Venues

Something special is growing at the Children’s Museum of the Shoals!

We’re excited to share a new hands-on learning space taking shape—one that helps children understand where food comes from and honors Alabama’s rich agricultural roots.

With a donated tractor from Walker Ranch, a 1959 John Deere tractor to be specific, and a barn built just for little learners—now almost complete—this exhibit invites kids to explore farming through play, curiosity, and imagination, connecting the journey from field to table in a way they can see, touch, and understand.

This space is designed to spark questions, encourage discovery, and celebrate the role agriculture plays in our everyday lives and in our state. The exhibit will be opening in just a few short weeks, and we can’t wait to welcome families in to experience it together. 🌱

Stay tuned for the opening of the exhibit! A HUGE THANK YOU to James Walker and Tina Walker Moore for making this dream come to fruition! Y’all are the BEST!

Thanks to our many wonderful sponsors and donors from the community, the Children’s Museum Shoals has over 20 new renovated venues for children to explore using hands-on activities. Come let your child’s imagination soar at the child-oriented museum.

Imagine

Downstairs

Wee Explore

Sponsored by Margaret & Phillip Forsythe

This Little Piggy

In Memory of Ann Craig, Sponsored by Margaret Craig Schafer, Frances Craig Guillemot, Caroline Craig O’Steen, and Nancy Craig Marbury

Construction Zone

Sponsorships Available

Singing River

Sponsored by Pro Shot Concrete / Tony McDougle

Anderson Science Center

Sponsored by The Anderson Family

Creation Station/Party Place

Sponsorships Available

Lego Room

Sponsorships Available

Discover

Upstairs

Tennessee River Campsite

Sponsorship Available

Shoals Sound

Sponsorship Available

Cliff Cave

Sponsorships Available

Puppet Tree

Sponsorship Available

Rockin’ Restaurant

Sponsorship Available

Pet Vet

Sponsored by Colbert/Lauderdale Veterinary Medical Association

Bank of the South

Sponsored by First Southern Bank

Nursery

Sponsored by The Shoals Doula-Katie Terry

Create

Courtyard

Mine Site

Sponsorship Available

Dino Dig

Sponsorships Available

CMS Garage

Sponsorships Available

Outdoor Classroom