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The popular Hasbro board
game Chutes and Ladders has
been a staple in households
since its inception in 1943.
What if today’s kids could play
the game in real life? At City
Museum in St. Louis, they can.

The adventure begins before even entering the building. From the parking lot, the magnitude of this project is quite evident and aptly named

— MonstroCity. Metal

REAL LIFE

Chutes

Getting lost

structures extend from

is not an option,

but it may

the brick buildings exterior, featuring a variety

of slides, metal tunnels

feel like it…

and even an airplane.

City Museum is the brainchild of Bob

Cassilly, a classically trained sculptor and serial entrepreneur.

He has transformed the

Story and
Photographs
by Sarah Miller

600,000 square foot former International

Shoe Company into a playland that attracts kids and adults of all ages from around the world.

Once inside, the adventure begins just after leaving the ticket counter. Kids run around anxious to climb on an indoor treehouse, crawl through an underground tunnel and explore the belly of a whale.

Getting lost is not an option, but it may feel like it in the Enchanted Caves. Built within the factory’s spiral conveyor tunnel system, the caves require explorers to duck, climb, slide and squeeze through tight spaces.

For City Museum’s youngest visitors, Toddler Town and

Tiny Train Town Model Railroad are popular attractions. Toddler Town has recently been expanded and includes tunnels, an indoor ball pit and slides.