I will be first to say this place when we pulled in I doubted we would enjoy it. I saw a lot of…read morelittle kids and we had a 2nd grader with us. I guess I am spoiled with a hometown children's museum of play.. I am so glad we went in to give it a chance, the employees here are wonderful. Very welcoming. The exhibits are diverse and many hands on touch this or that ability. There were some dated videos of the Appalachian culture but honestly it gave it an appeal and definitely a time gone by. The exhibits and explanation of the Manhattan project were very interesting. All of us walked away learning a lot about oak ridge and that era around world war 2. We spent a good two hours in the museum and didn't read it all, we happened to be walking in right before a school group of 30 little kids and parents. Initially it was loud but there was enough space that we didn't have to be around all the chaos real little kids bring. Some of the exhibits were geared for smaller kids but our 2nd grader had no problem enjoying the experience. I mean who doesn't love a "doll house" that has two levels, For the price and exhibits I would suggest it to anyone especially if you have a history buff in your family.

Pulling in, it's an old school and it doesn't look very big. You walk inside and are greeted by an…read moreattendant and a big bear off to the left. They have a small gift shop with stuffed animals, patches and small things. If your disabled, don't worry about steps..they have ya covered with ramps throughout the museum. As you walk through it's very well put together. The farm room where the children can grab a basket and grab the plastic apples out of the tree on the wall and make their own dinner plate out if magnetized pictures of foods. They have a pretty big life-sized doll house, which was very cool along with old relics of dolls etc from different eras. They have a water room where the kids can send floating boats down a make believe lock at the dam. At the end, they have a train room that is pretty cool with towns all lit up and a train going throughout them.. very cool place. Very neat place. $8.00 for adults $7.00 for seniors aged 62+ and children under 3 are free.

Wonderful place to see God's creation. The beautiful animals are friendly and all around. The store…read morepart is great with things to buy from the past. The restaurant serves the old country food from years ago. I do wish they'd expand their menu some but it is still good. Lots of vendors on special days there as well.

Surprised at how well exhibited the museum is! It's a fairly large outdoor exhibit. If you're a…read moresenior, you might want to ho when it's cooler out. Highly recommended!

We had been to Knoxville several times but never had the opportunity to visit the East Tennessee…read moreHistory Center. They have different price ranges for kids, adults and senior citizens (age 55 +) to tour the museum. It was an informative walk through on the first floor with several rooms contains various stories about the struggles for southern families, musicians and women. There were several areas to sit and listen and watch the video. I was very pleased to see they had captions turned on so my spouse and I could enjoy the videos as well. Before we left we purchased a few items from the gift store. They had lots of T-shirt's 40% off as well as books for only $1. It's definitely worth the visit.

What a GEM in Knoxville! Sundays are free admission with…read moreencouragement to donate (no complaints here). Folks up front were super friendly and gave us the rundown of the layout. Very kind and we felt welcomed right away. We fully expected this to be a small space with some cool stuff but it surprised us by being big and filled with SO MUCH history! It was such a pleasant surprise and we spent way longer looking around and reading than we planned. I learned a lot while exploring and was truly impressed with this history center. I'd definitely recommend checking it out if you're in the area!

This was a very informative museum and it had a lot of interesting artifacts. The volunteers were…read morevery knowledgeable. We went on a Saturday and they had to a rate of $8 but said it's usually $10. They offer first responder discounts. It looks small inside but I felt it was a very appropriate amount of things to see and do.

This is a smaller museum focused on the historical period during WWII and the life in the area at…read morethat time. It has a huge collection of photographs from that time. And the building was one of the buildings from that time. Lots of photos and many artifacts to look at. If your interested in the Oak Ridge history around WWII, this is your place.

Such a fun visit while in Knoxville…read more The staff at the front desk was welcoming and informative. We particularly enjoyed seeing the model rooms and learning about the architecture. I want to go visit those houses now! Free museum. It's not too big but you can spend 1-2 hours here.

This museum is great for Knoxville. It's not very big, but you'll spend 1-2 hours there…read more Story time: It was weird. When we arrived, the lady up front for our check-in asked how we had heard of them. I'm like... "Uh... It's art. We go where art is. We love art." I couldn't think of any other answer that fit the boxes she was checking. I love art, and that's where you can find me. It didn't fit any of her checkboxes, she waited a moment like she was waiting for me to say something else before saying, "Oh, that's a new reason we're going to have to add" or something like that. One of the usher girls understood what I was saying. No shame on the lady... it was just odd. I don't just hear about museums. I see if a city has one and I go. In my world, that's a 100,000 percent normal thing. I still laugh about it. You'll have fun here. If you've visited major art museums in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Philly, Chicago, NY, or SF, you'll still have fun here, but it won't be the famous paintings you're looking for. If you're in Knoxville and have time to spare, I'd visit, but it's not an absolute must-do thing.

We had some time in Downtown Knoxville and decided to check out the mansion. The staff are super…read morenice, and we enjoyed talking with them. We were given a tour with just our family which was really cool. We all really loved the tour. It was great for our son who could touch a lot of objects. They also had a table to try and write with a quill. I would recommend the mansion if you love history.

This is a very well landscaped and very well preserved mansion, that was Built-in 1792. Governor…read moreWilliam Blount and his family resided here.The mansion sits up on a Hill overlooking the Tennessee river. There are some very old antiques inside the mansion and most of the mansion is all original. All of the rooms were pretty large and had high ceilings about 10 ft. There are beautiful gardens out side and around the building. This mansion is located downtown Knoxville and the courthouse is right down the street. It was very cool to see how they lived way back then with no electric. They had candlelight chandeliers and wood burning stove. All their equipment they used to make their clothes and their food was all original as far as I know. There was 3 or 4 outside buildings as well that was used for their equipment and their work.

~David Glasgow Farragut ~"Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!"…read more It's a very small museum. I read everything and It took me about an hour to walk thru. If you love history you'll love this place and it's free!

I really enjoyed this! Where do I even begin? Okay, the out of towners will completely yawn. So if…read moreyou are passing through just continue to move along unless you are a history nerd like me. And as for all the locals, well, you need to come see what you are missing. This museum is dedicated to the city of Farragut and it's early inhabitants, from the native americans to sprawling communities who eventually called the admiral their high school mascot. The civil war section is really small. It's umm.. well it's a wall, basically. And yet I stood there for over an hour. Inspecting. Reflecting. Going oh wow. Cuz what you don't realize at first is the museum and surrounding area is sitting right on top of an old battleground. Yup. I never realized that those two brick buildings that I drive past everyday are the very same ones depicted in old drawings of the battle. It's not uncommon around here but they've done *such* a good job retracing this. Really. And damn the torpedoes, now I know why I always pronounce Farragut like a spanish word. All the time. When I'm driving in the area. When I see it on a street sign. That's how I say it. Altogether now: "FARR ah goot". (just trill your R's for me, when you say it, okay?) Bring out the latin in you and watch your light bulb go off. Damn the torpedoes, what an inspiring story of an American dream and that anything can happen. And that doing the right thing is the only thing. Damn the torpedoes, this admiral is as about as badass and as humble as they come. If you are into naval anything this is up your alley. It's free. Come and pay some respect to the heritage of the Farragut area. You'll never look at that everyday road the same way again.