There was lots to do here for our 9 and 6 year old sons. We arrived around 3:30 PM and had about 90 minutes to play before they closed. We could have used about 30-60 minutes to play. There was lots to see and do, but there was a little bit of a crowd so there was some waiting involved. We parked in the garage about 5 minutes away when you walk. We had a great time with the varied exhibits: music, cultures, clean energy, rockets, bees, water play, dinosaurs, physical play, and more. Pricing was quite reasonable.

Amazing place for our kids to play and learn at. You could easily spend the entire day at the museum. While you are there get the year pass so easy and if you are from out of town like we are stay at the Hilton garden inn right beside it.

Two floors of amazing hands on activities with outdoor play as well. Staff were very engaged. The kids did not want to leave. Highly recommend for ages 2+ Nice area to have a snack or lunch, reasonable prices.

We spent 3 hours at the CDM and still didn't get to everything there was to do! It is a very well done museum where you can allow kids to let their curiosity guide them through the activities. Each child is able to gravitate towards what interests them and spend as much or as little time at each of the activities as they would like. They have a snacking area if kids get hungry since food and drink are not allowed in the museum. The museum is also in a walkable area so you can stay close by and walk to the museum then go grab some food at the many restaurants in the area.

Have spent many joyful hours watching my son play & learn here over the years. Started bringing him to the museum back when he was 1-year old and he’s now going on 6 and still loves it very much. We live in FL and come up to Chattanooga a few times each year for weekend getaways, and we always keep an afternoon free for it. It’s one of his favorites places and even from Florida, he asks when can we go there again quite often!