Our mission: hands-on nature & history for rural children, schools & families — Black and white alike

Schools · Homeschool · Seniors · Libraries · Clubs

The field trip they'll actually remember.

Daytime tours by appointment — real fossils and life-sized wildlife, with stories behind every specimen.

Built for learning

Why teachers book it

Daytime, by appointment

Group visits are scheduled around your day — mornings and afternoons, outside regular evening hours.

Real, not replica

Fossils, tracks, tusks and mounts students can study up close — natural science you can't get from a screen.

Groups of every age

Grade-schoolers, homeschool co-ops, scout troops and senior groups — the tour flexes to who's coming.

What a visit looks like

Nobody stares at the floor in here.

A student filling out her museum scavenger-hunt sheet Who visits

Who visits

Perfect for schools, senior groups, libraries and clubs

School classes, homeschool co-ops, scout troops, library programs, church groups and nature clubs are all welcome — and so are senior groups. Tours are grouped around what your group came to see: fossils and deep time, Mississippi wildlife, or habitats around the world.

Admission stays simple: $5 ages 6+, $3 for ages 3–5. Call (601) 736-4910 or send a note from the contact page and we'll find a date.

The painted museum wall and arrow in downtown Columbia Senior groups

Senior groups

An easy outing for senior centers and church groups.

Daytime tours by appointment mean no stairs to rush and no crowd to fight. It's all on one level, there's plenty to sit and look at, and Mickey tells the story behind the pieces himself — most of it collected over a lifetime in Mississippi's woods.

  • Daytime slots by appointment, at your group's pace
  • One level, easy walking, plenty to see up close
  • The owner's own stories with every specimen
  • $5 a head — an affordable outing for a full bus
Call (601) 736-4910

Let's set a date

Bring your group to the wild side.

Tell us your group size and a few dates that work — we'll take it from there.

Call (601) 736-4910