Look What I Got! 100 Years of Timeless Toys

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Official Website: Look What I Got! 100 Years of Timeless Toys
Occurs at: Wenham Museum
Location: 132 Main Street, Wenham, MA, 01984 directions
Phone:978-468-2377
Date: Monday, February 11, 2008 - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Hours: 10-4, Tuesday-Sunday. Museum is closed on Mondays. Check calendar for Monday holidays starting in January.
Ages: Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor: Indoor
Cost: $ see below

Kids, parents, and grandparents rediscover the joy of favorite childhood pastimes in a colorful exhibition of classic games and toys from the last 100 years.

Come play with Etch-a-Sketch, Hot Wheels and Spirograph from the 1960s, or Lionel Trains, Madame Alexander dolls and Radio Flyers introduced earlier in the century. Do you know how Tonka Trucks got their name, where Barbie went to high school, and why teddy bears were created? The stories behind many of this century's most popular toys are as much fun as the toys themselves. Consider the characteristics that raise these toys into icons of play. Will the video games of today be considered the classic toys of tomorrow?

After visiting the exhibit, nominate your current favorite toy for 'classic' status in the National Toy Hall of Fame ®.

National Toy Hall of Fame is a registered trademark of the Strong Museum.

Cost

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$7 Adults, $6 Seniors, $5 Children ages 2 & up. Members free. Group rates available

Location

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132 Main Street, Wenham, MA, 01984 map

Driving:
From points south: Take Route 128 north to exit 20-A (Route 1A - Hamilton). Follow Route 1A north for 2.3 miles. The Museum is on the right before the Wenham Town Hall.
From points north: Take Route 95 South to Route 128 North. Then follow the directions as above.

Public Transportation:
B&M Commuter Rail to Hamilton-Wenham; 15-minute scenic walk south from the depot on Route

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Plan to spend at least 2 hours visiting all of the galleries and exhibits. There is something for everyone in the family, 11 model train layouts that all run at the push of a button, a family discovery gallery where children can role-play Colonial or Victorian life, international dolls, antique toys and textiles as well as a historic Colonial home located on the museum's campus. Only 30 minutes north of Boston and 30 minutes south of Newburyport!