The Tennessee River Museum is a community organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting and promoting the history and cultural heritage of the Tennessee River basin, staffed by the Hardin County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Located in downtown Savannah, the museum has displays of items concerning the river and its influence on the heritage of the Tennessee Valley. Here, exhibits chronicle prehistoric times, life of the Mississippian mound builders, the tragic story of the “Trail of Tears,” the Civil War on the River, the Golden Age of Steamboats and the Tennessee River today. A replica of the world famous “Shiloh Effigy Pipe” is the central display item. Field trips are welcome!