River Discovery Center

This is a very nice little family friendly museum that tells the history of the Ohio River and Paducah. The boat simulator is very fun to operate. The different areas of the museum are very interesting. It is a very hands on museum that both adults and children will like. Its definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Great local museum. Perhaps better for older elementary kids, but my young kids still enjoyed the outing. Their favorite part was their new boat simulator experience, that was fun and worth the visit.

We recently moved here from Charleston. SC. We were a little concerned about activities to do here but were very pleasantly surprised by the Center! The staff was great and so friendly. We enjoyed reading about everything. My son is three years old and had a wonderful time. We will definitely return.

Very neat and interesting! Loved all the history!

A very interesting small Museum. I believe most kids would enjoy going through it and seeing all the different things. Our grandsons enjoyed driving the Riverboat in the simulator. It was very realistic.

If you know someone who works on the river, this is a must. For a child whose parent works on a towboat, it would be perfect. The boat pilot simulator far exceeded expectations as well as the 15 minute film that is shown in an actual theater right there in the building. The upstairs is a fully decorated turn of the century old south reconstruction era parlor. The host could not have been more gracious. We stayed about an hour and I am glad we went.

Neat interactive river history.

Its a great family outing, but you should really get the two day pass. Its worth the extra money to do the other adventures as well.

We came here with my sons class on a field trip. I was pleasantly surprised to experience this place. I had no idea this place existed in Paducah. I highly recommend taking your kids here. Adults will enjoy too. Lots of great river history.

Great place to learn about the Ohio River.

Small museum, but best docent in terms of being friendly. They also have a nice simulator and lots of information on life on the river

Great little museum that gives a brief history of the rivers impact on the surrounding area. There are so many aspects that could be covered by them, but with the few they did- they did well. Although there were a few exhibits that were suppressed to be interactive in one degree or another that didnt quit work. But, the barge captain simulator is worth the trip in and of itself. Great perspective and wonderful inside look

So much art and history here!

This isnt really a discovery center. Its more of a museum with a few interactive exhibits. Staff was very knowledgeable about the history of the building. There is a short film (15 minutes) to watch but you cannot watch it after 3 pm and the place is open until 5 pm. The kids did enjoy the boat simulator. I liked the river table but the audio was hard to hear. Im not sure I think its worth the price.

A premier history museum at the foot of Broadway in Paducah the River Heritage Museum features world-class exhibitions of the still thriving river and waterways industry of this great region.From the days of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to todays modern river barge and cargo vessel industry the River Heritage Museum has it all!With Monday thru Saturday times of 09:30 a.m. cst to 05:00 p.m. cst, the museum is open to the public for a small nominal fee.Step back in time and listen to the sounds of the River barge Captain call for, Mark Twain! As he gets measurements of the depths of the River to navigate the mighty; Ohio, Tennessee, Cumberland and Clarks Rivers!

This museum has a special vocation; it is rightfully called the River Discovery Center.Theres so much to learn on how the river is a true cornerstone of the vitality of Paducah and its people.

A nice museum about the river. Best part is the simulator.

Nice place. The computer enhanced river boat pilot program great fun. Made friends sea-sick it was so good. Movie nice and quaint museum stuff.

This is a great place to visit. It is a good place to go as a family because many of the exhibits are both educational and fun. At the end of the self guided tour, kids are able to try driving one of three boats in a boat simulator. My daughters loved it!

This is a neat fun learning environment. We were greated by the sweetest lady ever. she was polite sincere and informative. The exhibits are laid out in such a way you cant wait to see whats next. A couple of the water features needs some maintenance. But with the interactive tablets that gives you more information as you move through the exhibits you can learn so much.

Such a neat place to learn about the river functions and history. This was so much more than my children would learn in school.

This museum is a treasure of knowledge and information about our inland waterways. Our nation was built around them, and the River Discovery Center is the perfect way to dive in and learn more.

I hadnt been in this Museum before and was pleased at all the displays. The interactive boat pilot activity was great, even for adults! Lovely staff, both helpful & knowledgeable. I recommend it for families and adults without children

Cant tell you much about the place never been inside but there is no parking close to the building

This place is fabulous! My husband and I just stopped in yesterday, not expecting much, and had a wonderful, educational experience! Ms. Kemp is the Best! She gave us some information before our self-guided tour and then we progressed to learn so much more. She is a wealth of information... so pleasant and interesting. Should be a teacher!! We loved the tour.

This place has lots of history, its a great place to sit and take great photos. They have restaurants and horse carriage; even place to use bathroom.

Very interactive and kid friendly.

Great flood simulator. I highly enjoyed the boat driving simulator. Lots of information about how the ohio river helped to influence the city of Paducah.

Great history story, well told, not just for children.

This place is educational and gives you the real hands on idea of what the river industry is actually like. Paducah is a river boat town. If you live here i recommend you get educated and this is a wonderful pkace to understand what deck hands go through. Give it a try. It will be very eye opening if you have never eorked the river.

Worth visiting and learning the history of the area.

This unique little museum is full of interactive displays to help you learn all about life on rivers and the town of Paducah. Great for kids. The building itself is one the oldest in town. Upstairs are 3 rooms available to rent for small ceremonies and receptions, complete with antiques and a fabulous view of the Ohio River.

All right very boreing though.Mosty rude staff also. Then the water fountain takes time to cool down.Then they had to put the bathroom papertowls on the counter.After all that there is lack of staff.Also this is a point of no return for me

Some exhibits were broken. Boat simulator was really fun.

Nice place. Kids enjoyed it. River history was interesting.

Excellent point of information about the river heritage and history of the Puducha area.

If in Paducah definitely walk this each mural has a plaque that tells the story.

Nice collection. The upstairs was closed to us because the were setting up for a shower. Hate when I pay to see a museum then cant see it.

Great experience learning of the river History of Paducah and on general of the country. Nice interactive exhibits and kept our 8 year old interested the entire time which is a plus.

Such a neat little museum, with wonderfully sweet staff members. My 9 month old even had fun, theres a cute section for smaller kids to play that was perfect for him.

It was very interesting with a lot of information only down side was that most of the interactive displays in the museum side was out of order.

Didnt have time to go thru the museum but were greatly surprised at the town and hope to go back and spend a day or two visiting the historical landmarks. Paducah is best kept secret weve run across in our travels. The murals are spectacular.

Wonderful museum. Learned a lot about life and working on the river. Very knowledgeabledocent.

Neat hole in the wall place to visit. Nothing fancy but a good place to wonder around. They have a cute little gift shop as you walk in the door too.

Great placd to take kids to learn hisrory of paducah river

Very informative and the boat simulator was a nice touch

The name bespeaks it.

We had such a good and educational time here

Staff was very personable and friendly.

They close at 5:00pm. We got there at 4:45pm so, we didnt have enough time to look at the whole museum. But, its #1 to do things in paducah, Kentucky.

Great place to take children. More than just a museum, it is very interactive, hands on.

Our summer program enjoyed going the first year. We received the run around when trying to make arrangements for this summer. We were told 2 different prices and when we asked about a group rate, it was higher then the normal rate. The woman we tried to make arrangements with was extremely rude. We were told to leave a voice mail for another employee that deals with group rates and she called right back with the higher price. Sadly our nonprofit summer program will not be visiting this summer. As an employee of a nonprofit, I find it very sad that another nonprofit would handle business so poorly.

Great little place. Loved all the displays and demonstrations.

Great educational place about the river for kids and adults

Had the best Daughter Mama day..

Beautiful building and fun to be at,loved the simulator. Tour guide was not very friendly to me

Enjoyable. Well worth your time.

Kids love the simulators

Great place to sight see

Worth the trip

Great activities and information

Fabulous

Kind of hoped thered be more for kids. They found it kind of boring.

Great

Not much to discover

Loved it

Was about the flood of Paducah and the dams

Interesting & informative.