This  100,000-square-foot museum to our 50-acre heritage park promises a day filled with exploration, learning, and fun for all ages.

Discovery Park proves to be more than a museum with multiple exhibits, experiences, and learning opportunities!

Explore Indoor Exhibits

 

There’s so much to experience at Discovery Park! Discover ten exhibit galleries focused on topics like:

• Native American history
• The military
• Natural history
• Regional history
• Science & Space
• Technology
• Art
• Transportation
• And more

 

Dinosaur Hall

 

The large fossil reproductions of dinosaurs and marine reptiles that dominate Dino Hall, part of the Natural History Gallery, are all from the Mesozoic Era. The dinosaurs on display include Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex, Apatosaurus, and Appalachiosaurus.

Simmons Bank Children’s Exploration Gallery

There are four main exhibit areas on the upper level next to the entrance to the 48′ slide: the “Build It” exhibit, the sense stations, the water tables, and the perception wall.  On the entry-level, at the bottom of the slide is the “Fantasy Forest Children’s Play Area.”

The Settlement

 

Featuring nearly a dozen structures, the little settlement on the North Lake includes farmhouses plus a corn crib, tool barn, smokehouse, hog barn, loom house, doctor’s cabin, well house, and woodshed.

Cooper Tower

 

Cooper Tower, named in honor of Barbara Lynn Tanner Cooper, reaches 199 feet into the air and is capped by an American Flag measuring over 40 feet long. There’s even more! Simmons Bank Ag Center, Children’s Discovery Garden, and Mill Ridge just to name a few.

Stay Right Next Door!

Discovery Park is conveniently located right next door to two excellent hotels. Check out Sleep Inn and MainStay Suites or other lodging options in the region.

Events Throughout the Year

Stay up-to-date on everything happening at Discovery Park by checking the calendar on DPA’s website.