The staff are so sweet! The center is so fun and interactive! I loved being able to run around with my kiddo and interact with things! The outside walking trail is also fun to walk and just get some fresh air! He loved being able to see the cool nature

A great place for younger kids. I really appreciate that they have a separate area for 5 and under. All the activities and areas are really well thought out.

Small, but fun place for my toddler to get rid of some energy!

We enjoyed all of the interactive activities. Kids and grandkids enjoyed making the rockets fly. Everything to them is a competition. Very enjoyable for the older adults to sit at each station and enjoy the children playing.

Great place to take my daughter only downside is so much trash in the wetlands . Would love to help them remove it.

This place was a lot of fun. I just wished we had more time to explore. We will be going back

My kids had a lot of fun here! Even saw a few animals for a live show.

This place is fun for all ages, but especially for kids under 10. Your kids will love the two-story slide, but make sure you ball up a little if you are tall... Im 54, and I definitely slowed down because of it. They have several permanent exhibits, and Tiny Town, a place where kids 5 and under can pretend to run the town! Theres even a baby room for kids from birth until 2. There are outdoor exhibits, too, along with a playground and garden. Murfree Spring has a walking trail and a cool playground, too! Admission for everyone 2 and older is $8.95, and there are membership packages for families of up to 7, some of which include reduced or free admission to most scientific museums in the US. The things that kept me from rating this place a 5 were the fact that most of the exhibits and especially the carpets and walls were very dirty. I dropped a baby wipe on the floor in Tiny Town, and it was black where I rubbed the floor while picking it up, and a lot of the exhibits didnt work 100%, some of which were due to cleaning issues, and some just needed to be repaired.

Such a cool place! I took my 15 month old and he loved Tiny Town! It was clean and the workers were so nice but the problem with tiny Town is that the workers had to go through it to get to a door. Multiple employees were going back and forth and in and out. This adds some chaos to the area but will go again!

This place is AMAZING!!! This is a great have fun with your kids day, birthday event spot, or perfect for special needs kids. The majority of the things here take on the Monisorri approach to play and education. Kids really get to work with their hands here.

We recently visited from out of town, and I wish we could have brought the Discovery Center back to Florida with us. My kids (2, 4, and 6) had a blast experimenting with the water table (and I was glad to see that they had multiple sizes of waterproof smocks to keep the kids dry) and playing in the little playhouse, digging for dinosaur bones, dressing up and riding on a firetruck, and playing grocery store. The clean, bright, and open space is well set up for lots of learning that just feels like play! Well worth the reasonable price.

Great fun for younger ages 2-6! Learning so much and working large and small motor skills, eye-hand coordination, solving skills!

One of our favorite Tennessee stops! We always make it a point to drop into this place, and we are always surprised by something new!

Great place for children of all ages and the outside trail is great!

Place was packed. People were parking on the side of the streets. We need to go back when its not so crazy. Our main purpose was attending a Birthday Party.

This place will provide many hours of fun! It’s low cost and there are SO. MANY. ACTIVITIES. your kiddo can do. We are annual pass holders. It is great for many ages - I would say toddlers (I’d say one year old / walking) to 9-10 years old. You could easily let your kids play here for 4 or 5 hours.*Bring a change of clothes, there’s a big water activity area and they may get pretty wet playing there.*Snacks like juice, water and chips can be purchased here as well as little toys and stuffed animals.*One downside is that they have school field trips here and there’s WAY to many kids and it gets WAY to loud.

Great place to spend several hours with almost any age child. Even my 13 year old was mildly amused for a bit.

Fantastic spot for educating kiddos.I went here for Whiskey and Wine night that raised funds for this center. Wonderful event and great center for many learning activities and a great play area for little kids.

A nice place to spend time with kids. My son and daughter did not wanna leave the tiny town till they closed.

It has a friendly atmosphere, the staff is extremely helpful. There are many things to to do with your children, that will keep them entertained and you relaxed. Even my sister who has special needs was an able to enjoy herself! They have an event called All Access Night and its for children who have special needs, and you dont have to worry about paying because the event is free!

Kids had fun but the website said 2 and under were free and they charged me for my 2 year old.

This is the perfect place for toddlers. We will be getting the year membership next visit.

Lots of fun! Kids even got to play in the creek!

Absolutely loved it will definitely be back. Need to make it an all day trip. Take the time to walk the wetlands outside too. See the turtles and otters.

Great first-time experience. The staff is kind and helpful. Cool place for early elementary kids!

My son absolutely loves this place. Always something going on at Discovery Center. It’s a beautiful facility inside and outside. We cannot get enough of it — become a member. You will not regret it. A special place for my family.

Its a great place for small children. Over 6 or 7 years old and they wont be very interested. The marsh was really cool to walk through.

My children absolutely loved this place!! So much to engage their minds and explore. There is an outdoor part in some wetlands and there are trails plus a small park area. The cost was 24 dollars for the 3 of us and we could stay as long as we wanted! Definitely worth visiting!

Weve got a 3 year old and a 7 month old. They both absolutely love it every time. The membership is very affordable as well and totally worth it!

Absolutely love this place! My little girl always has a blast, perfect for rainy days. We will definitely be getting a membership!

Great place for my 4 year old

Weve got the yearly membership which is very affordable and allows us the opportunity to go everyday if we wish. I love that the exhibits change so that the kids continue to want to go. There is currently a golf ball exhibit teaching about gravity and a Harley Davidson exhibit.

My 17 month old really enjoyed this place. You get a lot of bang for your buck with both outdoor and indoor activities, friendly for even the littles. I suggest bringing food. There are picnic tables outside. The exhibits were cool, but mostly just the play areas were worth the $8. Nothing fancy like a large city might have, but definitely fun. We will definitely go back.

Great place with alot to do. Very entertaining and educational staff.

My children had a wonderful time here on MLK day. The staff was very courteous and kind there was so much things for the children to do my kids especially enjoyed the train section thats where they spent most of their time but we love it and will be back again.

Parents the discovery center is the place to be for your childrens birthdays, play dates, educational outings, someplace to be this summer... you call it!!! There is lots to keep your child entertained for hours as well as peek their interest in a variety of science topic. Today, we celebrated Maddies 2nd birthday and had a ball!!!

We will not be back. Came from out of town to visit with the kids. Watched two different ladies blatantly go after a raccoon. The raccoon was at one point trying to hide in the bushes until it could escape and the workers sought it out went in the bushes and were beating it with a broom. You could hear it cry. It didn’t try to attack them or anything. The worst was you could see blood in the bushes when you walked by. Terrible awful people.

Very cool place my daughter had a great time from the minute we walked in till we left was busy playing with everything in the building. Beehive was cool as well as the slide. Old firetruck and fire suits were cool to wear and sit in the truck. Enjoyed seeing the old cars and model trains. We will be back.

My daughters love go there

My little girl is 19 months and she had so much fun here. It was the perfect place to be on a rainy day. We cant wait to go back!

Very fun museum, has good exhibits! My kids loved the big slide that went from the top floor to the bottom floor!

Very pretty, definitely a place for families, kids. Long paths to walk.

Lots of learning items for the children

This is a great place for kids to experience nature and science inside and out. There are permanent and rotating hands-on displays that show about gravity, water, the solar system, physics, nature, sunlight, and many other physical properties. There are outside walkways and observation areas that wind around Murfree Springs Wetlands that flows to the Stones River. For the patient and observant person, there are lots of things to see, or photo opportunities, including - turtles, water birds, song birds, raccoon families, opossums, squirrels, insects, butterflies, and other animals. I just saw a large family of Canadian Geese with their babies taking a walk through the parking lot this week. Please respect all the animals, they love the wetlands! So this is a place to take the kids to, or to enjoy nature outside at your pace. There is no charge to park and take a stroll in nature. Enjoy!

This place is awesome!!!!! I took all 4 of mids there after the dentist to treat them and I only spent 40 bucks or so on admission! They had an absolute blast! Even my 1 yr old had a great time! Theyve got all sorts of things for the kids to do and even have an arts and crafts room. My wife and I spent over 3 hrs there and didnt decide to leave until the kids started getting tired. We plan to make trips to this place quite often now as its cheap, fun, and not that far away from our home. I recommend this to those parents who want their children to have fun and learn at the same time! Btw, its all day admission. You wont regret going here!!

Amazing museum, and there is a floating bridge surrounding all outside area part of the park . I wouldve put 5 stars, just because the toys were all scattered, which is difficult to mantain in order specially during weekends, volunteers and students could be nice as part of their social work.

Always pleasant and a pleasure

3yr old had the time of her life. Enjoyable activities throughout the entire facility. We went on a Saturday, the building is big enough so that it doesnt feel too crowded in any one area but also small enough that you dont have to worry about your child running off too far. There is a smaller area for toddlers and crawling babies as well. Ticket prices are very reasonable.

Staff is great. They always have fun activities for the kids. The membership is affordable and I highly recommend it if you want to bring your kids often.

This place is soooooo cool. Any kid will love it. So much to learn and explore

Had so much fun at this childrens center. There was so much to do!

My 17 month old daughter loved it. She had plenty of space to run around and explore, and she especially loved that Velcro wall in the 5 & under area. Well be back!

Love the outdoor nature walk! Just about a week ago I saw an entire otter family in the wetlands.

We love to walk around the wetlands looking for wildlife.

They have so much for kids to do and see! They let you pet bearded dragons, snakes, turtles and More! Definitely a excellent place to bring your child

Came on field trip with my child and parked in the spot for the CEO Mind you I payed to come here and I also have a small child and I was threatened to be towed if I didn’t park up the street bc there isn’t enough customer parking. I will up date with a name soon I wish Wilson County Schools didn’t come to this lame place that doesn’t teach the children nothing

Another excellent place for both kids and adults to pass a morning or afternoon. Granddaughters really enjoyed a couple of camps last summer. They have lots of fun activities.

Great place, small but has some excellent activities and ideas. Several activities werent working but grand kids had fun anyway. Great walkways through the marsh area adjacent to it.

My kids love this place. It kept them occupied and I felt as if they were learning as well.

Small museum but lots of fun. Plenty to do for kids of all ages. Great price!

One of the best places to take your little ones, facilities are clean and imagination can run wild

A gem near downtown. Need a place for kids to burn off a little energy (and maybe learn a bit too)? This is your place. Hey dog walkers ... either dont bring your dog, or if you do, pick up the poop. Ive seen little brown deposits more than a few times on the trails that adjoin the center.

Had an excellent time. Friendly and helpful staff. Full size fire truck! Great area reserved just for little ones. Huge space, perfect for events and includes a massive kitchen area.One issue though it is impossible to keep track of little ones going down the slide repeatedly from 2nd to 1st story, because the huge concrete staircase they run back up.

Great place for kids. My granddaughters really enjoyed themselves.

My kids used to love going here until our last visit. It is supposed to be free for ages 2 and under. The employee tried to make me pay for my 2 year old. Asked why and she said its because shes not under 24 months. However, thats not what it says on the sign or the website. If it is only free for children UNDER24 months, please update your sign and website. We had never been through this before. My child was so upset when we left.

Great deal for the price. So informative and fun. Love the board walk! Took a 2yo and 4yo and they had a blast. We will be back!

Its fun for the little kids, mine loves it but as an adult you look around and think this stuff looks old and worn and kinda dirty, could be better.

This place is amazing I’d recommend to go there early, because it could get packed

I have taken my four young children here several times. This last year someone bought us a year pass as a gift. The bottom floor and some of the top floor exhibits are permanent. Downstairs includes some animals, a place for younger children, an art room, a grocery stand, a play house and an exhibit helping the children discover their senses. Upstairs, the exhibits include building small cars, a play oil change car, a big train, and a room with an electric toy train set up on display that runs. Then every few months a new, traveling exhibit takes up half of the upstairs. Some examples have been the rainforest, Clifford, and Curious George. Outside, there are two play areas in addition to an extensive walking platform above the wetlands there. On our last visit we saw a pair of otters.This is definitely a place my children enjoy going and its good for them too.

We love this area and the Discovery center. The kids love to explore here and see the environment. We usually pack some food and hang out at one of the picnic tables.There are restrooms near the playground that do not require entry into the Discovery center.

Perfect for a family outing. My kids enjoy this place. They range from 7 to 12. It could use more activities for the older kids, but we still love it!

We went on a field trip with my daughters first grade class. It was so much fun! There was an archeological dig zone, a water flow area, a fire truck, a craft area, and much much more. The kids also got to explore the wetlands natural area. The staff was very helpful, informative, and patient. I just wish wed had more time! I plan to go back and spend the day because 2.5 hours was not enough.

It was just okay. Many of the activies are showing wear and are missing pieces or broken. Some have signs attached to them that are outdated stating more about how it use to work or how it used to be. Five buses of kids were there for a field trip today. You might want to check ahead when planning your visit. With the high volume of visitors we saw today it was easy to see why there was wear and tear.

Awesome place for kids. The staff is great. Kids can have fun & learn at the same time.

My wife and I joined my son on a field trip to this place and it is horrible. This place is no more than an enclosed playground. They have a train which is in glass that doesnt even function. Dont go. Nothing there even had to do with science. Its really sad.

This is my daughter’s favorite place! We go once per week and she never tires of playing here. I’d say that the activities and exhibits are definitely geared towards kids under 7, and it’s very safe for super small children as well. Train tables, a two story slide, the fire truck, Kids Town, and even an art center make this an amazing place to pass a few hours!The staff is friendly, the outdoor space is great, and it’s super affordable! Get the annual pass, you won’t be sorry!

Really disappointed, at every center we visited to explore and play at had items missing so we didnt get the full effect. I even tried to place items I seen laying around back where they went but they still had parts missing. The craft table had nothing but coloring crayons and some buttons with empty glue sticks, no paint. The 3 girls working did nothing but sit at the front desk. All the centers that had costumes were dirty and smelled bad. So again, we didnt get the full experience. I feel like the facility has neglected to clean up and be sure every thing was in place, however I do understand that with kids its hard but being a kid friendly environment I would hope to have clean toys and costumes. Germix was placed around but again 2 were empty. It wasnt busy so that was pleasant. I really would love to see them call the donors that have donated or sponsored a center and let them know that there area needs ungraded or replace the items. Im sure Tn orthopedic would not want there name on something that is not working properly as well as home Depot! I also feel like the employees could have walked around more and replaced art supplies as I seen cabinets full of nice supplies!!! I also think employees could spray the hats and clothes with LICE spray or germicidal spray as kids love a full participation activity!

Niece and nephew had a blast - big kids did too :)

Not a very clean place to take kids. Outdoor trails above the water had trash thrown along the way. The water itself had so much moss growing that you cant even see any animals in the water. Indoor portion wasnt as bad but they just didnt have alot of things to do. Okay for a couple hours but not an all day place like adventure science in Nashville is.

This place is a great place to get close to nature. I have never been on the inside of the building but the outside is really a nice place to bring the children and take a walk. They have a play area for children,there is usually otters, beavers, birds, cranes, turtles and a lot of other different things its a really nice place to go and take pictures of nature and walk on the trail which is made of wood or tar which is nice.

Awesome place. Lots for kids to do. Definitely recommend this place!! Strollers are welcomed. Outside food welcome. There are places to sit, but not alot..

I had an amazing time. Great place for kids to enjoy themselves and interact. Plan on going back soon

Great place for younger kids. Love to walk the wetlands after a visit.

Great place to bring children. Me and my family always love coming to the center for regular and special events. Lots of interesting things to learn and play with.

Love taking my son here. He always has a great time.

This place makes too much money, not to have plenty of working items for the children. The 5 and below, needs major upgrades. The tic tac toe soft pFoam, all need new adhesives, the play kitchen needs more toys and definitely more than one baby for the amount of kids that visit per hour.

Great way to take the kids out for a hands on education.

Neat outdoors water exhibits, and fun activities inside. Staff was incredibly friendly!

Great interactive museum to take the grandkids! Must see!

Such a fun place to take our 5-year-old and 1-year-old! There’s so much to see and do that even after 1.5 hrs of playing we still didn’t get to everything on our last trip! The toddler room is cute and fun... my only nit is that some of the displays in toddler area are missing items or broke (not unsafe, just no longer operable such as items in the music room).

Kids loved this place. We will be back

The kids had alot of fun learning about things we talk about during homeschool.

Took my 3 year old granddaughter and she loved all the activities and freedom to run, play, explore. Probably most suited for kids age 3 to age 9.

Good place to take your kids to learn and play!

Always have fun here. Been coming here since I was in school. Now I bring my babies and neices and nephews. Good place to have a birthday party. Event my 11 year old has fun here. Great for the imagination.

I took my daughter here when she was just under 2 and she had so much fun! She is about to turn 3 and I thought it would be great to plan a birthday party here for her since it is fun for young kids but sadly I entered a birthday inquiry form online almost 2 weeks ago and have since called and left messages and nobody has bothered to reach out to me about reserving a date. Looks like Im taking my business elsewhere.

Fun activities and exhibits for children. Great outdoor natural area to explore. Kids love it.

We have 3 children ranging from 14 to 2 and they always have a great time when we go. Very affordable family fun! Highly recommend if you have small children.

My kids love it

I stopped by while I was in the area. Excited to bring the kids next time.