Took my four year old and two year old here. It kept them entertained for about an hour including panning for gems. I think this museum would take more time with kids that are a bit older. 8-13 may be perfect. I think high schoolers would think theyre too cool, but its for a lot of interesting stuff, I wanted to spend more time there reading and looking at everything, but my kids kind of rushed through. Overall, great museum! Great facility.

A hidden gem right off the highway! The museum is lovely, and the grounds are well cared for. They have enough exhibits to keep you there most of the day. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and follow COVID guidelines. The planetarium has several different shows throughout the day that both children and adults can enjoy. We saw the show about the constellations while we were there and one of the other guests fell asleep and was snoring behind us. We had a good giggle about it. Hope he had a good nap!

Excellent time at this museum! The exhibits were detailed and some were interactive. My kids enjoyed it. We learned some things from the exhibits. My kids had great questions about some of the things they saw. We saw one of the shows in the Planetarium and it was excellent!! We ate lunch in the cafe, food and prices were great! I definitely recommend.

Great museum! Our group consisted of 3 adults, we spent about three hours in the museum and thoroughly enjoyed each gallery. I especially enjoyed how they placed mirrors underneath the vintage cars in the automotive gallery, giving you the opportunity to see underneath each vehicle, super interesting!Lots of hands-on pieces within exhibits, definitely good for kids. The entire museum is wheelchair friendly and very accessible, with wide walkways. There are restrooms inside and outside the museum, which is genius.

Expert science communicators created this interactive museum of science. For example, the explanation of Foucaults pendulum is the best Ive encountered.With a nice focus on GA gems and minerals the exhibits are outstanding.The replica of the Wright brothers plane as well as the Apollo 1 capsule are inspiring.Must-see museum.

Very cool place. Super clean but filled with lots of things to see. My 11 and 14 yr old daughters had a blast. The movies are super cool in the dome. Ask staff which are the best.

My son and I had a great time here. The space was lovely, lots of greenery on the outside. The inside had several different exhibitions to explore. We really enjoyed it and was worth the 45 min drive. We’ll come back!

Great place to visit, the exhibits are very educational, and it’s definitely a great place to take your children to they can learn about minerals, space, dinosaurs, and all the other amazing stuff they have. Definitely recommend

This is a wonderful experience for all ages! They have a great collection of minerals, fossils, space stuff and so much more.

Loved visiting here today! My best friend and I really enjoyed the exhibits, especially the periodic table exhibit!!! We cant wait to come back so we can spend the whole day!

Such a great scientific experience and very affordable 👌

I came here for a wedding and because they had rented out the museum, all of the guests were able to walk around and check it out.Very cool!It had a very extensive minerals section with beautiful stones and rocks and history.The grounds are also neat but because it was a little bit darker I did not get to walk around them.

Beautiful museum! The timeline is off but thats because they follow guidelines of scientists who believe the earth is billions of years old. They ignore the many reputable scientists that believe just the opposite.

This is an incredible museum for people of all ages! Our group consisted of 2 “moms”, two 18 year olds and an 8 year old and we all had a great time. The exhibits are amazing and the hands-on activities are so fun! There were different venues that kept us entertained or learning and it was very clean. We didn’t get to do everything we wanted to due to our schedule but I think you could do it all in 3-4 hours. It’s not so big that it takes multiple repeat visits to experience everything, which I appreciate. It’s a place I want to take my mom (in her 60’s) and my young nieces and nephews and I think they’d all enjoy it! There is truly something for everyone!

What a fun museum. My granddaughters had the best time. Lots of interactive activities. The planetarium was worth the extra money. Highly recommended

Awesome for spending an afternoon. The backyard area was great for kids to do science-related activities. Plenty of minerals, spacecraft, fossils, and more to do and see. It was very clean and the people working there were all very nice.

Awesome experience! The Planetarium planet show was amazing and much to be had here. Kept my son very busy!

This museum is absolutely incredible. Theres so much to see and its easy to tell that the operators have a deep love for science and desire to educate others. The exhibits are well curated with enough of each subject matter to engage people of all ages. The child-oriented area is better than most dedicated childrens museums. The planetarium is so dope. We saw Māori Legends From New Zealand and it was beautiful.

I brought my son and daughter here for the first time and it was amazing! There is so much to see and the grounds are beautiful. Best of all was the fossil dig and mining for different minerals. The kind man who worked these areas surprised me with an emerald for my son (which he had no way of knowing is his birth stone) and a piece of turquoise for me when I said aloud to my daughter that I was hoping to find one. He was so kind! He made the space very welcoming for my rambunctious kiddos (and for this kid-at-heart). And the staff was wonderful when I needed to reschedule our tickets due to illness. We will definitely return!

Loved the experience, the kids and I enjoyed our visit and would definitely come again when were in town again.

Took my 4 kids ages 5 to 11 and it was great. A trex and crazy large skeletons. Feels like the Smithsonian but in Ga. Perfect from the highway easy to find. Not crowded. Stayed 4 hrs and they have a cool gem panning and fossil dig area with real fossils kids can keep. We got a season pass it was so much fun.

This was my first time, visiting this museum & I wasnt disappointed. Its filled with interactive & informative exhibits.

Lots to take in and a great place to bring the kids.

Loved out time at Tellus, especially the dinosaur section. Its a great learning experience for both kids and adults. Informational and interactive.

We love Tellus! We got the year pass because we want to go all the time. My kiddos love seeing the dinos and the planetarium. Its gorgeous in the fall, and so enjoyable to walk around the campus. We love having picnics at the pavilion. Such a fun way to learn and have a good time.

Our family loves this museum. There is so much to do and see, for all ages. They have fun educational programs, and their membership is well worth the money.

We enjoyed the entire time we were there. Very cool place to visit. Its out there. One of those when are we gonna get there kinda rides. Very cool spot.

Love this gem in Cartersville! Away from the city and so worth the drive. Beautiful grounds the deserve spending a little time exploring as well as the museum. My granddaughter (age 6) loved the dinosaurs, the rocks & minerals and the planetarium. My college kid enjoyed herself too and different parts of the exhibits brought up new topics of conversation from her current studies. Great social distancing, very clean and felt perfectly safe. Fantastic day at Tellus!

It is a good place to take the family and children.

Perfect for a family outing! We went on a Sunday and people were there, but it wasn’t overcrowded so we easily saw all of the exhibits. Our toddler also had a blast in the kids exhibit and had fun walking around outside to see the rocks and solar house.

Awesome museum. 🚀🏛️

Absolutely awesome! Came for the gems stayed for the fossils! Fun for the whole family!

Awesome science museum that has stuff for any age group. Ive been here several times and it never gets old. The planetarium shows are a must. The rotating and permanent exhibits are always awesome!

Wonderful place to take the family.we will be coming back!!!!

It was great, staff were extremely welcoming and friendly, plus helpful. Although I cant say that the planetarium needed met my expectations I was most excited about that part of my visit but was pretty disappointed and actually left before it was over due to the dull hostess that was speaking throughout the experience. Thats not an attempt to be offensive; its simply just my personal opinion. Perhaps someone else speaking could have made it more intriguing for me. I really did enjoy my time though and am glad that I purchased these tickets for my boyfriends birthday it was a pleasant experience overall.

Small and cute museum! Buy tickets to the

My son got married here. It was the coolest wedding Ive ever been too.

I love this place! If you live near it, I highly suggest getting a membership!

Had an incredible experience at the museum! Ryan made everything so much more fun and interesting than it would have been without him! Not only was he insanely informative for myself in the dinosaur exhibit, he also displayed an extensive knowledge at the cartersville meteorite display when other patrons were asking questions. I can’t wait to come back and learn more!

Excellent museum; grounds are beautiful too. Kid friendly w hands on activities & plenty of dinosaurs. Nice selection of early electric cars & space items.

Our visit was lots of fun. The museum is clean and affordable. I really enjoyed the mineral and fossil sections.

What a gem full of gems! Couldn’t believe that something of this size and scope was in north Georgia. Was apprehensive when my wife suggested it, and I quickly found egg on my face. I think it’s better than anything we have in ATL.

This museum is very fun to visit! The planetarium shows are fun, and they have lots of events throughout the year.

Exelent my kids love it

Great little date place for my girlfriend and I, our inner kid came out and we starred in awe looking at all the minerals, rocks, and fossils. We spent the whole time there till they closed, we lost track of time in the panning section.

Me and my son stop at every Harley-Davidson from here to Miami to Indiana and so as we seen a HD sign we stopped we had the same exciting energy as soon as we looked across the street we seen tellus Science Museum. We had an absolutely amazing time thank you for the learning experience definitely worth the stop. one of our highlights of our adventure. That was one unexpected stop off the bucket list.

Was a perfect day for the family all ages! Something for everyone. The kids section is great for sensory play and they even had a dark quiet tree. Will be going with more time in the day there was so much to do!

Went to Tellus with two kids, ages 4 and 7. They loved the museum. The interactive displays were cool, the place is beautiful, the grounds are lovely.We spent 4 hours and didnt see everything we wanted to see, will definitely return. Not least because my mom bought a membership.

The exhibits were wonderfully interactive. The planetarium movie was great. Our 8 yr old grandson really enjoyed it.

Really cool science museum, great place for people of all ages. The mineral and rocks were my favorite exhibit. Loved the dinosaur bones.My second brother Jon and I had a good time checking out the exhibits.

Great place for kids. They enjoyed all of the exhibits. Theyre favorites were the backyard area and the gem mining/fossil digging.The back yard area has a ton of science activities that kept them entertained for quite awhile. They didnt want to leave when we had too.

Took my girlfriend here for her birthday. She has always loved dinos and space travel/astronomy. This museum was right up her alley and mine. The exhibits are fantastic and the staff is wonderful, answering any questions we had. I highly recommend this museum to everyone.

Most amazing place. Must see!

Had a great time walking around checking everything out, learning as we went. Its hands on so that was very fun, the kids love it! Would like to see different interactive areas more.

Had a blast with our Dino loving daughter, lots of stuff to do and see. Definitely recommend coming here and make sure you plan plenty of time to see everything. She especially loved digging for fossils and panning for rocks. Gorgeous rock & mineral specimens too!

Lots of fun, we enjoyed going on a weekday, before school is out for the summer. We and several other childless adults were walking through the museum and able to play in the play area, since it wasn’t overtaken by kids. It was fun watching the various grownup groups play.

We went to the Rock festival and it was great. Weve been going to Tellius for years and love it. The kids always have a great time. Its a must go if you havent been.

Loved my visit. Special thanks to Jack at the Planetarium for the educational shows.

Great return visit. Last time here was about 6 years ago. Two exhibits closed due to Covid but still plenty to see and do. Really enjoyed the DaVinci display that is here for a short time. Brought dad, daughter and granddaughter also came and enjoyed the visit also. Solar exhibit was very informative also.

Great science museum hid in Georgia.

There is something for everyone to appreciate and enjoy at Tellus, and I loved that there were several areas allowing kids interactive (and unique) experiences with science.

We had an amazing experience here. Awesome exhibits!

Had a great day. The planetarium was very interactive and we loved the minerals exhibit. We bought the family membership so we will be back.

Fascinating, educational, hands-on & enlightening displays for young or old. I noticed how there was a well-organized, well-staffed & well maintained & clean facility. My only disclaimer would be most of what you see you & hear in the prehistoric sections is from a secular scientific mindset and not a biblical historical perspective.

This is a great place! Loved all the different exhibits! You can easily spend three hours here.

Although the exhibits were very detailed, there werent many different themed ones to look at. We came mostly for the dinosaurs, but expected to see way more than we actually did.What was there (at least when we went) was a dinosaur exhibit, precious rocks and minerals/earths crust and earthquakes exhibit, a automotive/spaceship exhibit and a solar house.Sadly, this was my familys first experience at a museum.... it was lackluster. I feel like if we went to another museum with more exhibits we wouldve enjoyed our time more.It was somewhat interactive, sure, but with only 3 exhibits and a solar house there wasnt much variety. Of course, the planetarium was an option, but you have to pay extra for it.We left unsatisfied and underwhelmed.

Super great experience. They have exhibits geared towards any age and interest level. Im a biomedical research scientist, and there was stuff that I was interested in, stuff my wife (who is more of a creative type) really enjoyed, and stuff to keep our 1-year-old and 3-year-old entertained. You even get to dig for fossils and pan for real semi precious stones and take them home! And theyre part of a larger program with hundreds of other science museums worldwide so we actually got in free with our membership to the McWane Science Center in Birmingham. Had loads of fun and will definitely go back if were ever in the area again.

Always a fun experience. Been here a few times and my son always loves it.

We came here with a large group of 3rd graders. The staff was great and provided a lot of information about the exhibits. There is a lot of parking. The park area leading up to the museum entrance is very nice. The facility was spacious inside and out so we never felt crowded or rushed. Our visit was specifically designed for learning about fossils, so we did not get a chance to see the whole museum this time.

There is so much to see here! I’d love to become a member b/c there’s always events and so much fun for kids and adults. Organized, clean, friendly staff, not overrun by crowds (even on a Saturday!) but seriously, science rules so of course it’s awesome.Went again today, still amazing! Took my dad there for the first time and he was thoroughly impressed.

A similar distance north of Cartersville is Tellus Science Museum. More than three times the size of the Booth Western Art Museum at more than 36,000 square metres in area, this museum focuses on natural history.As a result, it contains a large fossil gallery, and visitors are met by the brontosaurus skeleton that dominates the main lobby.The Vault gallery displays local discoveries of minerals and objects from our distant past, complementing the Weinman Mineral Gallery.In addition, there is also the Millar Science in Motion Gallery of transport, and the Bentley Planetarium.

This is a great place for a family outing or to wander by yourself. There is a lot to see. Hands on stuff for the kids. Wide range of exhibits for all tastes.

Very well done displays from fossils to minerals and early vehicles, theres plenty to see here.

Very cool. Lots of displays and super clean.

ABSOLUTELY THE WORST. They advertise a free weekend the first weekend of every month, and when I drive almost 2 hours up there for the so called free weekend they tell me it ISN’T FREE. Now I have a crying 4 year old and guess what? When I talk to them about it, THEY DONT GIVE A D**M

Great museum to take kids.

If you are like me, youve got to read every plaque/sign in front of/on everything...well as its nearly impossible to take it all in in a single visit, I highly recommend purchasing a membership to this fine place to come back again and again. There are numerous exhibits including not only my favorites of earths history and of rocks but also those of space, automobile and fossils.

One of the best museums Ive ever been to!

My four year old and I had a wonderful visit to this museum. We loved the exhibits and planetarium. The cafe was small but we were still able to get a healthy snack.

Fantastic exhibits and experience, loads of fun and highly educational. Good food at the food court as well.

Always a good place to go!

What a charming museum. The planetarium was really cool. The food was so yummy. And the staff was the sweetest. I’d definitely visit again!

Very cool museum and a wonderful experience this place is significantly better than the fernbank museum. Lots of beautiful exhibits very well laid out just such an awesome experience

Very educational on many levels of science for all ages

Our 4 year old loved it! Shes been wanting to see fossils for quite some time and wasnt disappointed. We were sad the fossil dig was closed, but she loved gem mining. She had a blast in the science room and running around outside. I hope they open more exhibits on the lawn. We had to wait a while to get in because we didnt realize you had to purchase tickets in advance, and the planetarium only shows the constellations once a day so we missed that. Overall great value and worth the drive!

Wow! Well worth the drive. My family took a drive to this Science facility located in Cartersville, GA. The facility well over 120,000 sq. ft. focused on all things Science. Thoroughly impressed. We were extremely excited to visit because my daughter will be leaving for college soon to study Biomedical Engineering and my stepdaughter will be leaving for college soon to study a STEM focused program. My love and I try to find activities for the family that will increase their love for science.Allison, the service desk attendant was very accommodating and well versed in all things pertaining to the Museum.Our first stop was the Weinman Mineral Gallery. Thousands of minerals, gems and gold to view. I was mind blown.Our second stop was the Fossil Gallery. By far the largest exhibit of fossils that Ive seen.We then entered the Bently Planetarium to watch the 45 show. The tickets to this show was an additional $3.50. Inexpensive for a 45 minute show in a comfy, cozy space.After the Planetarium show, we visited the Miller Science in Motion Museum. So many exhibits of vehicles, aircraft and so much more.The family and I then headed to the Vulcan Materials Gem Panning area. We all enjoyed this activity. We then headed over to the Fossil dig.What an adventurous time indeed. Unfortunately we did not take a tour of the West Virginia University Solar House because the next tour was set to start after our departure, we will be visiting again. It was a phenomenal experience for my entire family. I would recommend. Five stars indeed.

Amazing learning adventure for both kid’s and parents. Beautiful golf course type environment outside and endless aviation, auto and pre historical Dinosaur and earth related displays. Kids can pan for gems and actual artifacts. Worth every penny and more!

A really great way to spend a few hours with the family. The facility is pristine and the staff is friendly and willing to guide and answer any questions. PARENT TIP: They are on the ASTC Passport Program so your visit will be free if you are further than 90 miles from your home museum. Highly recommended...

Have returned on more than one occasion. Staff is always very friendly and genuinely seem happy to see you there. Lots of great things to look at and the planetarium is definitely a favorite. You wont regret your visit. Pretty reasonably priced too.

Very interesting place. For all ages. Go early so you can see everything. Dinosaurs, rocks,minerals,metals in raw & polished form. Planetarium show , Solar house & hands on areas too.Its worth the drive to Cartersville.

Awesome experience and really cool to check out would highly recommend this especially if you have young kids they have so many fun things for the little ones to enjoy!!

Very interesting. But as a Christian I had to disagree with many of their assertions.

I went to look for a give for a friend and they did not have it so I was disappointed. But the staff in the gift shop were friendly. and did not hover over me which sometimes happens when you are the only one in the store.

Fun experience. Many different types of exhibits and fun for the entire family.

Great museum! Enjoyed my time with the grandkids

Had a blast with the kiddos. They enjoyed seeing the dinosaurs and planetarium movie. I enjoyed watching them learn a little while exploring the museum.

Great place for kids. Very well maintained. Friendly staff. Cafe food can be more healthier.

Cool place to spend couple hours, even more cool if you come there with kids. recommend to visit!

A poor mans museum. They need to Anheuser-Busch to loan them some more money on get better exhibits. I definitely won’t go back their . Cheap rendition of a museum.smh 👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

Great museum. A lot of fun to walk around, a little bit of everything for everyone.