Houston Toy Museum

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Jack Dawesvia Google

3 months ago

What a fun place! The nostalgia alone will make this a fun trip for all ages. You can a LOT of toys before you even enter the main museum but do the tour - you'll be amazed what you find upstairs.

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Taylor Angelivia Google

3 months ago

Been wanting to visit this museum for a while since I’m a doll collector, and they have a pretty big section on the second floor dedicated to Barbie! There were also some Bratz dolls on the second floor but in a smaller section dedicated to newer toys. I loved how they featured some toys from Sailor Moon although it was a small case of them. Still, it’s nice to see toy representation from Japan. I hope that the doll section continues to grow, especially with dolls from the 2000’s-2010’s with more Bratz, myscene, Monster High, and Barbies from the direct-to-video movies 🩷🎀

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Aria Hvia Google

3 months ago

It was a very cute experience. It was nice to walk around upstairs and just feel all the nostalgia & play a video game. Now, considering how small the space is, I don't feel like the ticket should be any more than $5 (they were $15), but other than that it was a great time and a fun concept.

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Denise Greenvia Google

6 months ago

The museum was a great experience. The kids and I enjoyed everything until the end. My son paid for a toy out of his own pocket. We were under the impression the toy was $3.98 and the desk lady charged him $15+. When questioned, she stated, that’s the prices that the owner paid. The price tan should have been taken off or honored at the very least.

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Bailey Brantleyvia Google

9 months ago

The Houston Toy Museum is a cozy, pleasant trip down nostalgia lane tucked in the middle of The Heights' 19th Street. Guests beckoned inside by its rainbow-striped walls are greeted with an honestly delightful gift shop, stocked with toys, themed clothes, and truly witty stickers, the latter of which I ended up stuffing my pockets with. The tandem siren songs of a "yes, chef" easy bake oven and a Lizzy McGuire bemoaning abortion bans as "so yesterday" were not ones I could resist. It's a delightful quick visit museum that appeals to both adults and kids alike- though everybody likely feels like a child for some time when they pass through those doors. Adult price of admission is a reasonable $14, which gains you access to tpy displays spanning from the 1950s to nearly the modern day. The first thing you'll see is a faux-living area that brings to mind a room in your Star Wars-loving uncle's bachelor pad, and a quick trip up the stairs opens into the main gallery. There's numerous places to snap photos, which are also broadly encouraged within the museum (as long as you avoid flash!) One additional element I appreciated was the LGBTQ+ history threaded into relevant displays. Queer history, when it is even permitted to make an appearance in museums in the South, is often regulated to a single display or a few lines in a corner somewhere. Not so here, and rightfully so: every gay person was a child once, too, and toys make a distinct impression on children growing up. I found the paper doll exhibit (pictured above featuring the frankly named Gay Bob) especially enlightening on this subject. Visitors can tell there's a lot of passion infused into every square foot of this place. If you're ever on 19th Street, it's well worth a visit.