Activity Location: 1 Manhattan Square Dr, Rochester, NY 14607
Operational Hours:
- Saturday-Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Activity Duration: 7 hours (can spend more time on Fridays)
About The Strong National Museum of Play Tickets, New York:
Visit one of the largest history museums in the USA and get insights into the benefits of playing and its importance in enhancing culture. Get a chance to see the greatest collection of toys, dolls, video games, and ancient playing items and relive your childhood. Spark your imagination and creativity as you visit the 20+ marvelous exhibitions.
About the Activity:
- Take a tour of your childhood as you visit The Strong National Museum of Play spread over an area of 100,000 sq. feet.
- Explore 20+ permanent exhibits and some temporary ones, suitable for people of all ages, and educate your little ones.
- Some of the featured exhibitions are PAW Patrol: Adventure Play, Play Lab, Material Girl, Reading Adventureland, Pinball Playfields, Peanuts and Play Display, and many more indulging games as well.
- If you are an adventure person, you will love participating in Skyline Climb containing high-rise and low-rise rope courses, wobbly bridges, zipline, and balancing activities.
- Feel the peaceful aura of being around colorful butterflies in a lush green environment at Butterfly Garden.
- Head over to the second floor of the museum and visit the Hall of Fame- National Toy Hall of Fame and World Video Game Hall of Fame.
- Enter the largest collection of different types of games, comic books, trade catalogs, plush toys, different types of dolls, and historical items and develop creative and imagination skills.
- Explore Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play, International Center for the History of Electronic Games, Archival Collections, and Library Collections.
How to reach?
- By Car: 0.6 miles away from Rochester city center and can be reached in approximately 2 minutes by car/ cab. 60-75 minutes from Buffalo and Syracuse. Around 6 hours away from Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Toronto, and Washington, DC.
- By Bus: Take RTS and departure points across Monroe County and connecting routes from Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, and other neighboring counties.
- By Train: 1.2 miles away from Rochester railway station and can be reached in approximately 5 minutes by car/ cab.