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
27
Thu
10:00 am
August Art Studio Programs
August Art Studio Programs
Aug 27 @ 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 27 @ 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 27 @ 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 27 @ 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
28
Fri
10:00 am
August Art Studio Programs
August Art Studio Programs
Aug 28 @ 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 28 @ 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 28 @ 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
29
Sat
10:00 am
August Art Studio Programs
August Art Studio Programs
Aug 29 @ 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
Hands On! Discovery Center: FREE...
@ Summit Leadership
Hands On! Discovery Center: FREE...
@ Summit Leadership
Aug 29 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Looking for a fun, hands-on weekend activity for your kids? Bring the family to our “Be a Chemist” Workshop in association with Summit Leadership. Perfect for kids in 2nd through 6th grade, this interactive event blends science fun with real-world career discovery! Parents, you will...
10:00 am
POP! Into Science in the Discove...
POP! Into Science in the Discove...
Aug 29 @ 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...