Cookeville Depot Museum

08/27/2026

Train Tales is tomorrow!

Join us tomorrow at 10:30 AM at the Cookeville Depot Museum for a special Train Tales storytime featuring A Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton. 💕📖

We’ll gather together to enjoy a wonderful story, inspire a lifelong love of reading, and finish the morning with a fun activity for budding readers to enjoy!

Bring your little ones, their imaginations, and their love of stories, and join us for a morning of reading, creativity, and fun at the Depot! ❤️🚂

Tomorrow • 10:30 AM • Cookeville Depot Museum

08/22/2026

Party on the WestSide joining our community with our local university! 💜💛

08/01/2026

We're closing in on 5,000 followers! Would you PLEASE share our page to help get us there? 🙏
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07/31/2026

Y’all! Shirts are stocked! Sizes for the whole family in 2T, 4T, YXS, YS, YM, YL, S, M, L, XL, 2X & 3X. Short-sleeved, 2T-XL: $20. Short-sleeved 2X & 3X: $25. Long-sleeved, 2T-XL: $25. Long-sleeved 2X & 3X: $30.

07/25/2026

All aboard! The next stop is the Cookeville Depot Museum.

Step into the rich railroad history of the Upper Cumberland and explore interactive exhibits, historic artifacts, and the stories that helped shape our community. Whether you're a train enthusiast or looking for a fun outing with the family, the Cookeville Depot Museum is the perfect destination.

Plan your visit and climb aboard for a journey through Cookeville's past.

Facility of Cookeville Leisure Services!

07/24/2026

Many of you have questions about the sign in our bathroom...😱

07/21/2026

Take a piece of Cookeville history home with you. Postcards featuring the new mural painted by KT Design at the Cookeville History Museum are now available for purchase at both the Cookeville History Museum and the Cookeville Depot Museum. Stop by and pick one up on your next visit!

07/21/2026

Have YOU done the Declaration Walk? ❤️🤍💙

❤️🤍💙 Looking for a fun, free way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary right here in Cookeville? 🇺🇸

Introducing the Declaration of Independence Walk! We have turned Broad Street into a giant, open-air history lesson—and you can explore it all with your family anytime, 24/7, at your own pace.

🤔 What is it?
It’s a completely free, self-guided walking tour. As you stroll down Broad Street, you’ll stop by local businesses to read special exhibit panels to learn the incredible stories behind the Declaration of Independence, the people who signed it and its lasting legacy.

🗺️ How to Participate:
START at the Cookeville Depot Museum to see the first panel.
WALK down Broad Street toward Walnut Street. Look for the exhibit panels displayed at participating local shops (see map below).
END your journey at the Cookeville History Museum (CHM), where you can officially sign your name to our 250th Anniversary Community Pledge!

📅 When: Now through Labor Day
📍 Where: Downtown Cookeville (Broad Street between the Depot and the History Museum)
💵 Cost: 100% Free!

Bring the family, grab a coffee, do a bit of window shopping and take a stroll through American history! 📜
BIG THANKS to Changez Salon, American Farmhouse, Plenty Bookshop, Soul Craft Coffee, Hillsdale Home, The Silver Fern, The Property Company and Amber Flynn-Jared, Broker - The Real Estate Collective!