First Floor
Things to Do
Some exhibits and attractions that do not allow for social distancing may be closed. You can view our current openings and closures here.
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A bowhead whale swallows an accessible path from the first floor to the mezzanine overlooking the aquarium.
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A labyrinth of trees, mazes, and climbers connects City Museum's secret underground to the third floor.
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An expansion tank for a boiler system in the Elder Manufacturing Company is now a steampunk pig that fills with water from the caves and pukes it into a cistern below.
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Purportedly man-made chambers wind through the heart of the City Museum past sculptures of mythical creatures and historic Egyptian royalty and a 1925 Wurlitzer organ. Climb to the top and take
a 10-story spiral slide down. -
An outdoor sculpture of flotsam and repurposed technology includes climbers, airplanes, castles, bridges, ball pits, and fire engines.
