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This museum is housed in the Georgian marble home built in the 1920s by Clarence Sanders, founder of the Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain. Sanders never got to live here, and the city transformed the site into a complex of attractions, including the Sharpe Planetarium and an IMAX theater. The Pink Palace's exhibits cover topics ranging from dinosaurs to the Civil War, and from the early Spanish explorers to the evolution of medical research in Memphis.

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  • Neighbourhood: University of Memphis Area

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  • Category: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
  • Opening hours: Mo to Sa from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM,Su from 12:00 PM to 05:00 PM
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Its great, we had a wonderful time, and my kids learned alot. We homeschool, and I like the fact that the Pink Palace has special times for this. It is well worth the trip to come see all the fascinating ... more

7 June 2005 | A Yahoo! User

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Bordered on the south by the state of Mississippi and on the west by the river of the same name, the City on the Bluffs has long been spreading eastward, taking in more and more of Shelby County. Hot and humid in July and August, Memphis delightfully enjoys a mild climate the rest of the year. Downtown …

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