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Admission from $12. Open Wednesday through Saturday 11 am to 4 pm.
Earth Experience is the first natural history museum in Middle Tennessee, located in Murfreesboro and offering interactive exhibits about the region's natural history. Visitors can see a working paleontology laboratory where real dinosaur bones are cleaned and repaired, and a molding and casting operation that creates dinosaur displays. The museum displays Tennessee fossils, rocks, gems, minerals, and dinosaur bones alongside archeological relics. A centerpiece is Frank, a 38-foot-long T. Rex skeleton. Hands-on activities let visitors touch dinosaur bones, petrified wood, rocks, and minerals. The museum operates Wednesday through Saturday, with admission charged at published rates and children under three admitted free. A gift shop offers pieces of Middle Tennessee history for purchase.
Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 11 am to 4 pm
Prices quoted from earthexperience.org · read on . Prices can change — the link above goes to the page they came from.
Fancy going together?
2 reasons to go, each in the venue’s own words, with the date we checked it.
Oct 17Event
Earth Experience hosts Dino Day with a fossil dig for small children, craft and rock sale, and food truck. The museum opens extended hours from 10 AM to 4 PM with MTSU Geosciences and local gem and mineral experts.
Check event details and ticket requirements with the venue.
“Dino Day 2026 Oct 17”
Nov 21Event
Reptile Day invites families to talk with reptile experts and handle scaly ambassadors up close. Festivities run from 11 am to 4 pm and are included with general admission.
Check event details and ticket requirements with the venue.
“Reptile Day - Nov 21, 2026”
“CHILDREN 3 and UNDER GET IN FREE!”
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