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“pretend, wonder, explore!”
The Strong is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play. It is one of the largest history museums in the United States and one of the leading museums serving families. The Strong houses the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of historical materials related to play and is home to the International Center for the History of Electronic Games, the National Toy Hall of Fame, the World Video Game Hall of Fame, the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play, the Woodbury School, and the American Journal of Play. Together, these enable a multifaceted array of research, exhibition, and other interpretive and educational activities that serve a diverse audience of adults, families, children, students, teachers, scholars, collectors, and others around the globe.
What a great place to go to get out some energy for the kiddos!! I took my 5 1/2 year old here and we came at 1:00 -'s didn't leave until 5!! We nearly scratched the surface of the place. We... Read more
Awesome museum, lots of bang for your buck. But, it's a lot. I was only half joking when telling my husband that I would need one of the guest rest rooms (small quiet nooks with closing doors to... Read more
This is definitely a must do when in Rochester. If you're looking for small road trip outside of Toronto, this is around ~3hr drive out. We were thinking spending a half day here, but we easily... Read more
The Strong National Museum of Play
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- Sun - Thu: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Fri, Sat: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
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