It was my first time visiting the Fernbank Science Center for their "Music Under the Moon" event,…read moreand it was an incredible experience. Inside the planetarium, the domed projection screen displayed the night sky in stunning 10K resolution, featuring a live view of the moon and surrounding stars. As you recline in your seat and look up at the beautiful visuals overhead, classical musicians perform a creative mix of timeless pieces along with arrangements from Star Wars and other contemporary music. The combination of the music and the immersive visuals made the whole experience feel magical. I had a fantastic time and would absolutely return for another show. It is a unique and memorable way to enjoy live music in a truly special setting.

It's small and has some cool stuff, and the planetarium show was quite good, but the real treat was…read morethe late night observatory where you get to look through the huge telescope to see things you've never seen before. I probably wouldn't make the trip just for the regular exhibits, although there's some neat snakes, but make sure you pair it with a show.

This was our first time at the Muse and it was honestly a 3 or 4 experience, but not because it…read morelacked awesomeness, but because we chose a horribly busy day to come. Thus, I didn't reduce stars due to the crowds alone. There was a summer camp and the largest field trip group that they had all summer (according to the workers) with every station so crowded with space and sharing-oblivious kiddos. We asked the workers if they post field trip info online so we can avoid those days and they said you must call ahead of time to see if anything is scheduled. CALL AHEAD, y'all. They also told me that after 12:30 is the least busy time of day. As a heads up military, first responders, and educators get a discounted ticket (for self, not the entire party). My UT prof husband paid half-price. The staff is very friendly and working hard to keep the areas stocked and clean. A moving target, but they did their best! ;-) There is a gift shop, an amazing hand-washing station independent of the bathrooms, STEM areas, outdoor water and bubble play, a playground, a garden, forts, science experiments, train tables, play food/nutrition area, a giant lite-bright, rocket ships, race tracks, and numerous wind tunnel/scarf tubes (totally the technical term. ha). So many areas for kids with sensory needs and everything is very interactive. We have a membership to Children's Museum of OR, and in comparison, this is much more hands-on learning than the historical feel of OR's. I felt that the Muse is a great fit for the younger kiddos (toddlers, babies, etc) with it being all one story and easy to navigate, huge crowds aside. Amazing museum. Just know to call ahead so you're not overwhelmed. We plan to go back again soon and pay extra $3 p/p for the planetarium.

Our 7-year-old wanted to check out Muse while we were in town. They have a STEM focus. The staff is…read morevery nice. We met several while drawing in the art area. They have a nice dome show. Ours was about the Apollo missions. Other areas are fun and he had fun for the first part of the visit. They do have a small sensory room but other kids were being very loud, so my son could not enjoy his sensory break. The outside area is great. The downside to the museum is that it gets busy and loud. If your child does not like loud places then they will have a tough time.

What a lovely venue for children and families! I can't believe it's free. We are from out of town…read moreand have been here a couple times now, it's great to come here on rainy and sunny days. The Steam Lab and H20 rooms for my toddler and baby make this a great place to have a play date in Buford, especially on a Thursday when they are open until 7 pm (other days it's 4 pm). I didn't take pictures because of other children around, but whether your kids have high sensory needs like mine or you just want the option for indoor or outdoor play this was great for the kids to get to run around outside too. Will definitely be back, wish this was in my area!

Such a cool place that you can easily spend all day, multiple days a week at. There's a kid…read morefriendly play STEM area, a little museum, plenty of animals to see in doors and out. Plus there's walking trails.

We went for a three year olds birthday party. The party space was large and set up great for…read morecake/pizza. There's a fridge and sink in the room. The kids loved venturing out into all of the different areas and playing. It kept them busy the whole time. Truly interactive and enjoyable. We have a 6 month old baby and she crawled around in their small play space for the smaller babies. I will say it did say to remove shoes but lots of bigger kids were just running wild through this space with their shoes on and it was a bit much so we didn't stay playing in there long for fear our little would get trampled. Nice to have an area for babies in theory, but without someone running the area it's just not being respected which again is more on the parents supervision (or lack there of). Overall a good experience and we could come back.

Small, poorly cared for, everything is so worn and dirty, and still very expensive for what it it…read more My grandsons do enjoy it on a rainy day, but even they find an hour here to be enough. I know they're planning to relocate. Perhaps they will put more effort into the care and cleanliness.

I was so eager to experience this facility on the University of Georgia campus with my…read moregrandchildren. Since the Museum has limited hours during the week only, Monday to Friday, we headed to Athens early Monday morning during the first day of their Thanksgiving week holiday. UGA is also on Holiday break and the upside of our visit, was the very limited amount of people on campus. As most people know and now I know, the UGA campus is enormous. I had never been there before and soon discovered that not even my GPS helped find this Museum. Fortunately, the campus staff and students were very helpful and we did finally find the Museum. It is an extremely small Museum, compared to the Natural History Museum in DC, it is miniscule, i.e. 30 X 40 ft. and the primary reason for my rating. It does appear that UGA is trying their best to develop this Museum, but, it does have a long, long way to go. My grandchildren did learn a few scientific terms and were interested in a few of the exhibits, which we were able to explore undaunted and uninterrupted since we were the ONLY visitors at that time. There is always a silver lining and for this adventure, it was the positive help received by UGA students and staff, and being on campus without all of the usual activity.

It really hurts me to give a museum two stars, but honestly this is just a tiny room with a…read morecollection of taxidermy. There is also some frogs in a tank. I saw the entire collection in under 3 minutes. I wouldn't necessarily skip this if you're in the area because its an excuse to drive onto UGA campus, but just be aware of what it really is... which is not much.

Being a big Bigfoot fan, I decided I would check this out while in the area. Admission is fairly…read moreinexpensive just $9. You do the tour yourself and walk around. There are some headphones to listen to some stories and there's a few little mini theatres that you can sit and listen to. Unfortunately the only bad thing I have to say about it is that the main theatre plays very silly computer generated Bigfoot videos instead of actual footage. So myself as well as some other people got up and left pretty quickly. The staff is sweet and there's a gift shop to get some moderately priced goodies as well as look at an updated map of Bigfoot reported sighting by civilians.

Definitely an interesting experience. Totally worth the $9 ticket. Only complaint is that we wished…read morethere was a tour guide. Thankfully there was a true believer who was there at the same time as we were so we were able to listen to his fun facts.

Not too expensive. We had a lot of fun here today with 3 separate activities. A shooter type game…read more A haunted house and a lost in a house of mirrors

Awful experience. Even with the discount we received from purchasing a package deal from another…read moreattraction was a waste of money. We entered the game depicting robots and were seated in lounge like chairs with seat belts that faced a large tv screen. We were given 3D glasses and were excited for the opportunity. Partway through the game my blaster just stopped working so I couldn't even participate in the remaining game (which was most of it.) There was no compensation offered for a refund or even an apology from the staff about the poor experience. The other young adults in our party also stated that the whole experience was mediocre/average at best. Save your time and money. There's plenty more engaging and enjoyable experiences in the area. If you skip this glorified carnival game, you'll thank yourself later.

This place rocks! A movie included in your ticket price just throws it over the top! We thoroughly…read moreenjoyed our time here. Rest rooms on every floor and food on the bottom floor. The kids play space on the top floor is out of this world! I was inspired to play and investigate alongside my kids! The curators were incredibly thoughtful and created such a welcoming space that is guaranteed to inspire young people and adults alike! Finishing the inside experience is far from the end of your day though. There is a whole world of exploration to be had outside! The hiking trails are well maintained and there are surprises around every corner. From art instillations, to bug motels, to climbing structures for kids to quiet brooks to stroll by it has something for everyone! The children's play park outside is tucked to the side with fencing and features water play. I wish I knew that in advance I would have packed the kids a spare set of clothes to really allow them to let loose and enjoy this to the max! There is not a lot of shade in that particular section of the outdoor space and no benches by the water (there is a rock wall everyone was sitting on to hide from the sun and be nearer to littles who wanted to play by the water) This is one of the best places for families to visit in Atlanta! If time allowed we would have came back here multiple times!! Absolutely a must do!

During a visit to the Atlanta area, my best friend's teenager wanted to check out everything…read moredinosaur-related at Fernbank. We should've come earlier: there are so many exhibits, and so much to see and do, we couldn't pack it all into one afternoon! If you are interested in natural history or want to do something in the Atlanta area that is fun and engaging for kids, teens and adults, hit up this massive museum. There is something for everyone.

Tiny but mighty! There are a few rooms here with interactive exhibits for kids. My 4 and 5 year…read moreolds could have spent a lot of time here even though at times it felt a little tight. There's a small climbing structure that my kids kept coming back to, which was a favorite. A lot of the exhibits focused on the earth. I think it was sort of lost on my kids, but the exhibits were fun to interact with. You can't really avoid the shop.

Very underwhelming, for a city known for tourism this is probably the lamest science center I've…read morebeen to. It's like 3 rooms total, all of them in basically the same space, there's probably a whole like 4 or 5 things for the kids to do that they can probably do within 30 minutes. The admission price should be like $5 for what it's worth. The lady at the front told me there was a bunch of hands on activities for babies and I'd say there was like three. The first room was a tiny room with a virtual earth, that if you touch the screen it says it will move but it doesn't work, everything else in that room is just reading/writing (made for tweens and up) and not very fun or engaging. Then there's a room full of rocks behind glass displays, not very exciting or hands on for kids (even as an adult, I felt like it was boring). There's one little section in the room where the kids can brush sand off rocks, but it was nothing special. The room with the bikes is the coolest room, but it's very small and like I said there's barely anything to do. You can look at different bikes on display, they have like 2 or 3 interactive things you can do to learn about how bikes work which take a minute to do. The there's a tiny jungle gym kind of thing that's sub-par, a water play area that's also sub-par and a sand pit where you can look for fossils which I guess would have been fun if my child was a bit older, but for little ones like mine, there wasn't much. He had a very tiny section in the corner he could play with and then he got bored. I guess I'm a bit spoiled because we live in the Triad and we have 3 of the best children's museums. It's guess it's a good thing to do to kill time if you literally have nothing else to do with your kids in Asheville but if I knew what it would be like I probably wouldn't do it again.