Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Fri. & Sat. till 8 p.m.
Experience educational and intergenerational fun at The Strong Museum.
With over 150,000 square feet of dynamic, interactive exhibit space, The Strong Museum provides educational fun for kids of all ages.
Stroll down Sesame Street or fight crime with your favorite superheroes. Explore a lush indoor garden filled with butterflies or leap into the pages of the world’s biggest pop-up book. Exciting adventures are around every corner in a museum that runs on imagination.
Download Digital MapThe Strong blends the best features of both history museums and children’s museums to explore the ways in which play encourages learning, creativity, and discovery.
Through its online exhibits, The Strong’s historians, curators, librarians, and archivists investigate the history, evolution, and cultural effects of play and playthings.
Discover two floors of hands-on exhibits and countless displays of artifacts of play.
Short-Term
Explore the cultural importance of the beloved Hello Kitty character at Hello Cutie: Our Favorite Kitty, a new exhibit open on the museum’s second floor. Learn about Hello Kitty’s origins in 1970s Japan and discover [...]
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“Ruh-Roh” SCOOBY-DOO!™ and the gang invite families to solve a gem of a mystery when the SCOOBY-DOO!™ Mansion Mayhem exhibit opens Saturday, January 18, 2025 at The Strong National Museum of Play. This [...]
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Grab the joystick and dive into the ultimate arcade experience! Play some of the most iconic arcade games of all time at the original Infinity Arcade exhibit—and explore the history of the arcade [...]
View DetailsSpend an afternoon or an entire weekend among The Strong museum's two floors of interactive exhibits!
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Dive into the past and explore more than 300 years of play and pastimes in America at Play—a permanent exhibit at The Strong. Through a blend of rare artifacts and hands-on activities, learn [...]
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Grab a cape and leap into the world of superheroes with the American Comic Book Heroes: The Battle of Good vs. Evil exhibit at The Strong museum. Explore seven decades of amazing characters who have [...]
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Put imagination into motion and zoom, sail, or fly into the Build, Drive, Go exhibit to explore the history of vehicles of all sorts—from trucks and trains to planes and boats—through three centuries [...]
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Spend the day in Bear Country at The Strong museum. Start your journey by giving big bear hugs to life-size sculptures of Mama, Papa, Brother, and Sister Bear (don’t forget your camera!). Then, walk down [...]
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Enter the lush rain forest environment and walk among hundreds of brilliantly colored, free-flying tropical and native butterflies that flutter about—and may even land on you! Be sure to visit the chrysalis case and see emerging butterflies.
The museum is home to three halls of fame on its second floor.
Experience the cutting-edge Toy Halls of Fame exhibit and go hands-on with the toys beloved by generations. Displays featuring The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame inductees pair with displays featuring toy industry luminaries recognized by the Toy Association's Toy Industry Hall of Fame. Celebrate the most iconic and influential games of all time—from Pong to Minecraft—in ESL Digital Worlds: High Score.
It's the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.
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.
