The Strong National Museum of Play

Play your way through hands-on exhibits, the National Toy Hall of Fame, a video game hall of fame and an indoor butterfly garden.

One Manhattan Square · Rochester, NY

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Price: $25–$50
Good for: Groups with kids
Rainy afternoons
First-time visitors
Public transit nearby: Woodbury & ChestnutBus 11, 757, 759, 761, 763, 764, 768 · 440 ft away
Chestnut & WoodburyBus 11, 757, 759, 761, 763, 764, 768 · 460 ft away
Court & ChestnutBus 11 · 0.2 mi away
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Flying in: Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is about 4 miles away.
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About The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong is a collections-based museum devoted entirely to play, grown from the personal collection of Rochester native Margaret Woodbury Strong. Its interactive exhibits fill more than a city block and include the National Toy Hall of Fame, the World Video Game Hall of Fame, a carousel, a train and the Skyline Climb. The Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden is an indoor butterfly garden inside the museum. A 2023 expansion added the ESL Digital Worlds exhibit and the Hasbro Game Park.

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