get hereSee more..
4.5Athenaeum Rectory(8 reviews) - Unusual home, a must see in Columbia, Tennessee! Sunday: Historic Sites • Educational sites
From 1852 to 1904, this was a girls' school that taught the same subjects boys were learning.See more..
