Although my daughter enjoyed Discovery Place, I found it woefully inadequate compared to similar…read moreinteractive children's museums that I've visited in other cities. Many of the "exhibits" barely deserve the title (resembling something closer to simple children's play areas), and roughly half of those that do appear to be out of commission. Furthermore, the entire building suffers from a sense of decay that feels like it's a couple cigarette burns in the carpet shy of becoming a crack house. That said, there are two specific offerings that save this review from single-star oblivion. First is the Tesla Coil show, which makes up for what it lacks in presentation (the video before the show is almost unbearable) with an admittedly cool display set to music. This comes at no extra cost, which is a nice change from other museums where shows like this typically require an additional ticket purchase. The second shining attribute is the mural work on the main wall, which displays a terrific woodland scene and clearly required a great deal of time and effort from a talented artist. If you believe those two experiences are worth the $5/person cost of entry, by all means, visit this museum. But if you are expecting anything - literally anything - else, you are going to leave disappointed.

Visited Texarkana because husband was on a business trip, so needed somewhere to take the kids in…read morethe day. The place was kind of old looking inside and kind of a mess when we walked. Some things looked like they could really use a deep clean/update. We were the only people in the place (other than the staff member and her kids). For $5 I feel like it was better than having my kids in a hotel room all day, but it just wasn't what I was expecting. The only cool thing about the place was the Tesla show (which I had to go tell a staff member it was 11:30 which was the time the door said they did the show) and cool mural on the wall.

Great collection of cars! Staff was friendly & an overall great place for fans of classic cars!read more

Review is not of the museum itself; it is of the ownership or management of the museum. We are…read moretraveling through, heading west to home in New Mexico, and Hubby specifically chose this place from the Texas travel guide to visit during the short time we would be in town. After arriving at the location, we discovered that the museum is open only on Saturday and Sunday. This information should be given to the travel guide and disseminated to the readers who might want to see the place. The outside looked interesting. Too bad we could see the inside!!

Wow at the amount of history in such a small building! The staff is great and it's amazing at how…read moremuch they know! It's only five dollars for two floors of history for the area. They have everything from fossils to current. If you want to know anything about the local area this is the place to be.

My husband and I are so thankful to listen to Johnny's knowledge and experience! Definitely…read morerecommend! Beautiful lifetimes' collection!

This is one of the most interesting, personal collections in the form of a museum I've seen. There…read moreare so many clocks and other artifacts that you could return multiple times and see something you missed prior. What a wonderful little gem in the heart of Jefferson, TX! Johnny and Edith Ingram are the crown jewels of this place. You must stop and please make a donation to keep this unique museum going for years to come!

I'm so happy this place is still up and running. I went as a child and loved it and today brought…read moremy own kids and niece. So much history here, definitely recommend.

Truth be told, the place is ancient and falling apart. Many light bulbs are blown. The elevator…read moredoesn't work. But how often are you gonna be able to see these animals up this close? This is a dying art. And once it's closed it's gone . You're never going to get another opportunity to see these animals so up close and personal. The elderly gramma didn't know how to run the CC machine so this was a cash only day. And they got 15 bucks from us, cuz I got 3 of their cute little shell creatures. They also have a pen with live deer if all those dead animals bring ya down. For $5 a head I can't not recommend this strange and unique experience.