Discovery Center at Murfree Spring — Attraction in Murfreesboro

👎 Our kiddo absolutely loves the water table, but it has turned into an area of constant anxiety when we visit.

This comes after about 6 visits, each seeing children fall hard on the floor in that section. Why someone would surround a kids water area with slick, hard concrete is beyond me. There is no texture, mats, rubber dots or anything of the type to ensure kids safety.

I see employees diligently mopping every 20 minutes or so but it does not alleviate the danger. Today alone I watched several different children fall, one of them on top of my 1 year old child while he played, smashing his head into the table edge.

My own son has fallen many times as well during our visits. We tried 3 different pairs of shoes to no avail, it is so wet and SO slick that it makes no difference.

I have gently brought up the issue to the centers kind staff, who seem in full agreement of the issue needing to be addressed. They have all said the manager has been made aware and that they get multiple complaints on the issue daily, but their manager will not make a move to change things because she doesn't see an issue, despite the complaints.

I commend the wonderful employees, and frown at seemingly indifferent and careless management. Perhaps they are simply overwhelmed... or do not have the funds to see to the safety concern? It is easy to judge but sometimes hard to try and relate or see things from someone else's perspective. Maybe she has a reason to neglect this concern.

I would be happy to give 5 stars if the manager in question can see to it that this issue is addressed with mats, rubber grip, flooring change or literally anything other than the absurd floor choice in place..

Why not make a change and give kids a safe place to play BEFORE you get a lawsuit from a seriously injured child? 🤞

Beyond this issue youll find a lovely place, full of fun games and creative layouts. A lovely experience for those with kids in need of entertainment in an engaging...

The bathroom policy allows men to enter the women’s restroom. If you are concerned for your safety or the safety of your child do NOT go to this museum. I am so outraged that a CHILDRENS museum allows this! Protect our children! Where are women’s rights?!

Updated: I just called the discovery center. I asked the question if what was being said around town was true. The girl said no and video footage was reviewed by the police and they don’t know what the mom is referring to. It would have been easy to say oh okay thanks so glad we will be there again. But then I asked the question do you allow biological men to use the women’s restroom. She started stumbling over her words and would not answer the question. She referred me to the ceo and said if they look like a man then no and proceeded to tell me a story a few years ago a male went into the women’s restroom and the security officer went in and got him out. I asked if a man dresses like a women are the allowed. She referred me to the ceo again. I stated that actually I had already contacted the ceo and left a message over a week ago. I never received a phone call back. I told her I got the answer I needed and we wont be coming there again. She then said that it’s the same thing as other places and I said well the problem is your a children’s museum. I also told her I believed there was a law that schools had to use their biological restrooms and that field trips may be an issue for them going forward. She kept referring me to the ceo. I told her we would not be back and have a good day.

If you think this is false and a made up story. Call them yourself but you have to be specific in your questioning “biological males”. Deception...

Really disappointed, at every center we visited to explore and play at had items missing so we didn't get the full effect. I even tried to place items I seen laying around back where they went but they still had parts missing. The craft table had nothing but coloring crayons and some buttons with empty glue sticks, no paint. The 3 girls working did nothing but sit at the front desk. All the centers that had costumes were dirty and smelled bad. So again, we didn't get the full experience. I feel like the facility has neglected to clean up and be sure every thing was in place, however I do understand that with kids it's hard but being a kid friendly environment I would hope to have clean toys and costumes. Germix was placed around but again 2 were empty. It wasn't busy so that was pleasant. I really would love to see them call the donors that have donated or sponsored a center and let them know that there area needs ungraded or replace the items. I'm sure Tn orthopedic would not want there name on something that is not working properly as well as home Depot! I also feel like the employees could have walked around more and replaced art supplies as I seen cabinets full of nice supplies!!! I also think employees could spray the hats and clothes with LICE spray or germicidal spray as kids love a full...