Hours and Location
2023 HOURS OF OPERATION
September – December 2023
Open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Tuesday- Saturday
Open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday
Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Open on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023
January and February 2024
Closed Mondays and New Year’s Day
Open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Tuesday – Saturday
Open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday
Closed on Easter, March 31, 2024
March – August 2024
Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Monday – Saturday
Open 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday
Open on MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 and Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024
To make your experience more enjoyable, please note the following guidelines:
- No food or drinks may be brought into the park from outside.
- No pets.
- No weapons.
- All bags will be checked.
- Prepackaged food and beverage are available in the park.
- A nurse is always on duty. Should you feel you need one at any time, just let one of our staff know.
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Plan your visit to Discovery Park
More about our 50-acre heritage park
Directions From Nearby Cities
From North Nashville, Tenn.
Travel Time: 2 hours 48 minutes
Take I-24 W
Take exit 25 for Purchase Parkway S
Merge onto Purchase Pkwy S
Keep right to continue on US-45 BYP S/Purchase Pkwy S
Purchase Pkwy S becomes US-51S
Take the US-45W S/US-51 exit toward Union City/Memphis
Turn right onto Graham Dr then follow the signs to Discovery Park of America
From South Nashville, Tenn.
Travel Time: 2 hours 49 minutes
Take I-40 W
Exit 108 and turn right onto TN-22N
Merge onto TN-22 N/US-45E N
Continue on TN-22 N/Section Line Rd
Turn left to merge onto US-51 S
Turn right onto Graham Dr then follow the signs to Discovery Park of America
From Jackson, Tenn.
Travel Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
Follow US-45 Byp N/US-45W
Turn left on W Reelfoot Ave
Turn right on US-51 N
Turn left onto Graham Dr then follow the signs to Discovery Park of America
From Memphis, Tenn.
Travel Time: 2 hours 11 minutes
Follow I-40 E
Take Exit 8 to merge onto TN-14 N
Take Mt Carmel Rd to US-51 N in Covington
Continue to US-51 N and take the left 2 lanes to stay on US-51 N
Turn left onto Graham Dr then follow the signs to Discovery Park of America
From Paducah, Ky.
Travel Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Take US-45 S
Merge onto US-45 Byp S/Purchase Parkway S
Purchase Pkwy S becomes US-51S
Take the US-45W S/US-51 exit toward Union City/Memphis
Turn right onto Graham Dr then follow the signs to Discovery Park of America
From Murray, Ky.
Travel Time: 56 minutes
Take KY-94 W
Turn left to US Hwy 45 S
Turn right onto Fulgham Rd
Continue onto KY-307/Kentucky Ave
Turn left to merge onto Purchase Pkwy S toward US-51
Take the US-45W S/US-51 exit toward Union City/Memphis
Turn right onto Graham Dr. then follow the signs to Discovery Park of America
From here, you can find information about purchasing tickets and saving 15%, group admission, our education resources, hotel accommodations, visiting Northwest Tennessee and frequently asked questions. Curious about what you’ll find at Discovery Park? You’ll find photos and more information about our museum and heritage park here.
