Top rated History museums in Bowling Green, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated History museums in Bowling Green

Experience the best that Bowling Green has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 62 places from History museum category.

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Swope's Cars of Yesteryear Museum

History museum

Contemporary museum featuring collections of old automobiles built from the 1900s to the 1960s.

4.90 (271 reviews) (~94.76 km from centre)

National Medal of Honor Heritage Center

Museum

👍👍 Really great place. Doesn't seem that large from the outside but there is so much to see here. Tons of information. We mostly did a self-guided tour but stopped to listen to a few guides talking. They did a great job! The exhibits all are very well done. A huge thank you to those that have served!

4.90 (225 reviews) (~238.09 km from centre)

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Rail museum

Attraction tells the history of regional rail travel with a collection of locomotives & railcars.

4.80 (11.2K reviews) (~240.99 km from centre)

Carter House

History museum

Guided tours of a restored 1830s home that was used as a Civil War command post.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~125.38 km from centre)

Conrad-Caldwell House Museum

History museum

Castle-like house museum, built in 1893, featuring striking Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.

4.80 (455 reviews) (~150.22 km from centre)

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum

Heritage museum

Instruments & immersive displays documenting the history of bluegrass, plus frequent live shows.

4.80 (402 reviews) (~105.46 km from centre)

Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site

Museum

Tours are offered of this 1860s mansion with frescoes, marble fireplaces & other ornate details.

4.80 (319 reviews) (~154.46 km from centre)

Storytellers Museum

History museum

👍👍 What a cool experience! The owners took the time to explain and answer questions about the property and various memorabilia! Would highly recommend if you are a Johnny Cash fan or even someone who wants to explore country music history!

4.80 (269 reviews) (~139.77 km from centre)

Mill Springs Battlefield Visitor Center & Museum

Historical place museum

👍👍 Very nice museum and we really enjoyed the driving tour

4.80 (245 reviews) (~151.82 km from centre)

Aviation Museum of Kentucky

Museum

Airport-based venue with exhibits & educational programs showcasing the science & history of flight.

4.80 (209 reviews) (~199.84 km from centre)

Cookeville History Museum

Museum

Self-guided tours of a permanent collection take visitors from local early days to the present.

4.80 (85 reviews) (~124.41 km from centre)

William Whitley House State Historic Site

Historical landmark

👍👍 Who is cave tastic. If you listen real close you can hear locomotive blowing in wind. Engines whaao nah ohhna n`°ewah..Look close just listen cornstock Jon Logan tecumseh's are still singing .songs of the land and sky..

4.80 (78 reviews) (~175.92 km from centre)

Kentucky Center for African American Heritage

Cultural center

👍👍 Great tribute honoring Prince Phillip Mitchell! Beautiful Building surrounded by amazing and talented people.

4.80 (48 reviews) (~152.18 km from centre)

Ark Encounter

Museum

Massive ship with 3 decks depicting Biblical tale of Noah's Ark, with interactive exhibits & zoo.

4.70 (32.1K reviews) (~244.8 km from centre)

National Corvette Museum

Museum

Indoor museum telling Corvette's history, with over 70 different car models plus memorabilia & more.

4.70 (10K reviews) (~6.32 km from centre)

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage

History museum

Greek Revival mansion museum & historic site telling Jackson's life story through exhibits & tours.

4.70 (4.8K reviews) (~87.7 km from centre)

Woodford Reserve Distillery

Distillery

Whiskey producer in operation since 1812, offering tours & tastings at a quaint building complex.

4.70 (3.4K reviews) (~190.55 km from centre)

Tennessee State Museum

Museum

Tracing the state's past through Indian artifacts, replicas of pioneer buildings & Civil War relics.

4.70 (3K reviews) (~96.06 km from centre)

Museum of Appalachia

Museum

Smithsonian-affiliated museum featuring pioneer buildings & exhibits of regional history & culture.

4.70 (807 reviews) (~230.31 km from centre)

Columbus Belmont State Park

State park

👍👍 Excellent clean park! Grassy, shady tree-filled park. Blacktopped. Full hookups, laundry, showers. Overlooking the Mississippi River. COE needs to trim along the banks for a better water view. It is an old fort too, so historic views, overlooks, playground, picnic areas, shelter houses, histori...

4.70 (786 reviews) (~238.54 km from centre)

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