Tennessee State Museum

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Lonely Planet review

Just south of the capitol, government buildings surround Legislative Plaza. The Performing Arts Center covers an adjacent block and houses the Tennessee State Museum , a large and genuinely engaging look at the state's history, with Indian handicrafts, a life-size log cabin, 18th-century printing press, and a walk-through 'hellfire and brimstone' revival diorama, complete with sound effects. Exhibits cover the abolitionist movement from as early as 1797, as well as the KKK, which began here in 1868.