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CDM School Tours illuminate our standards-supporting exhibits and spark student inquiry with one-of-a-kind experiences. Choose from a two-hour Discovery Tour for broad exploration of exhibit galleries or focus on science learning with our STEM Tours facilitated by our fantastic team. Don't miss a special opportunity to participate in our temporary exhibit tours, which change based on the themes in our Temporary Exhibit Gallery! Hamilton County Schools kindergarten classes may visit for an Imagine! tour, sponsored by ArtsBuild at no cost.
Reservations must be made at least three weeks in advance. Payment can be made by check or credit card at the time of group check-in. Information listed below is for the 2026-2027 school year, with booking beginning July 1, 2026.
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Explore the Museum for two hours in this unguided tour of our exhibit galleries!
LEARN MOREThrough ArtsBuild's Imagine! program, Hamilton County Schools kindergarteners get to experience an arts-based field trip to CDM at no cost!
LEARN MORESTEM Tours amaze students with spectacular physical and chemical phenomena that make science come to life.
LEARN MOREExplore new concepts through rotating exhibits in the Temporary Exhibit Gallery!
LEARN MOREExplore our exhibits in this two-hour tour.
PreK-5th, suitable for some middle school audiences
2 hours
150 students (20 minimum)
1 teacher
1 adult per student with paid general admission
$10/student
($5 Title 1)
Experience our STEM-based exhibits activated by exciting programming.
K-5th, suitable for some middle school audiences
2.5 hours
100 students (25 minimum)
1 teacher (per classroom)
1 additional adult for the supervision of students (per classroom)
$15/student
($7.50 Title 1)
Make art in this experience exclusively for kindergarteners.
Kindergarten ONLY
1.5 hours
75 kindergarteners (20 minimum)
1 teacher (per classroom)
1 additional adult for the supervision of students (per classroom)
$15/student
($7.50 Title 1)
Free for Hamilton County kindergarten
Catch these unrepeatable learning experiences while they are here!
1st through middle school
1.5 hours
75 students (25 minimum)
1 teacher (per classroom)
1 additional adult for the supervision of students (per classroom)
$15/student
($7.50 Title 1)
Our neighbors at the Hilton Garden Inn can provide lunch for your school group! To inquire about purchasing lunch to enjoy in the hotel's lobby next door, please contact msummerow@vhghotels.com and jmmcloud@vhghotels.com or call the hotel at 423-308-9000.
All lunch reservations must be made through Hilton Garden Inn and are not part of the school tour reservation process with Creative Discovery Museum.