Museum
This Exhibit allows children to run a grocery store by stocking shelves, filling carts and more!
Wegmans Super Kids Market
Explore the history of video games, understand how the industry began and evolved, and discover the impact that electronic games have had on people today
Video Game History Timeline
Phase 10, My Little Pony, Transformers, all were inducted into the ____ Toy Hall Of Fame
2024
The following games were apart of the ____ VG-HOF. Age of Empires, Angry Birds, COD 4: MW, Defender, Frogger, Goldeneye 007, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, NBA 2K, Quake and Tamagotchi
2025
This game made arcade fighting games a video game phenomenon. (BONUS: IF YOU CAN GUESS THE YEAR INDUCTED)
Street Fighter II (2017)
This short term museum will open on January 18th of 2025. The experience is in partnership with Warner Bros.
SCOOBY-DOO Mansion Mayhem!
This online exhibit celebrates the role of Black designers in diversifying dolls to help children build pride and encourage conversation.
A Brief History of Black Doll Designers Since the 1950s
Know for the Iconic doll toys, she was one of the first dolls to be inducted into the Toy HOF. (BONUS: IF YOU GUESS THE YEAR)
Barbie Doll (1998)
Known for its duo brothers. This game was inducted in 2015.
Super Mario Bros.
Enter the lush rain forest environment and walk among hundreds of brilliantly colored, free-flying tropical and native butterflies that flutter about—and may even land on you!
Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden
This area allows you to visit the history of video game consoles from the Magnavox Odyssey (1972) to the Sony Playstation 5 (2020)
Console Central
Over the last 200 years, board games have brought us together with delightful new forms of play that entertain, educate, and (occasionally) exasperate us.
Five Board Games that Changed Play
Inducted in 2011, this toy has many variations for it’s wheels, naming itself as very “speedy cars”.
Hot Wheels
Released in 1998 for Nintendo 64, This game for this series was the first to feature 3D graphics.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Jump into the realm of adventure play at The Strong’s high ropes course—Ralph Wilson _______ _____.
Ralph Wilson Skyline Climb
This area opens May 24th and will allow visitors to play indoor golf in this small area
Playful Putters: The History of Miniature Golf
Imagine play without the ball. It’s impossible.
Ten Iconic Balls that Made Play Shake, Bounce, and Roll
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear that expedition trackers had caught and tied to a tree. This lead to the inspiration of the…
Teddy Bear
This game likes to focus on building relationships and exploring different careers all based on 1 to 6 of your characters.
The Sims
Invent, construct, and create in The Strong’s 800-square-foot ____ ___ Unlock the educational power of play and enter a playful maker space with daily programming based around monthly themes.
Play Lab
This area is iconic for it’s Sesame Street Porch that allows people to find the history of those characters
Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street?
Music sets the tone for video games.
Composing Classics: A History of Video Game Music
With this toy, kids were able to build a house using 327 pieces of logs. (BONUS: IF YOU CAN GUESS THE YEAR)
Lincoln Logs (1999)
“So, you mind if I sit here? I promise I won’t fall asleep, tumble onto you, and start drooling on your shirt!” While this dialogue may resemble a terrible previous experience on public transportation, anyone who played the original title in the ______ ________ series will recognize this as the first interaction with Rover.
Animal Crossing
What year was the Strong Museum built? (BONUS: IF YOU GUESS WHAT YEAR IT WAS OPENED)
It was built in 1969. It opened in 1982.