Discovery Rooms

Hours:	Tuesday through Sunday from noon - 5:30 p.m. We are Closed on Monday.
Cost:	Open FREE of charge to individuals and families See our Group Visits pages for costs of Mom's Group, Scout Group, and Summer Group visits, and see our Birthday Parties page for the cost of party visits.

Everyone can share in the joy of discovery in our two Discovery Rooms! Hands-on, interactive exhibits, specimens, live animals to touch and observe, books to browse, and make-and-take crafts will provide you with many fun and memorable learning opportunities.

Small Discovery Room

Themed exhibit activities, specimens and displays are changed out monthly. Stop by regularly to find out what‘s new.

June: Pond Life
July: Ocean Life and Hawaii
August: Egypt! A special NEW exhibit!
September: Endangered Animals
October: Human Body
November: Wild Turkeys
December: Animals in the Winter

NEW Feature: A Touch Table - Children can bring in their unique nature finds in the park and place them on our Touch Table to share with others. Come see what other visitors have found and add a new discovery of your own. NO WILDFLOWERS PLEASE!

Our 23 Smithsonian-style Discovery Boxes, perfect for the casual visitor as well as the homeschooled child (pre-k through elementary school), are available year round in the Small Discovery Room. One of our most popular boxes is "Herbs Your Nose Knows." Children use their sense of smell to identify herbs and can discover their uses in everything from pizza to soap! Children are always eager to take home a sample of their favorite herbs.

Special Donation Request

We're working to improve the Center's toddler space in the small Discovery Room and we need your help! We would love to incorporate some new, gently used toddler toys (non-plush) as well as some toddler/kid friendly rugs. Nature themed toys and rugs are ideal, but we will be happy to accept other items as well. Call Laura at the Center (713.667.6550) if you have any questions.

Large Discovery Room

Exhibits in our Large Discovery Room come from our collection of seven Traveling Science Exhibits that we rent to schools throughout the year. These themed exhibits remain up at the Center for several months at a time.

Now on exhibit: Rainforests - Ties to the tropics

“Cool, fun, interesting!” ~ Mary Ellen Reid

Our Discovery Rooms offer children table top activities, specimens, live animals, microscopes and more.

“Such a nice place to cool off and learn in a fun way. My 4 year old did not want to leave!” ~ Owen Dunn Houston, TX

“Fun for my kids!! They like the “hands-on” things!” ~ Sandra Aparicio

Children get to know our tarantula during a visit to the Discovery Rooms.

“This is the coolest place ever!” ~ Hannah Hughes, 10 years old

A toddler explores our Color in Shells Discovery Box.

Last Updated on Monday, June 27, 2011 11:58 AM