We visited the City Museum in St. Louis last month. I can't possibly say enough about this creative playground. This museum is filled with tunnels winding in all directions (they'll start as a large walkway, then shrink smaller and smaller until I had to slide on my belly to get out the other side), slides disappearing into the floor, caves winding up and down through several floors, and crawlspaces that twist smaller and darker until you can barely squeeze through. It's equally fun for adults, teens, and children.
It's simultaneously terrific and terrifying.
It's a spelunker's playground, and it's all man-made of recycled materials. There is no map of the building, and the complex spans more than 10 floors of factory space. The biggest slide is a winding 10 stories tall.
We explored and played all day (after I got over the initial panic of believing it to be a kidnapper's paradise, that is.) Most of the museum space was too dim to accommodate photography, so these pictures are very limited as far as representing the entire museum. If you ever chance to travel through St. Louis, I recommend this place as the one stop you make. It's unlike anywhere I've ever visited before!
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| Nate inspects a wall of Coke bottles |
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| The human hamster wheel |
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| Daniel climbs in a tunnel 20 feet off the ground |
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| Nathan tops the castle tower in the outdoor play space |
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| Matthew peers through the floor at me |
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Looking up the winding stairs leading to the 10-story slide.
Freaky.
I only made it halfway up! |
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| Daniel exploring aerial tunnels |
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| Looking up one of the slides |
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| Kristi disappears in a tunnel leading to the basement |
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| Cousins playing in a tree house |
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| Part of the outdoor playground. This is 50 feet off the ground! |
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| The museum wall is a giant dragon with spikes. |
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| Matt exploring more dark spaces |
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