Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm and Museum, Tennessee, United States

3ibrake4java 5:00 PM Aug 21, 2020

Disappointing
Have seen the signs for years along I-40 do decided to make a day trip to see what it was about. The “museum” was basically a store selling pearl jewelry. There were a few informative pictures but not much else. The woman in the store was very friendly.

3College-Schlepper 5:00 PM Sep 17, 2011

About what we expected
My daughter, who makes jewelry, noticed signs for this attraction on a trip through this area last Spring. She asked if we could stop in on our way to Texas for her internship. We expected it would be a little hokey, and it was. Probably if we had at least 15 people and could take advantage of the full tour experience it would have been better. The museum is basically a one room display in a facility that sells/rents boats. We bought an interesting necklace made by a local artisan using the local pearls. They had some pretty pricey necklaces, etc with pearls from Asia as well. The woman who worked there was very nice. It's only 9 mi off the interstate, so it was not a regrettable exit, I just wouldn't plan a trip to specifically go there unless with a large group.