Cookeville Depot Museum
Originally built in 1909, the Cookeville Depot Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is the heart of Cookeville’s historic west side district. The museum houses many Tennessee Central Railway artifacts, as well as an HO scale replica of what Cookeville’s west side looked like in the summer of 1955. On the other side of the diorama is a replica of a coal tipple with a model train loading up with coal.
The grounds surrounding the museum are considered a park area where the museum has a static display consisting of a 1913 Baldwin steam engine, a 1920’s classic red Tennessee Central caboose and two small track cars. This area also offers picnic tables and a number of benches for visitors. Please feel free to bring a sack lunch and stay a while!
Due to issues with safety and vandalism, our steam engine and caboose are closed to the public—no climbing aboard!
Sorry for any inconvenience.
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From spooky history and Halloween-themed pickleball to cycling and trick-or-treating, there are plenty of ways to celebrate with us!
October 10 – Boogers, Haunts & Haints History Hike
📍 Cookeville History Museum & Cookeville Depot Museum | 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. | FREE
October 26 & 28 – Halloween-Themed Spin 30
📍 Cane Creek Recreation Center | Oct. 26 at 4:30 p.m. & Oct. 28 at 8:30 a.m.
October 31 – Spooky Season Celebration
📍 Cookeville Depot Museum | 2–3 p.m. | FREE
October 31 – Cookeville Treat Trail
📍 Dogwood Park | 4–6 p.m. | FREE
Participants must be in line by 4:30 p.m.
Grab your costume, bring the family and celebrate Halloween with Leisure Services!
Thank you to everyone who came out and spent their lunch break with us at the Cookeville Depot Museum. We loved seeing everyone enjoying the music, food and beautiful afternoon!
Join us this Friday from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. for another wonderful Friday afternoon featuring Raniece Can! Bring your lunch or grab something from Blue Coast Burrito and come enjoy some live music with us.
📍 Cookeville Depot Museum
🎶 Friday, October 9 | 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
🎟️ Free and open to everyone!
Andrew Buckner
Presented by Leisure Services
Started in October 1990, the Brown Bag Lunch Concert series is a great way to hear live music on the historic West Side in Cookeville. These concerts held at the Cookeville Depot Museum are “dinner and a show” in a casual, comfortable setting and remain one of the most popular public events in October.
This year’s series begins on October 2 at 11:30am.
The Cookeville Depot Museum is a facility of the City of Cookeville’s Department of Leisure Services.
Cookeville History Museum
40 E. Broad Street
Cookeville, TN 38501
Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
