Memphis Sights

Pink Palace Museum & Planetarium

#7 of 57 things to do in Memphis

#449 of 19968 things to do in USA

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Good for: kids

  • Address
    • 3050 Central Ave
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 901-320-6320
  • Price
    • adult/child $8.75/6.25, free Tue afternoon
  • Hours
    • 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, from noon Sun

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The 1923 Pink Palace Museum & Planetarium was built as a residence for Piggly Wiggly founder Clarence Saunders and opened in 1996 as a natural- and cultural-history museum. It mixes fossils, Civil War exhibits and an exact replica of the original 1916 Piggly Wiggly, the world's first self-service grocery store. It also has an IMAX theater.

 

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    Great For Kids

    arestotts recommends this,

    In Memphis, EVERY public school student goes to the Pink Palace for a field trip at some point. Originally built to be the home of the founder of Piggly Wiggly grocery stores, the "pink palace" bankrupted the tycoon. Now a museum, it is worth your time to go there once if you have kids. They even have a real shrunken head!!! The gift shop is a great place for souveniers or even gifts for the next child's birthday on your calendar.

    Good for: kids

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