Discovery Science Place, Science museum in Tyler, Texas.

The Discovery Science Place is a children's science museum in Tyler, Texas, housed in a former car dealership and open since 1993. Its exhibits include a small mock television news station with working cameras and a mini control board, physics displays with a kinetic sculpture, a goldfish tank, an indoor man-made cave with rock and sediment exhibits and an earthquake simulator, a dinosaur fossil dig pit, and a scale model of Tyler-area public buildings such as the Smith County courthouse, Brookshire's Grocery Company and Southside Bank.

The museum was founded in the early 1990s in Tyler as part of a regional effort to strengthen science education in East Texas. This project emerged from an initiative to improve access to hands-on scientific learning for area residents.

The facility serves as a learning hub for families across East Texas and offers exhibitions that link scientific concepts with daily life experiences. Visitors can see how science connects to the world around them.

The museum is located in Tyler and opens on multiple weekdays, so plan ahead to spend time exploring the exhibits with family or friends. It helps to check ahead about crowd levels, as the space fills up differently depending on the time of day.

The museum occupies a former car dealership, its building adapted for exhibits since 1993. Inside, a large man-made cave holds rock and sediment displays and an earthquake simulator, and a scale model reproduces Tyler landmarks such as the Smith County courthouse, Brookshire's Grocery Company and Southside Bank.