Pink Palace Museum of Memphis
The Pink Palace Museum, in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the Southeastern United States. Newly remodeled and expanded the Pink Palace Museum traces the city of Memphis' development from the time of the Spanish explorers through the Civil War and yellow fever epidemic.
Visitors can explore the natural history and culture of the Mid-South by viewing exciting exhibits, audio-visuals, and dioramas. Inside the Pink Palace Museum you can walk through a replica of the first self-serve grocery store in the country, the Piggly Wiggly, founded by Clarence Saunders. The museum boasts an award-winning medical exhibit which visitors can view to learn how health care became Memphis' largest industry.
An amazing exhibit of dinosaurs and fossils is another eye-catching experience at Pink Palace. A number of touring exhibits pass through the Pink Palace Museum year round adding freshness and diversity. Every year over 240,000 tourists visit the museum, but 1996 brought a wave of excitement to the Memphis area when the stunning Pink Palace Mansion reopened to the public revealing an all new permanent exhibit depicting life in early 20th century Memphis.
A Mid-South tradition for many years has been The Twigs Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees exhibit, which began nearly 50 years ago downtown in the basement of Goldsmith's department store. While visiting The Pink Palace Museum you can't miss the other attractions on the property such as the IMAX Theater, Sharpe Planetarium, Lichterman Nature Center, the Mallory-Neely House, the Magevney House, and the Coon Creek Science Center. The Pink Palace Museum is open 7 days a week to fit your vacation schedule.
