The Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium is the Mid-South's premiere family science and history museum, attracting more than 240,000 annual visitors of all ages. The museum, which is housed within the former mansion of Piggly Wiggly store founder and supermarket entrepreneur Clarence Saunders, is open to the public for free Tuesday afternoons beginning at 1:00pm. Permanent exhibits include a replica of the original Piggly Wiggly grocery store, a miniature circus attraction, and exhibits on Memphis' music scene, cotton industry, and civil rights movements. Collections of 15th-century indigenous pottery are also showcased, along with dinosaur fossils and taxidermies. The museum is affiliated with the Pink Palace Family of Museums, which also encompasses the Lichterman Nature Center and the Coon Creek Science Center.
3050 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38111, Phone: 901-636-2362