We took a 5 year old boy and it was underwhelming....

We took a 5 year old boy and it was underwhelming. There are two tour tracks but they each start at the same time so you have to make a decision which one to do. We chose the bus tour and stood in line for a half hour not knowing if we'd get on the bus tour which seemed ridiculous since there is a finite number of seats. The people in line in front of us were placeholders for their family members. As the start time approached, their family members joined them and we were pushed further back in line and didn't get on the tour so that was 30 minutes wasted that we could have done other things in an interactive museum.

After we couldn't get on the bus tour, we went on the Possum Walk Trail tour and road on a tram of sorts through the woods while we listened to the tour guide tell us about what types of trees and animals were in the woods along with a bit of history of the land. This was a waste of time on a science outing and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone in the Mississippi heat.

The exhibits were very basic and sparse throughout the two levels. The gift store and cafe took up a lot of space on the main level.

It was very frustrating that a science center couldn't figure out a basic system of assigning 56 seats to people on a first come, first serve basis so you didn't have to wait in line for thirty minutes. Especially for those of us who waited and didn't get on. Why not have people receive a numbered ticket for the bus and then tell them to report to the loading area fifteen minutes prior to the start time? No waiting necessary for that and you could get your ticket when you pay so that would alleviate the need for a second line.

The price of admission, for what we received, was high.

We did watch the "movie" in the blow up planetarium and found out information about the international space center that we didn't know. That was cool. The 5-year old enjoyed laying on his back on the bean bags and watching it in the "sky."