Museum of Appalachia - Clinton, Tennessee

Jose T.

Muy amables.

Mmmm

Bello, is nace

Lena M.

To be honest, felt this was slightly over priced for what it is. You enter into the pretty big gift shop to buy your tickets. There are 2 buildings that have "museum" type things to check out. There is a lot of stuff and truly gives you a look at what the life was like in the Appalachians. But most of what you view are the various older buildings and the animals roaming around the active farm. Would like to note, that we only got to check out a few of the houses. The weather turned and it started pouring so we decided not to continue to avoid getting sick from getting wet in the cold. Not saying I didn't enjoy what I saw while I was here, but can't say it's somewhere I would revisit. Been there, done that...

Les R.

Wonderful history museum with lots to see and much to learn. Plan on spending at least 2 to 4 hours... more time if you decide to eat lunch at the restaurant. The restaurant food was okay, but it won't win any awards.

Tracy F.

We saw this on fridays forever. This is an extensive museum well preserving the very rich and deep lives of appalachian people.. there is sooooo much here to learn and with all the plaques and all the reading you need to do it would be wise to stay in the campground and visit a couple days.
We only had a day and really felt like it wasn't enough.
You pay for tickets in the gift shop btw that is a beautiful gift shop and then you proceed to the first museum which is stock fullll of appalachian stuff and pays big tributes to gene autry, the carters, dolly parton cass walker and so many more who came before them.
We circled back after the second museum and had one outstanding meal at the cafè and then went on to explore the other buildings. There is 36 in all including daniel boone cabin and mark twains childhood home. The beautiful animals here are also worth noting and they are quite friendly!
The staff is absolutely friendly and helpful

H S.

Took 16 yr old and 13 yr old girls. They both enjoyed it and we averaged our stars. The food was over hyped. It was alright but nothing I would purchase again. Loved the animals but the tabby cat stole the show. I loved the Interesting artifacts.

Thirteendays

I definitely underestimated how large this museum is. You can spend the better part of a day here if you wanted to. The museum has an easy to follow layout in which you follow a path to get to the next building on the list. Some buildings have extensive exhibits inside. This is a great place to reflect on what life used to be like.

Sara B. W.

Look guys, I travel full time and there are a LOT of pioneer museums out in the world and there is a bit of romanticizing the poor aspect to the whole endeavor, BUT the Museum of Appalachia has a particularly good collection of buildings, including Mark Twain's childhood home, a 1800's log cabin used in the filming of a Daniel Boone show, a huge mill, and loads of cabins and barns.

But I think the best part of the collection is in the very first building, the hall of fame. The original director of the museum collected so many great stories - almost too many to read in one visit. It really brings everything to life and makes the museum stand above the rest.

There's also a small cafe that is very popular with the locals (go early!) and a really lovely gift shop with a lot of fun items, including a whole wall of jellies and fruit butters. Everyone there is super nice, and there are a few animals on property - some free-ranging chickens and peacocks, some goats, miniature horses, and sheep. There's a one-way path through the whole thing so you don't miss anything.

My only complaint is that it's all a bit pricey. Lunch in the cafe of chicken and dressing plus two sides, a slice of good cornbread, and a slice of hummingbird cake was almost $18. (It comes out *very* fast, btw.) The museum itself is $20. (I was told by my hosts that museum admission was free with a meal, but if that was ever true, it's not anymore. Everyone seems to come just to eat.)