Located in a lush 50-acre park at the edge of a small rural town in western Tennessee, the new 100,000 SF Discovery Center will be a landmark that is completely unexpected in its context. Its white curving forms and soaring tower will be seen from miles away in the flat farmlands that surround it, especially when illuminated at night.

The 200-foot tall observation tower will offer a unique perspective from within the Museum to the world beyond the region, inspiring visitors to “look beyond” the constraints of their own lives to what is possible. With its multi-story atriums filled with dinosaurs, airplanes and a giant climb-through fisherman sculpture, families will feel both welcomed and engaged.

A curved glass oval-shaped space will offer open vistas from the surrounding park into the exhibit atrium. Designed using flowing organic curves silhouetted against the blue sky and green park space, the architecture takes on many playful and mysterious connotations that suggest a place filled with adventure and exploration.

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