The amazing world of dr. seuss museum reviews
Exploring the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts
By Meg Brunson
From the books to the movies, our family loves all things Dr. Seuss and we could not wait to see what wacky fun awaitted for us at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum!
The kids loved seeing life-size representations of some of their favorite stories like Oh, the Places You Will Go, Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax, and (of course) The Cat in the Hat! Books were readily available so the kids could read through their favorites, and attempt to find books they were not yet familiar with, and they had interactive exhibits (like a recycling game with the Lorax, and the Seuss Bakery) and computerized games that the kids loved as well. There are photo opps GALORE throughout the museum!
The Cat's Corner (downstairs) offeres a craft of the day - and on the day of our visit we made bow ties just like the one worn by The Cat in the Hat himself!
And upstairs we enjoyed learning about how they made the sculpture garden. We were reminded that Dr. Seuss was a pen name of a man actually named Theodor (Ted) Geisel) and we got to see many of the furniture, possessions, and art materials that were a
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield, United States, offers visitors an engaging experience centered around the life and works of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The museum successfully captures the whimsical spirit of Dr. Seuss's books, featuring colorful exhibits and interactive displays that appeal to both children and adults.
Visitors often praise the museum's attention to detail in recreating scenes and characters from beloved Dr. Seuss books. The first floor, dedicated to Theodor Geisel's personal life and artistic development, provides interesting insights into the author's background and creative process. The second floor, with its immersive environments inspired by Dr. Seuss's stories, is particularly popular among families with young children.
However, some visitors note that the museum is relatively small and can be explored quite quickly. A few reviewers mention that the admission price feels a bit high for the size of the museum. Additionally, during peak times, the interactive areas can become crowded, potentially diminishing the experience for some visitors.
Despite these minor drawbacks, m
Dr. Seuss: Amazing World and Sculpture Garden
Seuss's colorful menagerie: Cat in the Hat, Wump the Gump, the Lorax, Yertle the Turtle.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Some cities stake their claims-to-fame in the cartoon universe. Santa Rosa, California, is headquarters for Peanuts. Chester, Illinois, has its muscled forearm lock on Popeye. And Springfield, Massachusetts, has positioned itself as Ground Zero for Dr. Seuss.
Dr. Seuss and his most famous creation.
The link is tenuous. Theodor Seuss Geisel, creator of
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
and
The Cat in the Hat
, was born in Springfield on March 2, 1904. But he wrote all of his famous books for children much later in life, when he lived 3,000 miles away in La Jolla, California (there's a statue there).
Springfield, however, reasoned that the town with the
most
statues wins. So when Dr. Seuss died in 1991, it commissioned his stepdaughter to make sculptures of her dad's imaginary menagerie. It took until 2002 (at a reported cost of $6.2 million), but the important characters are present: Horton the elephant, Sam-I-Am, Yertle the Turtle, Thidwick the Moose, the Lorax, the Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, even Dr. Seus
The Springfield Museums
So from the welcome center, we headed right up the stairs to the Science Center.
We basically zoomed through this enter museum at lightning speed in search of Thomas. Two hours were spent in this museum, and of that, about an hour and 45 minutes was devoted to Thomas.
There were dinosaurs.
And some cool geology exhibits including geodes and earthquake simulators.
A planetarium and space room.
And African Hall with really neat animal exhibits.
Downstairs we even discovered fish and other live animals.
But my child has a one-track mind. Literally. So once we found that Thomas exhibit on the second floor; well, let’s just say I made myself comfortable!
Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails is a temporary exhibit that will be set up in the Science Center from now until September 8, 2019. The exhibit is not only fun and exciting for your biggest Thomas fans, but it is also full of great STEM learning activities.
We climbed aboard Thomas and learned all about how a train works, and flipped levers to make noises from the brakes and steam whistle.
They had a small replica of the Sodor Steamworks with Victor on site to help repai