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Memphis, Tennessee
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The Pink Palace Museum was initially constructed in the 1920s as a mansion for Clarence Saunders, the founder of Piggly Wiggly, but he never lived there due to financial difficulties.
The museum is named for its distinctive pink Georgian marble façade, which gives it a unique appearance among Memphis landmarks.
Inside the museum, visitors can explore a replica of the first Piggly Wiggly store, showcasing the revolutionary self-service grocery concept introduced by Saunders.
The Pink Palace Museum features extensive exhibits on natural history, including fossils and taxidermy specimens native to the region.
The Pink Palace Museum is part of the Memphis Museum of Science & History (MoSH), which also includes a planetarium and a nature center.
The museum's Sharpe Planetarium offers educational programs and shows about astronomy and space science.
In addition to its permanent collections, the Pink Palace Museum regularly hosts traveling exhibits on a variety of topics, from art to science.
