A child and a grown-up play at the Tennessee RiverPlay water tables on the museum roof, downtown Chattanooga behind them.
Ages 4 months – 2 yearsPlayGymMove, make a mess, and try new things at your own pace, with caregivers alongside.Mondays · 5-week sessions
Ages 3 – 4Little ExplorersA drop-off morning of science, art and museum adventures led by our early-childhood team.Tuesdays 9–11 AM · 5-week sessions
Ages K – 8th gradeHomeschoolCurriculum-based science sessions for primary, elementary and middle schoolers.Wednesdays 2–4:30 PM · 5-week sessions
Ages All abilitiesInclusive ProgramsClub Discovery, Sensory Night, Turquoise Trail and Friends’ Discovery Camp: programs built so every child can play.Tuesdays, select Thursdays, Halloween and summer
Ages Pre-K – 8th gradeCampsFall, winter, spring and summer break camps. $75 a day, $65 for members.School breaks and all summerBest of Chattanooga has voted us Best Museum and Best Place to Take Kids three years running, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services has honored the museum six times. More than 32,000 of those visits were free or subsidized, and our educators reached 44,536 students in classrooms and on field trips. Everyone belongs here: we were the first museum in Tennessee to join Museums for All and are a certified KultureCity Sensory Inclusive space.
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Unlimited visits for a year, member mornings before the crowds, discounts on camps and parties, and reciprocal deals across town. From $105, and it pays for itself in two visits.
“As locals, my kids and I still have the most fun every time we visit. There's so much to do and explore. We always leave exhausted in a good way!”
