Museum of Illusions

The Museum of Illusions St. Louis is a hands-on, interactive museum where nothing is quite as it seems. Packed with mind-bending rooms, optical illusions, holograms, and puzzles, it’s designed to challenge your senses and your brain — and it’s just as fun for adults as it is for kids.

Visitors can walk through the spinning Vortex Tunnel (it feels like the floor is moving!), shrink or grow inside the famous Ames Room, and take hilarious photos that look completely impossible. Every exhibit is meant to be touched, explored, and photographed, so it’s a perfect group activity — especially if your family enjoys laughing at each other’s gravity-defying poses.