Gray Fossil Site and Museum
  • A group of girls sitting around a table looking at rocks and fossils
  • Hands on Museum - two kids checking out the rock science kit
  • Hands On Museum - line of children and supervisor waiting to look into a microscope
  • Hands on Museum - school kids and teacher going through the fossil display
  • Hands on Museum - group of school children spending the day at the Gray Fossil Site
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Hands On!
Discovery
Center

About Hands On!

This brand new all-ages science center offers fun interactive programs and exhibits that include a musical Tesla coil, giant building blocks, and a maker studio inviting guests to engineer a rocket, create a masterpiece, and uncover something new.

Get up close and personal with an active prehistoric fossil dig site dating back 5 million years.  Enjoy exhibits and programs featuring plant and animal fossils that have been unearthed at the site.

Hours

• Tuesday – Thursday 9am – 5pm
• Friday 9am – 5pm, extended to 7pm during June, July & August
• Saturday 9am – 5pm
• Sunday 1pm – 5pm
• Monday 9am – 5pm during March, June, July & August only

Please allow 1 1/2 to 2 hours to fully enjoy and explore all of our exhibits and activities.

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Mark you calendar for the Hands On! Halloween Event on October 26th!

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Admission

Adults & Children (4+): $10.00
Children (3 & under): FREE
FREE Admission for Members

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Location

Hands On! Discovery Center
1212 Suncrest Drive
Gray, TN 37615

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Contact Us

Phone: (423) 434-4263
Fax: (423) 928-6915
frontdesk@handsonmuseum.org

Upcoming Events!

Up Next!

Oct
16
Tue
all-day Colorful Chemistry
Colorful Chemistry
Oct 16 all-day
Join us in celebration of National Chemistry Week.  Learn all about the science of chemistry, color, and chromatography.  You will even get the chance to make your own piece of colored chalk and a tie dye masterpiece made with the science of chromatography.  The Eastman...
all-day October Art Studio Programs
October Art Studio Programs
Oct 16 all-day
Join us for Hokusai inspired watercolor resist wave paintings, leaf plate rubbings, and a jack-o-lantern paper craft in our Art Studio.  All activities are self-guided with instructions provided, with facilitated programs announced periodically throughout each day.  Stop by and get creative!
all-day Reverse Engineering
Reverse Engineering
Oct 16 all-day
Join us for some reverse engineering and test your skills on lots of items adults would never let you take apart.  Dismantle computer towers, phones, keyboards, and more!  Reverse Engineering will be setup on our TVA Discovery Cart throughout each day.  (*Contains small parts not...
Oct
17
Wed
all-day Colorful Chemistry
Colorful Chemistry
Oct 17 all-day
Join us in celebration of National Chemistry Week.  Learn all about the science of chemistry, color, and chromatography.  You will even get the chance to make your own piece of colored chalk and a tie dye masterpiece made with the science of chromatography.  The Eastman...
all-day October Art Studio Programs
October Art Studio Programs
Oct 17 all-day
Join us for Hokusai inspired watercolor resist wave paintings, leaf plate rubbings, and a jack-o-lantern paper craft in our Art Studio.  All activities are self-guided with instructions provided, with facilitated programs announced periodically throughout each day.  Stop by and get creative!