South Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Children's Museum
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020
1. The Children's Museum Marker
One of the largest Children's Museums in the country, with special exhibits of North American animals, birds, flowers, minerals, fossils and local history.
A Planetarium, Art Gallery, live animals, and other exhibits feature the ever-changing world around us.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 79.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 36° 8.834′ N, 86° 46.552′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in South Nashville. It is on Fort Negley Boulevard 0.4 miles north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Fort Negley Blvd, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Building Fort Negley / African American Labor (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sally Port (about 700 feet away); Nashville Blacks in the Civil War (about 700 feet away); Fortress Nashville / Forts (about 700 feet away); Samuel R. Lowery (about 700 feet away); Decline and Restoration of Fort Negley (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Nashville City Cemetery / Old Glory (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battle of Nashville (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
Regarding The Children's Museum. The facility opened as The Children's Museum of Nashville in 1945. It moved to its current home in 1974 and is now known as Adventure Science Center.
Also see . . . Adventure Science Center. Museum website homepage (Submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 20, 2020
2. The Children's Museum Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 588 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
