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Hands On! Discovery Center

By Visit JC on Aug 11 2023

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Hands On! Discovery Center

1212 Suncrest Dr.
Gray, TN 37615

423-434-4263

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Hands On! Discovery Center is an all-ages science center that offers fun, interactive programs and exhibits, ranging from a musical Tesla coil and giant building blocks to maker studios that allow guests to engineer their own rockets. The Discovery Center is located at the Gray Fossil Site, an active fossil dig site dating back 5 million years. Admission to Hands On! includes Gray Fossil Site exhibits.

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