Guests can take home a piece of City Museum from The Glass Studio, Shoelace Factory or Museum Gift Shop. Onsite artisans spin laces into shoes strings, bracelets, and other wearable art using vintage shoelace machines salvaged from St. Louis’ Alox Manufacturing Company. Glass blowers of various experience levels form molten glass into colorful gifts — lessons are available. Kids (and adults) can
create their own art at Art City or watch a professional artist in action.
Nowhere does the old adage, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” fit more than City Museum. With the assistance of 20 artisans, Cassilly has taken forgotten and used items, including old chimneys, salvaged bridges, construction cranes and miles of tile from around St. Louis to create his masterpiece — City Museum.
The main attraction at City Museum is clearly MonstroCity. As kids and adults explore the twists and turns, they venture through two Saber 40 aircraft fuselages, a fire engine, castle turret, 25-foot tall cupola and several 4-foot wide wrought-iron tunnels. Huge slides carry guests
from different levels of the structure at rather high speeds.
Those looking for a break from the action can stroll through the World Aquarium on the Museum’s second floor, which features over 10,000 creatures. Designated “Touch” areas allow guests to
get up close and personal with turtles, stingrays, ferrets, bunnies, guinea pigs, and a variety of other marine animals.
Cassilly’s beatnik background is apparent in the Museum of Mirth, Mystery and Mayhem as guests play old-school video games and take photos with unique
WHAT TO WEAR Sneakers or closed-toe shoes and long pants or jeans provide comfort on City Museum’s slides, tunnels and other attractions.
FOOD & DRINK Samwiches in the City serves sandwiches, soups, salads, pizza, fresh from the oven cookies, brain freezes and milkshakes.
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