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What you should know
Visitor tip
Engage with the knowledgeable volunteer staff to learn about Gertrude Chandler Warner's innovative teaching methods and local history—they provide personalized context that enriches the experience beyond the exhibits themselves.
Visitor tip
Bring children for the interactive scavenger hunt, puzzles, dollhouse, and craft activities designed around Gertrude Warner's imaginative teaching philosophy—these hands-on elements are specifically highlighted by visitors as standout features.
Visitor tip
If your preferred visiting time doesn't align with regular hours, contact the museum directly—staff have demonstrated willingness to accommodate visitors by opening on alternative days.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Petting Zoo
- Highlights
- Feed and interact with goats, ducks, chickens, rabbits, pig, and turkey
- Setting
- Outdoor animal interaction experience
What visitors say
My kids and I loved this place! We love animals and Little Zoo is such a great way to interact with them. My children (and me too!) loved feeding goats, ducks, chickens, rabbits, a pig, and even a beautiful turkey! This is way cooler…
Went to the fairgrounds and I visited a little petting zoo and It's very nice to see how well the animals are being taken care of.
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Did You Know?
- The museum is housed in an actual boxcar, making it a unique physical manifestation of the Boxcar Children book series it celebrates
- Gertrude Chandler Warner, author of the Boxcar Children books, lived down the street from the museum and taught at a school just one block away, making this a site deeply connected to the author's personal history
- The museum features interactive exhibits based on Gertrude Warner's teaching methods, including imaginary play experiences that demonstrate she was ahead of her time in educational pedagogy
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