The Strong National Museum of Play is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
Evening Hours
Museum is open until 8 p.m. Thursday–Saturday
Rediscover old memories and make new ones with a trip the family will remember for a lifetime.
Plan Your Visit Buy TicketsThe Strong Museum is the ultimate play destination for all ages! With nearly 150,000 square feet of dynamic, interactive exhibit space, The Strong provides entertaining, educational, and unforgettable intergenerational fun.
Jump into the game at the 17,000-square-foot, outdoor Hasbro Game Park!
Learn about the history and cultural importance of electronic games in ESL Digital Worlds: High Score and see how this medium has changed the way that people play and connect.
Ready, player! Become part of the game and immerse yourself in video game scenarios at ESL Digital Worlds: Level Up.
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Use your imagination and sculpt your own Bakugan-inspired figure.
Learn about plants and the animals that live among us, then create your own mini farmers market.
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Join us for the Spin Master’s Summer of Play wrap up. Try your hand at this summer’s fan favorites from Kinetic Sand to Orbeez to […]
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Learn about the animals that live in the beaches, oceans, and coral reefs then craft your own beach pals.
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Join us for the Spin Master’s Summer of Play wrap up. Try your hand at this summer’s fan favorites from Kinetic Sand to Orbeez to […]
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Learn about the animals that live in the beaches, oceans, and coral reefs then craft your own beach pals.
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Join us for the Spin Master’s Summer of Play wrap up. Try your hand at this summer’s fan favorites from Kinetic Sand to Orbeez to […]
Learn about the animals that live in the beaches, oceans, and coral reefs then craft your own beach pals.
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Join us for the Spin Master’s Summer of Play wrap up. Try your hand at this summer’s fan favorites from Kinetic Sand to Orbeez to […]
Learn about the animals that live in the beaches, oceans, and coral reefs then craft your own beach pals.
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Join us for the Spin Master’s Summer of Play wrap up. Try your hand at this summer’s fan favorites from Kinetic Sand to Orbeez to […]
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Learn about the animals that live in the beaches, oceans, and coral reefs then craft your own beach pals.
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Join us for the Spin Master’s Summer of Play wrap up. Try your hand at this summer’s fan favorites from Kinetic Sand to Orbeez to […]
Learn about the animals that live in the beaches, oceans, and coral reefs then craft your own beach pals.
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Join us for the Spin Master’s Summer of Play wrap up. Try your hand at this summer’s fan favorites from Kinetic Sand to Orbeez to […]
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Learn about the animals that live in the beaches, oceans, and coral reefs then craft your own beach pals.
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Join us for the Spin Master’s Summer of Play wrap up. Try your hand at this summer’s fan favorites from Kinetic Sand to Orbeez to […]
Meet unique creatures from the museum’s live collections and ask museum experts questions. Fees apply.
Make your way to the entrance of Reading Adventureland for a meet and greet with the Berenstain Bears!
Learn about the animals that live in the beaches, oceans, and coral reefs then craft your own beach pals.
Release your inner artist and get creative using objects like twigs and leaves to paint a work of art in The Strong’s Play Lab!
Release your inner artist and get creative using objects like twigs and leaves to paint a work of art in The Strong’s Play Lab!
Release your inner artist and get creative using objects like twigs and leaves to paint a work of art in The Strong’s Play Lab!
Release your inner artist and get creative using objects like twigs and leaves to paint a work of art in The Strong’s Play Lab!
Release your inner artist and get creative using objects like twigs and leaves to paint a work of art in The Strong’s Play Lab!
Discover the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons in small groups and take part in an adventure with experienced Dungeon Masters. A 30-minute Q&A with […]
Release your inner artist and get creative using objects like twigs and leaves to paint a work of art in The Strong’s Play Lab!
Release your inner artist and get creative using objects like twigs and leaves to paint a work of art in The Strong’s Play Lab!
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Celebrate the joy of reading! Hear children’s stories read aloud on selected Mondays and be whisked away on literary adventures as part of the Carol […]
Embrace your inner child and enjoy a kid-free night at The Strong National Museum of Play. Experience the new, 90,000-square-feet museum expansion—including ESL Digital Worlds […]
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Discover the magical world of Dungeons and Dragons in small groups and take part in an adventure with experienced Dungeon Masters. A 30-minute Q&A with the Dungeon Masters from Just Games is included […]
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Generation Two (G2) is an educational program with The Strong Museum that fosters 1:1 intergenerational friendships between kindergarten to second-grade students and volunteers using child-directed play. Please consider becoming a volunteer!
Museum News
The Strong launches indoor digital map with “blue dot” location tracking and point to point routing.
The Strong owns and cares for the world's most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, video games, other electronic games, books, documents, and other historical materials related to play.
Access thousands of objects from the museum's online database.
Search design documents, personal papers, and other archival materials.
Explore periodicals, books, comic books, and other holdings from The Strong's research library.
Thousands of artifacts from The Strong’s collections are available to researchers by appointment.
Become a champion for play and help make a difference in the lives of the children and families who play, learn, and grow with The Strong.
In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior. In play it is as though he were a head taller than himself.”
Hours 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Thur.–Sat. till 8 p.m.
