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Main Street Children's Museum, York County, SC

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Main Street Children's Museum

A hands-on museum for young children, built around life-size play spaces based on nursery rhymes and inspired by artist Vernon Grant.

York County, SC

About Main Street Children's Museum

Part of the Culture & Heritage Museums group, this children's museum draws its inspiration from the artwork of Vernon Grant. Its play areas turn familiar nursery rhymes into large three-dimensional spaces for children from birth to age six. Areas include a child-sized home for pretend play, a pirate-themed sailboat, a vegetable garden with a chicken coop, a reading nook for infants, an air maze that shows how moving air carries objects, and a tree house with drawing tablets. The museum also hosts recurring programs such as a weekly letter-learning session and a midweek story, song, and craft time.

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