Welcome to the Wonderful World of Toys.
The
rich heritage and history of toys comes to life with a guided tour
though the Museum where you can experience first hand the
wonderful toys you enjoyed as a child.
Featured in the Museum:
- Over 15,000 antique toys on display.
- Diorama toy displays.
- The
Headquarter of the Marx Toy Collector's Club where you can purchase
newly manufactured toys made from original molds and cast.
Our
tours take about 1 hour during which you will travel through a vast
array of toy displays featuring working train layouts, western towns,
circuses, farm sets, trucks, doll displays, forts, gas stations, model
cars, thousands of animal and people figures, and mechanical toys. You
will be surprised to see proto types of new toys never released by the
former Marx Toy Company including a large Alamo with working cannons,
etc.
Within
these walls lie some of the world's finest examples of toys from the
past including the largest single, on display collection of Marx Toys in
the world.
The museum is surrounded by a Circa 1800s village with a pioneer post office, hardware store, general store, dry goods store. The toy museum includes more than 20,000 toys. Also on site is a recreated 1950s car repair show with car tools and memorabilia, plus 20 antique cars from the 1950s. There is a fully operational, old fashioned country school from the early 1900s with a current enrollment of 10 children; an authentic old fashioned malt shop from the 1950s with jukebox and an old fashioned pop machine.
We also sell many reissued toys manufactured by our parent company, Wyatt Industries
of Canton Missouri. We specialize in reproducing old toys from the
original molds. You can not only view those wonderful toys from the past
but once again have your vary own toys to share with your
grandchildren. Toys and game sets are made to order. Please inquire
about our products for Sale.
Location:
Phone: (573) 288-3995
Please Call and Book your Tour today...
Adults $5
Children $3
(must be accompanied by an adult)
*Click on image above for Google map.
Come in a visit our museum often as it changes and grows every year.
