Today's Hours: 10am - 5pm
Fernbank is open daily, 10am-5pm. Online tickets are required for Members and Non-Members. Please review our COVID safety protocols.
Private Experiences
Discover the World of Wow in a new, more personal way! You can now enhance your Fernbank visit with a private program or tour, in which a Fernbank educator will provide an individualized experience to your small family group or “quaran-team” of up to 15 people.
Call 404.929.6300 for questions or to book your private Fernbank experience today!
Private Programs
Enjoy a private presentation or demonstration from a Fernbank educator for your family or quarantine group. Programs are designed for ages 4+ and parties up to 15 people in a “quaran-team.”
Programs run approximately 15-20 minutes, with time for questions and discussion.
Pricing: $150 per program, admission sold separately
Reservation Policies: Program reservations must be made at least 1 week in advance. Payment is due in full at the time of reservation. Admission must be purchased at the time of reservation. Group rates apply at $16 per adult and $14 per child.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made within 48 hours of the reservation are fully refundable. Cancellations made less than 48 hours in advance forfeit a refund.
Guest Health & Safety: The CDC recommends face coverings for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in indoor settings. Face coverings are available for purchase at the Box Office and Museum Store for $1.
Available Programs
- Excellent Experiments: Explore the world of chemistry with colorful and explosive experiments.
- Cosmic Quest: Journey from Earth to the moon, sun and beyond with live astronomy activities.
- Incredible Weather: Discover what drives the skies above our heads with demonstrations of atmospheric science.
- Dinosaur Explorers: Explore the Earth of long ago and the dinosaurs which ruled in Georgia and around the world.
- Animal Encounter: Meet a reptile, amphibian, or invertebrate from the Fernbank’s live animal collection and learn the unique ways these creatures have adapted to survive. We are currently unable to offer hands-on animal encounters.
- Senses: Investigate how our brains and bodies communicate to perceive the world around us.
Private Tours
Enjoy a private, guided tour of one of Fernbank’s exciting exhibits with a museum educator. Suitable for ages 4+ and parties up to 15 people in a “quaran-team.”
Reservation Policies: Program reservations must be made at least 1 weeks in advance. Payment is due in full at the time of reservation. Admission must be purchased at the time of reservation. Group rates apply at $16 per adult and $14 per child.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations made within 48 hours of the reservation are fully refundable. Cancellations made less than 48 hours in advance forfeit a refund.
Available Tours
Fernbank Forest (60 minutes)
Price: $175
Enjoy a private, guided tour of Fernbank Forest with a Fernbank educator. Explore the ecology, history, and champion species of our beautiful, old-growth forest. This is an outdoor program; please dress accordingly.
A Walk Through Time in Georgia Exhibit (30 minutes)
Price: $150
Journey through 4.5 billion years of Georgia’s natural history. Fernbank educators will guide you through the story of our planet and its diverse life, from Earth’s humble beginnings to the Georgia we see today.
Call 404.929.6300 for questions or to book your private Fernbank experience today!
Fernbank is a not-for-profit natural history museum, giant screen theater and old-growth forest, and is not affiliated with Fernbank Science Center, which operates as a division of DeKalb County Schools.
