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City Museum

701 N 15th St, Saint Louis, MO 63103 (Downtown)
314 231 2489
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Ranked #8 of 127 attractions in Saint Louis
Type: Specialty Museums, Children's Museums, Museums
Owner description: Don’t take the name so literally. We're about fun. Not your white walls, walk around, and be quiet museum. If you want to climb around, get active... more » Owner description: Don’t take the name so literally. We're about fun. Not your white walls, walk around, and be quiet museum. If you want to climb around, get active with your kids or are a big kid at heart, we're the place. If you get freaked out easily, you might not want to come. We’re four floors filled with miles of tunnels, a full cave system, over 30 slides, a circus, an arts area, a large outdoor climbing space, Architectural Museum, a Cabin that serves adult beverages, a Museum of Mayhem, Mirth and Mystery, and a ton more. Also, there’s the roof with a Ferris Wheel and a bus hanging off its edge. Finally, just so you’re aware, The World Aquarium is not part of City Museum, but a non-profit located within us. There is an additional charge to go in their space. « less
Useful Information: Activities for older children, Activities for young children
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Chicago, Illinois
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW via mobile

This downtown gem is a fabulous place for kids to explore and blow off steam. We went on a Friday and the place was LOADED with field trip kids. To say it was chaotic would be a huge understatement. We were very concerned about losing track of our kids, 6 & 8 yrs old. Also it was hot on the... More

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Seattle, Washington
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

I visited St Louis with my step-dad & 9-year-old son specifically to go to this museum, which I had read about online, but nothing could have prepared me for the thrills and artistry of this place. Wear good closed shoes (no sandals or flip-flops) and comfy clothes you don't mind getting dirty and sweaty because you are going to have... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

This place will keep everyone in your family entertained for hours. Its got jungle gyms for even adults and some awesome vintage museums. If you want to play an adult game of "Hide and Seek" this would be the place to do it.

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Slater, Iowa, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013 NEW

I took my son there for Mother's Day what a amazing place. We parked on the street since it was Sunday, you don't have to pay at the meters. Free parking yea! I got in free since it was Mother's Day. Amazing climbing,slides and sites. You may want to bring knee pads a lot of crawling. Wear jeans no buttons... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

Even though my kids are older, they love this place. We won't miss it if we are in St. Louis. More fun than I can list here. I guarantee your kids will never forget it! If your kids are very small, it might be hard to keep track of them if it's really busy. And they have a few areas... More

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Tampa, Florida
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7 attraction reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013 via mobile

Walked over from Union Station. It was fun for the entire family. Most of the museum/playground/circus is made from local classic buildings that were torn down. There is a fantastic architecture display on one of the floors. Just a really neat place.

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Seymour, Indiana
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

What an amazing place! So many unusual items. The only issue we had on our visit was the eight school busses pakred outside. It was LOUD with the screams of hundreds of young children. I'm not sure if we just showed up on a field trip day or if this many children is the norm. Once we adjusted to the... More

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See 5 more reviews by HoosierDaddy46131 for Saint Louis
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

Definitely not only for children. I am 31 and my wife is 28 and we enjoyed the heck out of this place! You can climb on EVERYTHING!! And crawl into anything! And the design is just suuuuper trippy. Cool stuff in every corner. Really one of the major highlights of our tour through the midwest. It can't really be described... More

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Landstuhl, Germany
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43 attraction reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

I had a really great time here. I had a blast attempting to contort and wiggle my way through the tunnel ways inside and outside. The Ferris Wheel at the top was also awesome along with the slides they had on the roof. The only bad part was when you do get to the roof you really do notice there... More

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Hazelwood, Missouri, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

This is great attraction because of all the recycled items that they have made a king sized playground for all ages. They have a multi story habitrail for all ages that is out side that includes an old school bus a small jet and on the ground a 75 x 75 pit of balls to dive into. Inside you can... More

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