Customs House in Museum is an eclectic collection of art/artifacts. It is a great way to learn about Clarksville’s extensive history and it’s surrounding areas. There are vintage cars, equipment, local art and a couple of hands on areas for kids. My kiddos are 4 & 6 and loved the “bubble cave” downstairs and the different areas to play grocery store or with a wooden train table. My youngest is fascinated with trains and really liked looking at the very large electric train display. The museum seems very accessible with ramps and an elevator and there is accessible men and women’s bathrooms. There is a gift shop on site that sells a variety of stem inspired things to play for kids and another side of the gift shop that sells local art, T-shirts’, jackets, decorative TN/Clarksville things. There is a really cute vintage Coca Cola cafe but it was closed probably with covid/staffing issues but it looked really neat. There is parking across the street in the lot (the garage near it is awaiting structural repairs). The parking lot area does not charge a fee on the weekend. It’s also worth noting that the Customs house is a blue ribbon museum which is great for active duty military perks (you can visit their website for more information). Would recommend and we will definitely be back.

I enjoyed visiting this historical museum. There is a very nice gift shop. It is a good place to visit on the weekend.

There is a great energy in this building, the ticket master was very informative and friendly. We started at the higher level. There was a art gallery with beautiful pieces in the first room. Historical sport icons in the room next door. There is a story explaining how clarksville came to be, how the railroads were utilized and other amazing things. There are two areas for children, the bubble room the most notable. I absolutely loved this gallery!

We had so much fun with grandkids and a friend

My family loved our first visit to the museum and will definitely be back! It was a great mixture of art work and exhibitions that adults can enjoy and having a fantastic space for the kids to explore as well. We really enjoyed the model trains and bubble room tremendously! It was so fun to see our daughter excited and playing.

This is a great place to come and learn the history of clarksville. Theres a nice mix of art, artifacts and play space to enjoy. My son was very fond of the huge model train set. It was easy to get around with a stroller so although theres stairs you could say every floor is handicap accessible. ( some spaces might be too tight for a wheelchair)My son loved the bubble room but wished it was bigger. There was an art room and playroom as well. Were dedicated coming back to this place

If you want to learn everything thing you can about Clarksville and Fort Campbell, this is the place to go. The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center was a Federal Post Office in 1898 and Custom House. At that time, Clarksville had a huge international trade in tobacco. In 1983, it became the Clarksville-Montgomery Museum. It later became known as the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center in 1996. It is now the second-largest general interest Museum in Tennessee.I learned so much during my first visit in 2019. Saw a lot of amazing exhibits from local artists and brought friends to visit the museum with me. I encourage everyone visiting this area to come to this museum. Watching videos of Clarksville in the museum, the art, the interactive exhibits, and seeing the train were some of my favorite parts of the museum.Free parking at the side of the museum, but it is limited.On the first Thursday of the month, admission at the museum during 5-8 pm is free! This occurs during ArtWalk in downtown Clarksville.Admission Rates:* $12 Adults (18-64)* $9 Adult Military, College Students, Seniors (65+) and CMCSS Teachers* $5 Children (3-17)* Free for children 2 and under* Free for Museum MembersHours* 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesdays – Saturdays* 1 – 5 p.m., Sundays* Closed Mondays and major holidays

Great museum. The exterior of the building is beautiful and the exhibits were informative.

It was a great time for me and my son. I hadnt been in years, but so glad I came. Loved the race cars, but of course the oldies down in the basement were a hit. Cant wait to come back.

It is a good local museum. Teaches the history of Clarksville. No elaborate adult attractions. No elaborate children’s attractions. Still worth a visit if your a resident of Clarksville, TN

Love the old car exhibits. And the classic camero was a dream

The good: Clean museum with very nice customer service. The exhibits had some good information. The building was a cool looking, historical, museum.The bad: The exhibits seemed to be randomly scattered throughout, rather than in chronological order. There were some exhibits that had the same information, or additional information to other exhibits, but they were on different floors of the museum. This made it fairly difficult to actually follow.With how hyped up the museum is, we were looking forward to a great exhibit. The fact that it was a bit difficult to follow made it a bit of a bummer for us.

Love the model trains(Huff and Puff Express), great for the family. Low cost to enter (7.00 adults). Cool Place to Visit

Small but fun. Lots of local history. Beautiful art. The bubble cave is a must for kids (big and small) also love the train.

The kids loved the bubble room, as well as the train room. Tickets purchased can be put towards season pass if you decide you want to go again.

Very informative and fun. Love the train and the old post office inside the museum

I love that they have scavenger hunts for the kids and then they get a packet at the end of a project that goes along with Wyatt they learned from the hunt!!! My kids loved it!! Especially the bubble room!! We will be going back on Sunday to see the trains run!! We all cant wait and my oldest cant wait to get her next packet!!

A great place to spend a few hours. Kids will love the model trains and they have two large play areas. The artwork is amazing and the history is really interesting. When we visited there was a baseball exhibit and a wedding dress display. There is also a cafe and gift shop.

The museum had so many fun activities. The bubbles and art rooms were great. My 9 year old granddaughter loved the scavenger hunt as well.

It is a very good place for family with kids.I took my 4 years old son to here and he enjoyed his time in playing Lego and bubbles.The second Saturday of each month is free to public and at weekend we dont need to worry about parking space.The staff are very nice.I appreciated their patience to us.I purchased the solo membership with only 25 dollars a year so we can visit there without admission fee every time .I am glad that I found this wonderful place in downtown.

I did not even know this little Jem was tucked away in the heart of down town. I love museum and this multi level building has something for everyone. Wither you are into modern art, paintings, history or trains, yup I said trains, this is the place to check out. I love that is has its own free small parking and we did not even know when we went that every second Saturday of the month admission is free. Some art may not be suited for everyone, however the have a couple of great places inside for kids to have hands on fun including a bubble cave.

I enjoyed the visit to the museum with my two daughters. I actually learned quite a lot as far as the history of Clarksville specifically and Tennessee overall. My oldest daughter enjoyed the art exhibits and my youngest daughter loved the playroom. Fun for everyone and I definitely will be returning.

Judging from the reviews online, I wasnt exactly sure of what we were getting ourselves into by going to this place, but we decided to check it out anyway. This museum is inside the old post office and features tons of artifacts from Clarksvilles early days. Inside the museum, you can see videos, photos, and knick-knacks from Clarksvilles history. The lower level is all for kids and kids at heart! Theres a puppet show area, building blocks, Lincoln logs, and the coolest bubble exhibit ever! They also have an extensive model train set up where you can push a button and turn on the lights in the shops or make the airplanes propellers spin. On certain days and times, you can also see them run the trains!

Good mix of historical items and fun, great place to bring kids, and very educational. The gift shop was filled with local goods, good place for tourists to stop.

Fantastic architecture, and an interesting assortment of exhibits. Something for everyone.

As someone who enjoys learning about history, past and present I was slightly disappointed by my visit here. It does have that to an extent but it also has art exhibits and rooms dedicated to young children. None of which is bad but it’s not for me.

Theres so many amazing things here. We absolutely loved it!

Didnt have time to tour the whole place. Some interesting things to be found here

What an amazing local resource for the community the Custom House Museum is! There is always something new to keep us coming back for more like the recent exhibit on the Lillian and the Capital Theatres.

Interesting. Never been. Small but entertaining

We really loved the museum. Greatway to spend a weekend day with the family. Good exhibits, tidy, great for kids.

Unique museum with a mix of science, history, sports, literature, and art. Large kids area they always keep the toy fridge stocked!!

Friendly, helpful staff. Great assortment of items to view and interact with. Good for all ages.

Love the building. Had so much fun.

Great place of history and we accidentally went on a free day. Win win.

It was a great experience for the whole family.

My family had a blast here! We will be coming back for sure!

It was a rainy afternoon around 3.30 pm. Our aim was to come by to look for postcards for me to send to my friend back home. Weve been to many tourist places, antique shops including the post office but theyve stopped carrying postcards since Oct 2018. We were so glad to find that they have them in stock! Due to the timing, we didnt have a chance to tour the museum since it was close to closing hour. We will be back soon!!

Wonderful!

Unique in its concept! Best place for culture!

Great exhibits. A jewel in the community.

This place was amazing!

Loved our visit! Not a huge museum but nice for a little afternoon adventure. Kids loved the play area!

Great fun for children. We did not explore as much as we wanted to. The place is very clean and the staff is super helpful.

Great opportunities to learn about the history of Clarksville!

A nice step back in history about the Clarksville area. Great for kids, young and somewhat older, and adults..A great outing for a hour and a half..

Smaller local museum that details the history of Clarksville. Co-worker that grew up in Clarksville didnt even know it existed. Hopefully it will continue to grow and add more interesting things.

Very good place to learn about the history of Clarksville Tennessee.There is a section for kids...and they would LOVE the bubble cave!

What a great museum! There is literally something for all ages. It is quite large in comparison of the outside. My personal favorite was the train exhibit ❤️ the staff are extremely friendly and very helpful. One exhibit that sticks out in my mind was a picture from the major flood they had, its a picture from College St (I think) and there is a building that is half submerged in water. Today that building holds a very tasty cheesecake shop. Very cool! The admission is very inexpensive and parking can be limited but is free if your able to get into their lot. I highly recommend the Customs House!!

Cool little museum of Clarksville history

Friendly staff. Affordable. We also have a membership due to frequent trips for the little ones to enjoy the children’s area. They easily spend over an hour there, as well as in the art room.

Neat place to spend some time!

The Watercolor was the temporary exhibit. The highlight of the visit was seeing the beautiful piano. I enjoyed learning more about the area as it highlighted tobacco sales and WWII manufacturing production. The model train was neat. Glad we were able to see it. They had some fashion from the 20’s or so with women’s wool swimsuit on display.

I might be biased because I grew up going here but it is educational and fun for all ages. I will say it is more interesting if you read the descriptions, especially on the artwork. I like the trains best and the glass birds. Make sure to bring your cameras because some things are a little too amazing to be true. this museum takes about 1-2 hours if done right.

We were visiting Clarksville and were intrigued by the Old Customs Houses appearance, so when we found out it was a museum, we beat a path for it the next day. It was very nice, and staff was very pleasant. We enjoyed the part of the Customs House we saw and the Wilma Rudolph exhibit was very well done. The train was neat but we werent fans of the exhibited art (it just wasnt our cup of tea). Its worth your time.

A great afternoon visit!

We were visiting Clarksville and were intrigued by the Old Customs Houses appearance, so when we found out it was a museum, we beat a path for it the next day. It was very nice, and staff was very pleasant. We enjoyed the part of the Customs House we saw and the Wilma Rudolph exhibit was very well done. The train was neat but we werent fans of the exhibited art (it just wasnt our cup of tea). Its worth your time.

Seriously awesome little museum! Plenty of stuff for my preschooler to play with and very interesting exhibits for adults and older kids. I loved how affordable it is too!

My son did the STEM activity which was building a small catapult. He had a great time. We also always enjoy the model train set!

Customs House Museum is a nice place. Plenty of things for the little ones to engage with. It has local history and represents local artists. Responsibly priced.

I love taking my toddlers, once a week. The kids section is so accessible for them. They also started a great sensory activity on Friday mornings. Our membership has paid for itself tenfold already.

A great place to visit with lots of rich history. One of our favorite parts is the downstairs area for kids (especially the bubble cave) and the train exhibit. The building alone is worth going to see!

Super fun place to stop at if you have toddlers that need to GET OUT OF THE CAR, due to a road trip! This place was so much fun for our 13mo old and the train people were getting the scenes ready for Christmas and they went ahead and tested the trains for our son! He loved it! Such a great experience and well definitely come back. Only reason I didnt do 5 stars was because of no cafeteria or a pop up of some kind. But that did lead us to the restaurant down the street that was amazing!

Excellent staff, beautiful place

Architecturally gorgeous building. Excellent rotating exhibits. Family and kids area downstairs provides lots of options for everyone to enjoy, from babies on up. Our son especially loves the impressive model train exhibit that runs on Sundays.

We were visiting Clarksville and were intrigued by the Old Customs Houses appearance, so when we found out it was a museum, we beat a path for it the next day. It was very nice, and staff was very pleasant. We enjoyed the part of the Customs House we saw and the Wilma Rudolph exhibit was very well done. The train was neat but we werent fans of the exhibited art (it just wasnt our cup of tea). Its worth your time.

Charming museum with an interesting variety of local history on display.

This local museum shows a variety of historical items and art. It also has a lovely gift shop. It is a must see in Clarksville, Tennessee. A visitor is made at ease and welcome by all who work at the Custom House Museum the minute one enters the museum.My grandsons totally enjoy the multitude of play items in the childrens area, making art in the craft room, the bubble room,and especially look forward to when the toy trains, decorated by season, run on Sunday afternoons.The train conductors are so knowledgeable and kind to the children also.I proudly support this fine museum!

The admission is free on the second Saturday of the month! We took our family of 6 to this museum and enjoyed every exhibit. It is a good place to learn about Clarksvilles history! Youll learn about the tobacco industry, how Fort Campbell started out, what the city once was, and more. On the lower level there is a nice play area for young children and a room where you could make large bubbles. We had a tough time getting out of the bubble room because it was so much fun! Even if we have already visited the place, we would definitely go back.

Fun spot to visit and learn a bit of the towns history. The trains were pretty neat but gotta keep plan ahead. Theyre not always operating!

Nice little place with lots of history. The trains look cool, but theyre only working on Sunday. Theres a large kids area in what I can only assume is the basement with a make believe supermarket with real empty food cartons. We were entertained for an afternoon.

I wish they were open longer! This is a great family oriented place with things for adults and kids alike- its good for any age group and they switch out themes and displays to keep things new and interesting. History, art and interesting exhibits! They do parties, too!They have a model train area thats exceptional! Very friendly operators.

I love that this place exists here in Clarksville. It really is a blessing on a rainy day with little ones. I wish there were more sunlight in the play area and new things to do for kids every now and again. But the staff is always kind and we love coming here.

The museum was very enjoyable. I love that exhibits rotate out so often to keep the context fresh. I felt there was a bit missing from some of the exhibits - some more explanation of the material, more background information, etc. for example, in the sports displays, there is a quote on the wall from a baseball player and a newspaper that presumably contains interesting information, but there is nothing to tell who said the quote, or what youre supposed to be looking for in the newspaper. For locals who have been here for a while, the information might be understood, but for someone who moved here less than a month ago, I was a bit lost.I love the Explorer area but would love to see it ramped up a bit and maybe the play grocery restocked with some more durable items. Painted wood blocks make great food packages.The membership is a fantastic value and I gladly purchased one for myself since I see myself going back often for the rotating exhibits, and my granddaughter can enjoy the Explorer area.

Thoroughly enjoyed my time here. What a wonderful collection of historical artifacts and information about the Clarksville area. I learned so much!

The play area for the children was small. Only had two interactive exhibits. My kids did enjoy the Lego wall and the play grocery store. Its not worth a return trip.

Good tour

Variety of art and history exhibits. Train diorama. The train only runs certain days (check the website). They have a childrens activity room.

Neat small museum in Clarksville. The building itself is historical with interesting architecture and embellishments. Small art gallery featuring a changing selection of artists in a variety of media. The rest of the museum is historical displays and antiques. There is one room devoted to sports and Wilma Rudolph. Cool area for kids to play and a large interactive model train display. Good gift shop. Low admission prices and friendly staff. Watch out for the steep stairs down to a lower level, there is an elevator in the lobby area available.

A lovely museum with unlimited potential for future development. I recently visited with my ten-year-old son and was surprised by the small yet attractive amount of items on display. All of the exhibits were readily available and the place was immaculate. Although, it is a small museum it was certainly worth our time and there are plenty of exhibits to keep you busy for a couple of hours. As an added bonus they have an exploration and discovery area just for kids in the basement. My son fell in love with the bubble makers and kids supermarket.

Very informative and entertaining. The building itself is historical, it’s very clean, very friendly staff, and wonderful displays. If even has a place for kids, which was a great break for our family! Love it!

Great place to learn about Clarksville history! From the 1800’s rebuilt log cabin to the kid-friendly bubble cave, this place has something for everyone. Sunday afternoons are best for the kids because the train engineers are there to show off the model trains. Adults can enjoy the art exhibits, historic artifacts, and rich Clarksville history. Purchasing a membership is also a great value because the exhibits change throughout the year, so there’s always something new to learn and discover.

It was a lot of fun! Interesting things to see and our kids loved the trains!

Not great compared to other museums, but I guess you cannot fault the museum if the town it represents has contributed very little to history. The childrens play area is very obviously stocked with local thrift store toys, and the grocery store is sure to reinforce negative stereotypes for little girls. Half of the friction activities were broken with no sign of being repaired in the near future. By far the most impressive attraction was the gift store, perhaps they should drop the entire exhibit dedicated to has-been athletes that no-one outside of the city has heard of and expand the selection of kids toys, it would definitely be a better use of space rather than a race car once driven by a nobody.

This place is such a wonderful blend of art museum and historical museum, with areas of interest and exploration for children, as well. Its worth a visit!

We spent 4 hours here but could have spent way more there if the kids werent tired. It was awesome to be there and the kids loved it. Very hands on and very nicely put together!

This great little museum was well worth the small entrance fee. We learned a lot about the history of Charleston from friendly museum staff. Highly recommend. Tour about 1 hour.

It is a nice place to go and see some awesome art and local artist. The museum takes about 2 hours to go through, so its perfect as an afternoon and after lunch activity.

Always nice to browse some exhibits and have a safe place for kids to explore and play!

Trains run on Wed and Sun..

Easy to find parking.

Great Kids area

Such a Good place. There are history and artwork to watch. Let me understand the past history.

This is a good place to bring kids as they have quite a few areas for them to play in. The have a bubble room, art room, fake store where the kids can shop, train area, and some other areas. The only reason I knocked a star off is because they is very little change. I would love to see them change some of the areas from time to time.

If you havent been to the local Clarksville Museum then I highly recommend it!There is a lot of local history and if you are new to the area you could learn many things about Clarksville and the people that live here.If you have a passion for fine art then they have many different collections to view.In the lower level of the museum they model trains.They also have an area in the basement for children to play and they even put on a puppet show!They also have a bubble cave for the kids!

Had a lot of things to see. The railroad set up they had was awesome for both the adults and the kids. There is a lot of interactive things for kids too!

Nice place to take kids on a Saturday. Its free admission on Saturday.

The Custom House Museum is one of the shining stars of Clarksville. Wrapped in a history of its own as the previous home of our post office. The old copper roof is a testament to a by gone era but the modern additions smoothly transition on the inside as you are taken on a journey through the history of Clarksville and the Middle Tennessee area. With a beautiful collection of carefully curated history and a revolving selection of majestic art peices, you would think that they would stop there; however they take the museum that extra mile with a dedicated model train room and childrens activity center. Custom House delivers big on a small buck. Add to that the chance to find interesting art peices, fun custom jewelry, and cute creative toys for children and the great location near to some of Clarksvilles many delicious Restaurants and you have a day trip for the whole family. Who knows, you might like it so much you need to buy a pass.

Awesome place. Interesting exhibits. Great outing for children.

Nice multi-use building. Kids play spaces, art gallery, local museum, rotating exhibitions, event space. Located in the heart of downtown Clarksville, very charming and walkable area.