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 thoroughly enjoyed this museum and were presently surprised to find out that there was no charge…read moreduring this year of our country's 250th anniversary! It's absolutely huge and will take you a good two hours to see it; add another hour if you're the type that reads almost everything. Definitely put it on your list of things to see while in downtown Knoxville.

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.

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.

Enjoyed this tour with Roger and we learned many things about William Blount. Once you step inside…read morethe house you're truly stepping back in time, the smell included, not a bad smell at all, but the scent of what a centuries old house would bring to mind. The original hardwood floor is what you notice first and the rest is just awe-inspiring as well. Please see it!

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 small museum about K-25, a mile-long plant that enriched uranium using the gaseous…read morediffusion process. It was so large that people rode bicycles to get around! It also overlooks the plant site itself if you want to appreciate the scale of everything. Admission is $10, and expect to spend one to one and a half hours here. I'm not sure how much appeal it has to younger kids as there's limited hands on interactive displays, and some of the topics they delve into are heavy, such as the role of African Americans and how they were still segregated at Oak Ridge. There's a small gift shop and bathroom facilities. ADA accessible. Do note that if you pay for a ticket here you get a discount when you buy admission tickets at the American Museum of Science and Energy the same day.

This is another small museum in Oak Ridge. This museum focuses on K25 or the massive enrichment…read morefacility for uranium enrichment. It's packed with artifacts and you get a security card to interplay with many displays. It's a very cool museum. There is even a 'Little boy' nuclear bomb on display. Nice!

~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.