Discovery World on Market — Attraction in Parkersburg

This well-designed children's museum is a fusion of sciences and arts, making learning interactive and fun. However, it is not just a museum but a playground for the curious mind. It's a place that promotes learning through play, nourishing creativity, and encouraging exploration. Whether you're a local or a tourist, this place deserves a visit. Children between 0 and 12 will enjoy this facility.

The basement is a haven for hands-on creativity, where children can engage with water, legos, and even build dams. It provides an educational twist with an interactive mural that educates about the biotic and abiotic elements and human influence on the Ohio River habitats.

The first floor is packed with kinetic entertainment, offering opportunities to play with balls, fit them into funnels, and juggle them on air fountains. It's a space where physics meets fun.

Take a break at the quaint café on the mezzanine floor, which offers affordable snacks, perfect for refueling between activities.

The upper floor encourages children to unleash their creativity with craft materials. Tasked with building a rocket, the minimal instructions foster great creativity and outside-of-the-box thinking.

Even without young children in our group, the visit was memorable, thanks to a lovely museum guide who turned out to be bilingual. Effortlessly switching between English and our group's native language, they made our tour engaging and...

My kids really enjoy the ball floor (main floor) and the upstairs floor, where there are cars and other gadgets such as a craft station. The second floor, where there is a snack shop also has a little book nook, but for the most part, it's a huge waste of space. They really ought to add a few small stations there. The water floor, downstairs, is decent. Kids love to play in water. We have been to many children's museums though and their water table is easily the most boring one we've ever encountered. It seems many of the water animal toys they start out with have been stolen over time and not replaced although it would be inexpensive and easy to do so. Finally, the price is just crazy for these times and really makes it hard for many locals to use as much as they would like. Most people hangout for 2-3 hrs. The cost is $10 per person, including adults. They would have more customers, and therefore the same amount of income, if they would just lower the prices. My family is in the upper middle "class" (blah, I hate socioeconomic terms) and we still only choose to go every other month due...

I took my grandchildren (ages 10 and 6) to Discovery World on May 6, 2023 and they were enthralled, excited, entertained and educated!. My son warned me that I'd have to "sell the idea" to my granddaughter (She doesn't like "museums", as it turns out.) so I told the kids they could leave anytime they wanted to go. Well, no mention was made of leaving for 3+ hours! They really enjoyed each of the rooms and tried nearly all the exhibits and returned to some of them over and over. There were very acceptable waits at times, but there was always something to occupy them. The staff members were fun and polite and supported the kids and kept them safe without being bossy or intruding in the fun.

I will highly recommend this to anyone with kids!

I'm curious about the Woodcraft room, will that be open at some point or is it...