I myself manage a state park and have worked in others that housed museums; this museum is exceptional! There is no doubt that it sees many school children yet its bathrooms were impeccable and the museum itself was very well maintained. Kudos to the maintenance staff. What a wonderful and relaxing experience. We visited on a Wednesday afternoon in September. Visitation that day was light; they don't charge enough for this place! Well worth the $6.00 and the time to visit. We will go back in the Spring to take advantage of the trail system associated with the complex.
Our children (4, and 7) had a wonderful time at the museum!!! Fun and lots to do! Also, in a very safe part of town.
We love this museum. The aquariums are mesmerizing! The exhibits were nice and informative. My boys thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We took advantage of the cool summer weather and walked on the trails. What a great place. We bought an annual pass so we can return in the near future.
Every time I pass through Jackson for night my kids DEMAND to go here. They absolutely love the place. There are a number of fossils and the habitats for the live animals are just great. They have fish, snakes and gators. There are also interactive activities for kids and school groups are always welcome here. You can spend several hours here and not even realize it.
We went to Jackson for a wedding and had a few hours of down time. We hear this museum was celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday. As a kindergarten teacher and mommy, I loved that! They had amazing activities and were very organized and friendly. We even got to take a family picture with The Cat in the Hat. My litte girl left her artwork there and started crying on the way home when she realized it. I called the museum and a sweet lady named Cynthia took time to go find her painting and mail it to us!! Great Place with Great People!!
it's the best pkace to spend a day its a combo small things 1. small museum 2 small aquarium 3 indoor games for children 4 nice jungle for long walk
It has some great exhibits for a relatively small science museum. It is definitely worth the very reasonable entry fee. In fact, I'd like to return in the near future to spend more time at some of the exhibits my kids rushed through. Both (7 and 11) really enjoyed it but they wanted to spend all their time at the visiting Animal Grossology exhibit. They liked the Children's Museum a bit more, but it was also more expensive.
It's really good place for children who likes all animals. You spend here mamy time :-) with your family. It's not expensive .
Another great place in the Jackson area to take your kids to play and have some fun. Storytime for the toddlers is a big hit with our daughter. Some of the exhibits change out during the year which is nice as it gives us an excuse to go again and have an entirely different subject matter to entertain.
I'm not much for natural history museums; but had some time so stopped in. Most of the exhibits are on a long divided corridor. One size is the standard museum-style stuff but on the other are some fine recreated environments highlighting various Mississippi water and land ecosystems. There are a series of aquariums with very, very natural settings and across from them exhibits representing mammal settings.The museum works hard to keep children interested. Right now there is a "grassology" exhibit, definitely designed for kids.Nice place.