Tennessee River Museum

One of very few museums I’ve been to recently that actually has a decent Native American exhibit. I don’t know if it’s the government or museums, but it seems like when Native Americans said they wanted their Sacred and burial items returned, someone decided to completely erase our history from museums. I remember when I was a kid seeing hundreds of artifacts, everyday tools, a connection to the everyday way of life of my ancestors. Now most museums have little more than a couple arrowheads, maybe some pottery shards and written information. This museum has 2 amazing rooms of artifacts, from a proper range of stone tools and pottery, to bone tools and artworks. Even artifacts that have been taken off of display, they have reproductions or pictures of. This is the first museum I’ve been to in many years, where I felt a true connection to my ancestors. I will definitely be going back next time I’m in the area.

The museum was fantastic, I loved walking around and looking at the exhibits, and learning about things here in Tennessee as 4 of my group of 5 are from another state. The employees were nice and polite and told us about the handicapped ♿️ ramp in the back.

Lots of cool stuff. Went with the scouts. Love the touch/interactive exhibits. Bad at one point if you are claustrophobic at all.

Came here since I needed to kill time. Didn’t expect much, but left amazed at the information and great displays. Entry is free.

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.

The museum had some interesting things I never knew about. Some of the video displays did not work. It's not expensive and I spent about an hour going through the exhibits

It’s incredibly educational, and it’s been an good experience every time I’ve visited over the past 25 years.

Nice little museum filled with history of the area

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