Hands On!
Discovery
Center
Welcome!
Tickets can be purchased in advance on Hands On! Discovery Center’s webpage.
Annual membership holders can register their visit online in advance. Tickets are only valid for the date purchased. Please double check before you buy your tickets.
Hours
- Sunday: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
- Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
- Monday: CLOSED most Mondays (open on Mondays in March, June, & July)
Check our Facebook page for weather-related or unexpected schedule changes.
Please allow 1 1/2 to 2 hours to fully enjoy and explore all of our exhibits and activities.
Our Discovery Lab is filling up with bubbly fun with our new lab, POP! Into Science! Catch it today, before it floats away!
Admission
Adults & Children (4+): $11.00
Children (3 & under): FREE
FREE Admission for Members
Location
Hands On! Discovery Center
1212 Suncrest Drive
Gray, TN 37615
Contact Us
Phone: (423) 434-4263
frontdesk@visithandson.org
Upcoming Events!
Upcoming Events
Aug
22
Sat
10:00 am
August Art Studio Programs
August Art Studio Programs
Aug 22 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Find creative inspiration with these activities in the Art Studio! Gustave Caillebotte method perspective drawings. Pop Art collages inspired by Andy Warhol. Watercolor flowers in the style of Emil Nolde. Famous Artwork plate rubbings All activities are self-guided with instructions provided. Facilitated programs announced periodically...
10:00 am
POP! Into Science in the Discove...
POP! Into Science in the Discove...
Aug 22 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Our Discovery Lab is transforming into a bubbly wonderland where physics and fun collide! Try your hand at the Bouncing Bubble Challenge using our special bubble gloves and master the art of surface tension to create geometry-defying cubic bubbles. The Discovery Lab will be open...
Aug
23
Sun
10:00 am
August Art Studio Programs
August Art Studio Programs
Aug 23 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Find creative inspiration with these activities in the Art Studio! Gustave Caillebotte method perspective drawings. Pop Art collages inspired by Andy Warhol. Watercolor flowers in the style of Emil Nolde. Famous Artwork plate rubbings All activities are self-guided with instructions provided. Facilitated programs announced periodically...
10:00 am
EnviroScape Pop-Up Program for W...
EnviroScape Pop-Up Program for W...
Aug 23 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Celebrate World Water Week by discovering ways that you can help keep our planet’s water supply clean and beautiful with our 3D watershed program! Get a first-hand look at what happens to water in our world with a 3-dimensional EnviroScape model watershed. Pollution and runoff...
10:00 am
POP! Into Science in the Discove...
POP! Into Science in the Discove...
Aug 23 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Our Discovery Lab is transforming into a bubbly wonderland where physics and fun collide! Try your hand at the Bouncing Bubble Challenge using our special bubble gloves and master the art of surface tension to create geometry-defying cubic bubbles. The Discovery Lab will be open...
Aug
24
Mon
all-day
Closed on Monday
Closed on Monday
Aug 24 all-day
Weekly Hours of Operation Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm Sunday: 1pm – 5pm Monday: CLOSED (open on Mondays only in March, June, and July) Holiday Closings Hands On! is closed New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas...
Aug
25
Tue
10:00 am
August Art Studio Programs
August Art Studio Programs
Aug 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Find creative inspiration with these activities in the Art Studio! Gustave Caillebotte method perspective drawings. Pop Art collages inspired by Andy Warhol. Watercolor flowers in the style of Emil Nolde. Famous Artwork plate rubbings All activities are self-guided with instructions provided. Facilitated programs announced periodically...
10:00 am
Discovery Cart Activity – Snap C...
Discovery Cart Activity – Snap C...
Aug 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Stop by our Discovery Cart to explore something new each week. This week’s program is Snap Circuit electronics! Discovery Cart activities are self-guided. All program components and materials must remain on site unless otherwise noted. Some activities may contain small parts not suitable for children...
10:00 am
EnviroScape Pop-Up Program for W...
EnviroScape Pop-Up Program for W...
Aug 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Celebrate World Water Week by discovering ways that you can help keep our planet’s water supply clean and beautiful with our 3D watershed program! Get a first-hand look at what happens to water in our world with a 3-dimensional EnviroScape model watershed. Pollution and runoff...
10:00 am
POP! Into Science in the Discove...
POP! Into Science in the Discove...
Aug 25 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Our Discovery Lab is transforming into a bubbly wonderland where physics and fun collide! Try your hand at the Bouncing Bubble Challenge using our special bubble gloves and master the art of surface tension to create geometry-defying cubic bubbles. The Discovery Lab will be open...