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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.

Cassilly and his longtime crew of 20 artisans have constructed the museum from the very stuff of the city; and, as a result, it has urban roots deeper than any other institutions'. Reaching no farther than municipal borders for its reclaimed building materials, CITY MUSEUM boasts features such as old chimneys, salvaged bridges, construction cranes, miles of tile, and even two abandoned planes!

"CITY MUSEUM makes you want to know," says Cassilly. "The point is not to learn every fact, but to say, 'Wow, that's wonderful.' And if it's wonderful, it's worth preserving."

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A fun museum to play in Great for children. They have a wonderful play ground area. by SPCOUTA on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 17:01

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This is the strangest and most wonderful Museum you'll ever experience. I loved climbing through the grottoes and tree trunks, sliding down the shoe conveyors, and that wierd "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", post-industrial disaster cave. But my favorite has to be the exhibit on the history of the corndog. by furnitureweenie on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 21:35