![]() ![]() So many people warned me about driving through Union City and told me to avoid it at all costs, but I thought they were just exaggerating. Union City's speed traps and cops ruin the mood of what should be a fun and easy going trip. Hey Union City, if you want your city to GROW and do well, stop relying on scummy speed traps to fund your city and instead invest on making it a more welcoming place for people in and out of town! And yet, instead of welcoming tourists, Union City is scaring them away with their speed trap and red light ticket scam. It's obvious that Union City needs money and the Discovery Park would be a great tourist attraction to give it an economic boost. Seriously, if you are planning to come here, you better plan on driving 5-10 MPH under the speed limit or you're going to be up to your eyeballs in fees. I have NEVER seen so many speed traps in one tiny city before. The red light camreas are a hazard because people end up premature braking. Because of this, traffic is bad in Union City because local Union City drivers are driving 10MPH under the speed limit to avoid the cops and speed traps. There are speedtraps, cops, and red light cameras EVERYWHERE. The city itself is horrible, and is the reason I would not recommend anyone out of town coming here unless it's already on your way to somewhere else. The price was more than affordable, especially when you compare it to places like the Memphis Zoo. Almost every exhibit was open and working. There was a lot to do, so much so that you won't be able to do and see everything all in one day. They also had lectures throughout the day. I think next weekend they will have astronauts there. They had helicopter rides (today only), which sold out before I could get tickets. This month's feature is air and space, or some such. The kids loved the slide and the water play area. We also bought annual passes, and I look forward to taking friends in the future. We are going back tomorrow, as we weren't able to see it all in 6 hours. Having seen only half of the grounds today, I was highly impressed. Terrific family outing, but I would also highly recommend it for adults without kids. It has war history, a military display, antique cars, an indian section, even a vampire killing kit and dog armor. ![]() Best idea we have had in a long time! There is just so much to see. Having heard a couple of good things about Discovery Park, we tried it out. Kudos for creating something of this size that will benefit the local community and entertain and educate the many visitors I hope they have in the future. Maybe this could be included in an ecological area to show people what to plant to support and sustain birds, since so much of our natural landscape is disappearing. I know they have just gotten started with this and there is so much here, but a thought for a future area would be a "native garden" area that would attract butterflies and hummingbirds. It would be really nice if they had a film on the creation of the park – it must have been a gargantuan effort to plan, build, and assemble everything that is here. The three extra charge items might be fun for children, but we felt they took up too much of our time and we would rather have concentrated on the exhibits. If we had the visit to do over, we would skip the Tower, Earthquake Simulator and Starship Theater (all extra charges) and concentrate on the oral histories (which we didn’t get to complete). If you are interested in arrowheads, they have one of the most extensive collections I’ve ever seen. Indoors, we enjoyed the transportation gallery and military gallery. ![]() I’d say our favorite outdoor exhibits were The Settlement, the Chapel (beautiful wood interior), and the train cars. In the heat of the summer, I would recommend doing the outside exhibits as early as possible, but a really nice feature is that the various buildings have air conditioning, so you can get some respite from the heat as you visit each building. This is on 50 acres of land and there are extensive outdoor and indoor exhibits. ![]() It’s certainly educational, clean and has a friendly, helpful staff. Most of the exhibits aren’t interactive, which was fine for us (senior adults), but children seem to need that in today’s world – read other reviews of people with children to determine if it’s right for your children. They had some nice play areas for younger children. This is extremely well done and we found all the exhibits interesting and informative. We didn’t dawdle – just stopped for lunch for about 30-45 minutes - we were on the go all the rest of the time. We got there at 10AM (when they open) and we weren’t finished with everything when they closed the doors at 5PM. Visiting Discovery Park of America reminded me of reading Bill Bryson’s book “A Short History of Nearly Everything” - it has a little bit of everything here. ![]()
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