4.5American Museum of Science & Energy(517 reviews) - Very enjoyable Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Science Museums • History Museums
WHERE SCIENCE COMES TO LIFE! AMSE tells the story of the advances in science and engineering that have occurred in Oak Ridge since the first days of the Manhattan Project. We are a national resource that is proud to be located in east Tennessee, a region that has been and remains on the cutting-edge of scientific innovation. AMSE is a powerful engine of STEAM education and inspiration. With our fun, interactive exhibits and programs, every day we tell visitors from the globe exciting, world-changing stories and we help explain how our world and universe works. Come join us at AMSE, where science comes alive.See more..
4.5Discovery Center(195 reviews) - A Great Place for Kids Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Science Museums • Children's Museums • Playgrounds
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring is a hands-on children's museum and nature center. The 32,000 square foot facility, in the heart of middle Tennessee, includes permanent exhibits and rich programming focused on science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM). Situated adjacent to 22 acres of natural, urban wetlands, the museum offers daily programs, camps, school tours, and special events.See more..
4.0Muse Knoxville(89 reviews) - Great for kids Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Science Museums • Children's Museums
Muse Knoxville is a children’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math (STEAM) museum located in Chilhowee Park. Our programs in the museum, in schools across East Tennessee, & throughout Knoxville bring STEM, the arts, health & wellness, & emergent literacy to life in the minds of children. We inspire & empower ALL children through transformative learning experiences through a variety of hands-on and inquiry-based, exhibits and Outreach programs for children aged 6 mos. to 10 y/o. *Museum Play - Indoor educational learning & play spaces, a full-dome planetarium, outdoor learning spaces & a playground! *Field Trips - Bring your class, homeschool, daycare or youth group for a day of fun! *Parties/Events - Choose from a variety of packages to celebrate your special day with us. *Planetarium - We house East Tennessee's only public-access planetarium with shows that rotate every hour!See more..
3.5Hands On! Discovery Center at Gray Fossil Site(29 reviews) - Go for the Fossil Dig, not the Children’s Museum Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Natural History Museums • Science Museums • Children's Museums
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..
3.0Hands on Science Center(8 reviews) - Good Visit Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Science Museums • Children's Museums Science Center with over 100 hands-on exhibits! **Note that our last review on here was in 2019. Since then we have opened 20 new exhibits and exhibit halls and done $100,000 in renovations. We are small but growing quickly!See more..
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Visitor Center has the best science fair events. My two son’s Diamond and Rain learn a lot of amazing educational information from their science fair downtown. They had trailers of new up to date science and electronic exhibits with volunteers near by to answer any questions. This was a very fun educational family event that was also free to the community.See more..
