Cookeville, Tennessee · Published by Emberlight Studios
Updated October 2026 · 8 places · Cookeville
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Our top picks are Cookeville History Museum, Cookeville Depot Museum and Cookeville Art Studio & Gallery.
Here are eight museums, galleries, and civic attractions located in Cookeville, Tennessee. Each has an official city or tourism source confirming its address and identifying features; nearby-town sites are excluded.
Free · 40 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
Cookeville History Museum presents exhibits and programs about Cookeville and Putnam County. Its permanent exhibit traces local history from the area's first people to the present, and its front gallery hosts local-history and traveling exhibits.
Best for: local history
Free · 116 West Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
Housed in a depot built in 1909, Cookeville Depot Museum focuses on the Tennessee Central Railroad's impact on the Upper Cumberland. Its collection includes railway artifacts and an HO-scale model of Cookeville's WestSide as it looked in summer 1955.
Best for: railroad history
186 South Walnut Avenue, Suite A, Cookeville, TN 38501
Cookeville Art Studio & Gallery is a nonprofit art organization with a gallery and teaching spaces. The gallery presents a new exhibit each month, featuring work by members, local and regional artists, photography clubs, and student artists.
Best for: art exhibitions
Free · 30 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
Dogwood Park is a downtown city park with an interactive fountain, rose garden, performance pavilion, and the Heart of the City Playground. The city describes the playground as all-inclusive and fully accessible.
Best for: park and playground
10 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
Cookeville Performing Arts Center is a city-operated venue for performing arts. The city lists the center at its downtown address and provides information about its performances and box office.
Best for: live performances
145 East Spring Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
The Silver Fern is a gallery and storefront featuring local and regional artwork. The Cookeville tourism page describes works including paintings, photography, and sculpture.
Best for: local and regional art
421 East Spring Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
The Arcade Building is a historic building on Cookeville's Courthouse Square. The local tourism page notes its stained-glass ceiling and describes it as the site of what was Cookeville's first enclosed shopping mall.
Best for: historic architecture
43 North Walnut Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501
Dogwood Performance Pavilion is an outdoor venue in Dogwood Park. City information lists concerts, outdoor movies, festivals, and community events among the activities held there.
Best for: outdoor events