Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, Murfreesboro

About Discovery Center at Murfree Spring

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring in Murfreesboro is a hands-on museum where children and families engage with interactive exhibits and activities centered on science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Visitors explore exhibits like MathRox, which features life-size games, logic puzzles, and challenges such as the giant Tower of Hanoi, and the award-winning Farm to Table Exhibit. The center offers weekly programming including Campfire Storytime and classes such as Creature Connection, where participants learn about animals like UV leopard geckos, and SPARK programs focused on topics like birds and nature. Located adjacent to twenty-five acres of wetlands, the museum combines indoor exploration with outdoor discovery. The facility includes a gift shop stocked with educational toys, games, books, and science experiments, plus snacks and drinks. School groups can arrange guided or self-guided field trips designed to align with grade-level curriculum standards. The center serves over one hundred thirty thousand children and families annually.