![]() ![]() Shout out my tour guide Skeeter! He was the best! Great guide, extremely funny, and delivering an up beat, educational tour with a side of humor. It was awesome to see the inside and understanding the history and purpose of the cavern and it’s evolution. My tour was the first of the day of a Thursday so that was probably why there was no crowd to follow but it added to the adventure for me! The price was $21.94 and the tour lasted a little over an hour. There was a gift shop, snack area, very nice restrooms, and an open indoor ropes course to the side. I made my way over and when walking into the underground welcome center was warmly greeting by seven or so staff. There are lots of signs and info but needed to be a little more clear and simple.Īfter entering through the side and walking down a creepy hall, I walk into this massive room and there was the tram, and across the giant room was a town façade and waiting area. I think those main tour doors needed to be construction orange or green with a big clear enter sign enter sign. There was not anyone else really around and even though there were signs I didn’t know what to do. I pulled up and drove around and found the location. I registered, purchased tickets, and signed wavers all online and via digital delivery. This adventure was the best idea, something different, and it did not disappoint. This would make for a better option if you would like your legacy to live on for years to come. However, they do have nice octagon shaped bricks inside and those are $250 for non members and $200 for members. I did check out the brick engraving and that's $125 to do that, but gets shared after a while due to weather. ![]() There are lots of photos of the different era cars on the Google page, however, I clicked the snap button on my favorites. You really feel the energy from that day in there. TCM also shows their entire sinkhole collection and history of everything. The Museum has a wonderful collection of corvettes over the years. Also the cafe was closed (closes at 3p) when we went and I was looking forward to doing that too but they weren't open. We didn't get to see the private collection, and I wish they had some sign at the check-in desk that have the hours of when they are open. My aunt and I joked that the t-shirts in the gift shop should say “I survived the City Museum with all my kids.” The gift shop souvenirs were about as random as the museum which was kind of funny. (Alcohol available- and after spending time in that museum- I can see why.) □ I will say that the food from the restaurant we ate at was good. Maybe it’s not always as busy as it was the day that we went but it was stressful as the parents trying to keep up with kids that go up a set of stairs that go behind a wall and it takes you 5 minutes to find where it comes out. ![]() There were also several things that stood out as red flags to us as being safety concerns/ not up to code. There’s no one there to help parents FIND their kids when their kids go down a slide when the sign says it ends on one floor but actually ends on another. We were there for several hours and I only ever saw one worker. The one real station I saw amidst the chaos was a toddler area where some big kids had taken over and there were no workers to be seen. You go from a winding metal structure for kids to climb on to a wall of antiques with no explanation. This isn’t the kind of museum that has different learning stations, everything just randomly turns into something else. If you are expecting an organized, learning environment for kids, this is not it. The day that we went the museum was packed and with the play structures being so big and behind walls and going floor to floor, it was extremely stressful trying to keep up with the children with our group. Most of them go from one floor to another (I think there were a few that went between three floors). The playgrounds/ climbing/sliding structures are very unique. It’s almost like an interactive art museum. The City Museum is unique in the way that it feels like intentional chaos. ![]()
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