The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum
About The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum
The Magic House is a not-for-profit children's museum located in Kirkwood, Missouri, just outside St. Louis. The Magic House opened as a children's museum in 1979 with the mission of engaging children in hands-on learning experiences that encourage experimentation, creativity and the development of problem-solving skills within a place of beauty, wonder, joy and magic. Since the opening of the Museum in 1979, The Magic House has undergone a series of additions and renovations that have expanded the Museum space from 5,500 square feet to 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2). The Magic House has gained recognition as one of the nation's top children's museums, and was ranked the nation's #1 attraction based on child appeal by Zagat U.S. Family Travel Guide. The Museum attracts more than 560,000 visitors per year and since its opening has been visited by more than 12 million people.
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- Founded
- 1979
- Annual visitors
- 500K
- 500,000
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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 3 miles of The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum; the closest, Saint Louis Model Railroad Museum, is about a mile away.
