This spring, the Memphis Botanic Garden comes alive with BLOOM: A Million Shades of Spring, a dazzling three‑month celebration of color and renewal across its 96 acres. Visitors can experience more than a million blooms, from enchanting cherry blossoms to sweeping tulip fields and Southern favorites, unfolding in ever‑changing waves. Each week offers something new—guided walks, workshops, family activities, and cultural “Bloom Saturdays” featuring special events and floral installations. With endless photo‑worthy scenes and vibrant displays that evolve through the season, BLOOM transforms the Garden into one of the South’s most breathtaking spring destinations.
Embark on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. New ocean science and technology has allowed us to go further into the unknown than we ever thought possible.
Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet is an immersive experience — the characters are animated throughout against real backgrounds. It’s the most authentic dinosaur experience ever to be seen on the giant screen. The animals’ bodies and movements have been precisely built up from fossil evidence and their behavior is derived from both paleontology and detailed knowledge of the behavior of modern animals. Even their body language has been inspired by what we know of real animal behavior and gives these creatures an amazing realm.
Last Whistle: Steamboat Stories of Memphis is open daily to the public from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through June 26, 2026 at the Pink Palace Museum & Mansion. In 2024, the Museums of Science & History (MoSH) acquired the boat model collection from the Mud Island River Museum. Last Whistle: Steamboat Stories of Memphis features a few of these models and explores the history of the iconic steamboats that docked at the city.
WHAT’S THAT IN OUR NIGHT SKY? Find out more about “what’s up tonight” in just a few minutes than some people do in a lifetime. Hop through constellations, learn cool star names, and groove to planetarium space music in this full dome audiovisual experience.
