Museum of Illusions - Charlotte

SUPER COOL! Ari took some really awesome photos of us. Definitely check this place out. It took us about an hour to go through the whole museum. We skipped some of the puzzle games. Could’ve probably spent another hour here. Get flexible tix if you can. it’s worth it. you can separate yourself from groups more.

My family had a wonderful experience at the Museum of Illusions. My children were very engaged in the illusions and learning how they “happen”. We all had so much fun with the photo opportunities at the museum. My children would have spent the entire day taking a variety of photos if they were able. We arrived at our scheduled time and were kindly greeted by the front desk clerk. He was informative in explaining the museum self-guided tour. We were almost immediately greeted by an employee, Antonio, at one of the earlier exhibits. He was extremely kind and helpful. Antonio even acted as my family’s photographer on a couple of the illusion “sets”. At the time, people were sparse and Antonio walked with us and gave pointers on capturing the perfect photos if I was taking them myself. If he took them for us, he would even edit them so they would look the best! We were taking our time and Antonio was kind enough to warn us of a large group of children arriving. We decided to sit and relax and let the chaos (that soon ensued) enjoy the museum. Another employee even offered for us to leave and come back if need be due to the large group. Antonio walked by us as we waited on the group to finish their tour and asked how we were doing. (It was loud in there. REALLY loud. 90 children loud.) After the large group left, we completed our tour and snagged a few more photo opportunities. We had other employees ask us if we would like help with photos and give advice on the best angles, zooms, etc.. Every employee we encountered was superb but we did have the most interaction with Antonio. He’s fabulous! The illusions in the museum are engaging. The educational value is great with each illusion explaining how it occurs. Many of them will have you amazed. The sets for photo opportunities are really fun and you can get very creative with them. I will say, however, the museum is small. You need to slow down and take your time enjoying the exhibits! If you don’t, you could be in and out in under 30 minutes. The size of the museum seems even smaller with a field trip full of children inside. I couldn’t imagine being in there with a group larger than the one that joined us today. With the number of exhibits and size of the museum, I feel it is overpriced. It isn’t something I would actually pay to experience again at the current price range but our family’s experience was wonderful despite the underwhelming size of the museum.