City Museum

Get lost in twists, turns, tunnels, slides and more in our weirdly wonderful museum of play. Slides, caves, climbers, a bus, a praying mantis? City Museum is an indoor, outdoor, and underground playground for adventurous visitors!

Housed in the 600,000 square-foot former International Shoe Company, the museum is an eclectic mixture of children’s playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion, and architectural marvel made out of unique, found objects. The brainchild of internationally acclaimed artist Bob Cassilly, a classically trained sculptor and serial entrepreneur, the museum opened for visitors in 1997 to the riotous approval of young and old alike.