Such an amazing class and studio! Ms. LaDonna has so much to teach everyone and is such an amazing…read moreinstructor to young children. My daughter had the best time in her spring art classes, ending with an amazing art show and reception. My daughter loved it so much that she's signed up for 4 weeks of art camps this summer... designing, drawing, painting, clay, and all sorts of other medias. Thanks for bringing so much art and excitement into Johnson City and sharing it with these kids of all ages!!!

This studio has managed to expand it's artistic horizons far beyond expectation, not limiting…read moreitself to only one field of art, but embracing the vast variety of approaches toward it.

Great art museum with a cafe. There is an awesome piano, many original works of art. Very hard to…read morefind parking but that is not the museums fault. Great place

Me and my wife recently visited this museum since I learned it open prior to us booking our…read morevacation. This place was very cool and worth checking out. The museum is currently incomplete since they are still working on various trains. I would say that the store is more like 75% complete. The store features a lot of great history and we even got to meet the museum director as well while we were here. Staff here was friendly , admission was $10 a person and it seems like they even host kid's parties and have a special room for the kids as well. While you're done checking out they got a immense gift store where you can build your own trains as well. Overall, I was very impressed with this Museum regardless. Give it a couple years and it will be bustling

The first time my wife and I went I was not expecting much. We were pleasantly surprised. If you…read morehave any interest in railroads, model trains, miniatures, or even history you will be fascinated. The train layouts in many cases are based on real train routes and the modelers use old photos to recreate farms, buildings, industrial sites and even scenery in amazing detail so as to be authentic train layouts. Also, be sure to ask for the scavenger hunt form because it causes you to slow down and see things you would otherwise miss. In addition to train layouts they have museum quality railroad paraphernalia from years ago. This is a lot of fun and my wife and I have taken several out of town guests there for a couple hours of entertainment. I highly recommend you check it out!

The price! This used to be an inexpensive activity for me and my daughter, not anymore. The prices…read morehave increased so significantly that it's transitioned into only a special occasion activity like for a birthday or something. My daughter and I went yesterday each painted very small pieces both about 3 inches in height and it was $45.99. That is ridiculous. They cited increasing overhead costs and labor costs. I understand that but it absolutely changes how often you can go. Just beware you will be spending a lot for very small pieces.

Great customer service and very helpful staff. Reasonable prices but also super fast turnaround on…read morethe fired items. Good place for groups as well if you call ahead.

I've visited the Hands On Discovery Center before and always thought it was a decent but fairly…read moresmall children's attraction. Unfortunately our most recent experiences were frustrating. We first drove out on a Monday because the door sign and online listings indicated they were open, but the building was closed when we arrived. When we came back later in the week around 4:30 PM (they close at 5), we were told admission would still be full price for both the child and the supervising parent ($22 for 30 minutes). For a museum that recommends spending 1-2 hours there, paying full admission for roughly 30 minutes didn't make much sense, especially when parents are mostly supervising rather than using the exhibits themselves. Other kid-focused play spaces in the area either don't charge adults or adjust pricing near closing time. In past visits we've also noticed that some interactive exhibits were not functioning, which makes the experience feel smaller than it probably intends to be. The concept is great and the fossil site connection is interesting, but the hours, pricing structure, and maintenance of exhibits could use some attention. With a few improvements this could be a much stronger destination for families in the Tri-Cities area.

I went here with a friend and it was fun alright…read more I've never been here before, and firstly, I went upstairs and the staff were so friendly! We had a nice chat about the Gray Fossil Center, over outside. They just dug up a new red panda skull. The entire walkthrough the building was really informative and fun. Exhibits were super cool as well. We also saw one of the Tesla Coil shows, and it was short but radical. Show lasts about 15-17 minutes and you watch the tesla coil play music with noise cancelling headphones and i'll leave that up to you to judge if it's entertaining or not, but I thought it was. This place is satisfactory alright. Very cool.

Fascinating all the fossils found in the area of Tennessee. Definitely worth the tripread more

It's alright. I thought this place was really cool, there's…read morelots of interesting stuff to see. However, I do not think it is worth the price for the amount of things to see.

Well organized. We were new to this establishment and were not greeted very warmly but we will…read morewanted to give this place a try. We had to figure it out ourselves as far as what to do first but we then saw in the table there are instructions. The manager/owner saw us and asked if we were pick up and we said no we are painting but then she never showed us what you do next. It was not the best customer service but we enjoyed painting here regardless. I complimented her on how much we liked it here. We will get our finished pottery in a few weeks. I'm excited! Thank you

My husband and I were looking for something fun to do on a fall afternoon. We walked in and were…read morewelcomed by the staff. They gave us everything we needed for painting and were helpful and so friendly! I am not artistic so the patience they showed me was much appreciated. I highly recommend Brushstrokes!!

Quality local art in all price ranges, sizes, and media. Whether you like images like Lee's misty…read moremountain landscape or whimsical turtle. Or you want Anne's impression of how the full sun colors the Appalachian landscape. You can't go wrong. Originals, prints, postcards, or coasters, surround yourself wIth the beauty of these ancient mountains.