Tennessee River Museum

Fascinating small museum with very informative exhibits about the history of the Tennessee River area; its peoples, geology and covering many eras. We were fascinated with the fossils and the native people's artifacts. Highly recommend.

I choose to stay In Savannah to avoid a storm up north and so I was wondering around looking for things to see. I love learning about a small towns history and this town did not disappoint. I walked in and Lauren was sitting behind the desk. She was incredibly nice and welcoming as I told her my quick story. I wandered through the museum for about an hour. As I travel I get more and more into history so it was cool to learn about Savannahs, between the people, the river and the battle of Shiloh. After I got to talk to Lauren for a bit and she is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to her town and you can tell how much she loves history. Definitely a must stop in.

Quality history displays - clean and well designed! Was worth the $5.00 admission. Bought a book from a local author and looking forward to reading it: "Muriel's Memories". Staff were friendly and knowledge. You can find more information about local events and programs here as well.

Loved to tour the museum with the family & it's our first time here.

Group of 8 church members (from Florence AL) began here for a “day outing.” This is very nice local museum with a variety of information and artifacts about the history surrounding the Tennessee River. The museum is located in the former Savannah, TN post office building on Main Street. The staff member on duty on this day was extremely nice, helpful, and knowledgeable. Afterwards, our group went Hagy’s for lunch before finishing our “jaunt” with a boat tour about Pickwick Dam.

Beautiful museum with lots of character and plenty to see. Me and my friend really enjoyed our visit.

Great place to stop! Lots of artifacts and information here. You could spend a few hours here.

The wife and I enjoyed our time at the museum. It was well lit and clean as were the exhibits. Enjoyed talking to the person at the museum. If Indian culture and the history of the Tennessee River is something you enjoy, then you should stop by it.

A real nice place to start a visit to Savannah. Vicki is a gem. Her knowledge is spot on. A tour is so insightful of the past and Savannah has been around for a real long time. Plenty of Indian information and river knowledge. You won't regret the time spent here

My wife and I are vacationing at the Pickwick Landing State Park, TN and decided to visit the museum. It's small, and we didn't have high expectations, but we were pleasantly surprised. It covers the gamut of the river's lifetime, all the way back to pre-historic times when the Mississippi River Valley was an ocean. There are a variety of fossils and brief but well-written and informative placards describing everything. Not too wordy, but just enough to get the point across. The next room shows the development of the native (pre-western) cultures and it's really quite fascinating. Then comes the white man and the genocide (they don't say it quite that way). It even gives fair time to the Trail of Tears, including the fact that the Supreme Court ruled against President Jackson and he just ignored them. Then on to the civil war and the post war economic boom. One thing Wanda and I were surprised by is that this area of the Tennessee River is uniquely rich in fresh water mussels and became the main source of fresh water pearls and "pearl" buttons in the US. They would cut round pieces right out of the shells, polish them and turn them into buttons. It was really cool. It doesn't take too long to tour and is well worth the stop. The staff is friendly and the surrounding Savannah historic district makes for a nice walk afterwards with several nice little restaurants.

Awesome museum! Only $3 entry fee. Take your time looking through all the artifacts. You need about an hour and a half to appreciate it.

If you love the history of a place, this is a great museum to go to. Explains ship building on the Tennessee river. Well thought out and displayed.

Even though I was born in selmer tn an have lived in Hardin county all my life I've only visited this place twice, it's so interesting and the lady was really helpful with any questions I had, if you have never been to this place no matter if you live here or not go visit, it's really awesome