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Boyhood home of the author of the intergenerational African American epic Roots.
Alex Haley House and Museum State Historic Site is one of the Tennessee Historical Commission's state-owned historic sites and is located in Henning, Tennessee, United States. It is open to the public and partially funded by an agreement with the Tennessee Historical Commission. It was originally known as W. E. Palmer House and was the boyhood home of author Alex Haley. He was buried on the grounds. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In 2010, the site debuted the state-funded Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center which features a museum and interpretive center with exhibitions covering Haley's life.
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Regional museum, military artifacts, mounted animals, etc.
Site of the Civil War Battle of Fort Pillow, where some 300 African American Union soldiers were brutally massacred by Nathan Bedford Forrest's men upon his orders after surrendering.
An abstract metal artwork creation that looks a bit like Watts Towers in LA.
This museum offers a vignette on the Western Tennessee delta region with exhibits on things like cotton, blues artists, turtles and other endemic species, and Tina Turner (grew up in this community of Brownsville).
Swamp and marshland area where you can explore walking trails, view wildlife and lily pads, and look at dioramas.
A drive-thru zoo where some 80 species roam about and where ungulates such as baby giraffes will want to eat from your car.