- COURTESY STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY
- A girl plays a video game at The Strong National Museum of Play.
One Manhattan Square | 585-263-2700
museumofplay.org
No surprise here. Consistently ranked atop the list of Rochester’s tourist attractions, The Strong, as the museum wants to be known, is a wonderland for kids and kids-at-heart. There is no shortage of adventures to be had for young and old alike at the museum’s permanent exhibits, whether you and your little one are grocery shopping at the Wegmans market, strolling down Sesame Street, fighting crime with superheroes, or leaping into the pages of the world’s biggest pop-up book. The best part of this museum for kids is that it doesn’t feel like a museum because they can touch pretty much everything in the exhibits that appeal most to them. Moms and dads of youngsters for generations have taken advantage of the museum’s annual membership rates, with the basic package costing $154 for two adults and any four children. That deal pays for itself after two visits for a family of four.
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