Amazement Square, the Rightmire Children’s Museum
add photosClosed Monday except from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the museum is open from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Free unlimited visits for museum members and children under the age of 2.
For safety concerns, the use of strollers is not allowed in the museum.
Through the Sponsored Admissions Program, families are invited to enjoy Family Fun Night on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month from 3:00 to 8:00 pm when admission is just $2.00.
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"Lynchburg Children's Museum"
Review by John Matheny - Monica's husband. Attendees: John, Monica, John's mom, son (5) and daughter (2). April 2009.
Having spent ten months of my childhood in Lynchburg, [my parents still live there] I was somewhat "amazed" to find a children's museum in town. I was even more surprised by the fun and general high quality of our experience.
Right on the James River is a geyser-gushing water pipe across the street. It fills what appears to be an old downtown warehouse. Our timing was fortunate; several elementary school classes left the building at the same time we entered. The staff was college-aged and friendly. The museum felt well supervised and under control.
The museum is four stories tall. The main stairs are illuminated in different colors that light when you step on them, and there is a climbing structure shoots and ladders style that runs the entire height of the building [claimed to be the largest indoor structure in the country]. Our son spent a great deal of time "stalking" mommy and daddy from the crawl space.
Daughter enjoyed milking the cow in the barn and dressing up as Cleopatra in the "Changing Room". There was a "ball" room with ramps and gravity flow golf ball launchers. Micah and daddy had several races for all the marbles. There was a replica of a canal with locks that our son had a hard time prying himself away from.
The whole family enjoyed the large screen game area, even John's mom was a pretty good goalie by the end of the afternoon.
Having been members for years of the SF Children's Museum in Sausalito, and visited the counterparts in Willmington, LA and Atlanta, I would go so far as to rank Amazement Square right up there with the best. Dad had fun.
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"Fun with the Family"
With four floors of hands-on activities, plus an Amazement Tower with its tangle of pathways, tunnels, and stairs, kids keep busy at this inventive children’s museum.
In Kaleidoscope, kids can paint on glass walls, create and act out puppet shows, play musical instruments, and dance. In the Big Red Barn preschoolers can milk a life-size cow or snuggle up with a book.
Older children can explore electrical circuits, gravity, and velocity in the Science Gallery. In Your Amazing Body, kids can experience a walk-through heart or compete on virtual bikes.
Budding architects design and construct in Once Upon a Building, while curious archaeologists dig and listen to tales at Indian Island.
Check out Family Fun Night every second and fourth Wednesday of the month for
reduced admission and extended hours.
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