Most reviewed Natural History Museums in Tennessee

  1. 4.5 Gray Fossil Site (122 reviews)
    - We love dinosaurs
    Sunday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • Natural History Museums
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    The Gray Fossil Site is a place where visitors can view and learn about an active prehistoric dig site. Scientists believe the site was formed by an underground limestone cave that collapsed and created a sinkhole. This left a vast fossil deposit that dates back approximately 5 million years ago. Animals that have been unearthed so far include saber-tooth cat, alligator, tapir, rhinoceros, short-faced bear, and a mastodon as well as hundreds of plants and other animals. Admission to the Gray Fossil Site is now part of your admission to Hands On! Discovery Center. Please see the listing for Hands On! Discovery Center for prices, hours, and other visitor information. See more..
  2. 4.5 Earth Experience - Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History (41 reviews)
    - Wonderful small museum experience
    Sunday: Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums
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    The Earth Experience, the Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History, is the first natural history museum in Middle Tennessee. The museum has displays from all over the world but has a very large number of items from Tennessee. Come see our dinosaurs, fossils, gems, minerals, rocks and archeological relics. This is not your typical natural history museum! We have an interactive, dynamic museum where visitors will not only see ongoing research and activities they will be offered chances to participate. Visitors will see a working paleontology laboratory where they will see real dinosaur bones cleaned and repaired. A molding and casting operation will be making dinosaur displays as well as the souvenirs for sale in the gift shop. The Mid Tennessee Gem and Mineral Society offers workshops on jewelry making in the museum. The current location for the museum is just the first step to creating one of the top Natural History Museums in the country. See more..
  3. 3.5 Hands On! Discovery Center at Gray Fossil Site (29 reviews)
    - Go for the Fossil Dig, not the Children’s Museum
    Sunday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Natural History Museums • Science Museums • Children's Museums
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    This all-ages science center offers fun interactive exhibits that include immersive augmented reality experiences, a bi-polar musical Tesla coil, giant building blocks, a 3-story Paleo tower, a maker space, an art studio, and much more! Guests are invited to engineer a rocket, build a wind-powered car, create an artistic masterpiece, and discover something new. Visit an active fossil dig site dating back 5 million years and enjoy exhibits and programs featuring the plant and animal fossils that have been unearthed at the site, including tapir, rhinoceros, saber-tooth cat, alligator, short-faced bear, red panda, and a 10-ton mastodon! Additional exhibits will open later this year, including an outdoor garden opening in summer 2021! See more..
  4. 4.5 Native Stone Museum/Steve Norris Weather (3 reviews)
    - Unique Features
    Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums
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    Some of the many unique features of this building on Main Street in downtown Crossville are the multiple sides, the use of native Crab Orchard Stone (exported all over the US) and the fascinating use of stone for the roof...truly a must-see for it's uniqueness. See more..

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