Earth Experience - Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History

Earth Experience - Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History Earth Experience Natural History Museum. Hours Wed- Sat, 11-4. $12 ($10 for ages 4 to 11) and 3 and under free. 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit.
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More pictures from Raptor day.
03/07/2026

More pictures from Raptor day.

Raptor day is today! Come see some living dinosaurs!
03/07/2026

Raptor day is today! Come see some living dinosaurs!

Tomorrow is Raptor Day at Earth Experience! Come meet these modern dinosaurs during ongoing demonstrations throughout th...
03/06/2026

Tomorrow is Raptor Day at Earth Experience! Come meet these modern dinosaurs during ongoing demonstrations throughout the day with the wonderful folks from !!

Tickets available at the door!

Mark your calendars!! will be returning to Earth Experience on Saturday March 7th for another Raptor Day! See some of t...
02/21/2026

Mark your calendars!!

will be returning to Earth Experience on Saturday March 7th for another Raptor Day! See some of these majestic birds of prey up close and learn about the important wildlife conservation work of organizations like the Middle Tennessee Raptor Center. See you there!!

New at the museum! Meet the Anomalocaris!The Anomalocaris was marine arthropod that first emerged during a burst of biod...
02/12/2026

New at the museum! Meet the Anomalocaris!

The Anomalocaris was marine arthropod that first emerged during a burst of biodiversity called the Cambrian Explosion (approx. 541 to 520 million years ago). During this time, the Anomalocaris was an apex predator of the sea, using its front-facing appendages to grasp onto prey. The fan-like swimming flaps lining its body quickly propelled it through the water.

Until recently, scientists believed the Anomalocaris went extinct during the late Cambrian (approx. 490 million years ago). However, this specimen was preserved in Ordovician rock (approx. 443 to 487 million years ago), meaning that the Anomalocaris persisted millions of years longer than previously thought.

Fun Fact: Anomalocaris’ name roughly translates to “weird shrimp” because the first fossils found heavily resembled a modern shrimp. Despite its name, the two are not closely related.

It's like Christmas all over again! We just got back from Tucson AZ and the largest fossil and mineral show in the count...
02/03/2026

It's like Christmas all over again! We just got back from Tucson AZ and the largest fossil and mineral show in the country. As you can see we brought home a lot of goodies. Watch for posts later this week as we unbox everything.

01/24/2026

The museum will be closed today, January 24th due to weather.

12/31/2025

End the year right by visiting a museum! We are open 11AM to 4PM today. Or start the new year with us, we are open January 1st 11AM to 4PM as well.

12/23/2025

The museum will be closed December 24th and 25th, we will be open December 26th and 27th from 11AM to 4PM.

We are set up at the Williamson county expo center for the MTGMS rock show. Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 5pm. ...
12/13/2025

We are set up at the Williamson county expo center for the MTGMS rock show. Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 5pm. Come say hi!

We will be there!
11/30/2025

We will be there!

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816 Old Salem Road
Murfreesboro, TN
37129

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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