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Location
Best time
Visit during school hours (weekday mornings) to avoid crowds that build up after 1-2pm, especially important since the museum is small and can feel cramped
Visitor tip
The museum is perfectly suited for ages 2-6 with hands-on activities like paper rocket making, marble runs, and astronaut dress-up; exhibits rotate quarterly so repeat visits offer fresh experiences
About Youth Museum of Southern WV
Educational museum for kids in railroad boxcars, plus a planetarium & recreated frontier settlement.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Highlights
- Themed exhibits (rotating), planetarium with stargazing show, interactive hands-on activities
- Admission
- $5 per person
- Location
- Beckley, Southern WV
What visitors say
Our 4 kids under 8 loved this little stop (so did daddy!) $5 for kids and adults and 3 and under came to $20 for us and we played for about an our and a half. Educational and entertaining activities from making paper rockets to…
My son is 3, he had a blast. We will definitely be going back. The staff was very friendly and even played with us.
What an amazing cute museum. You can go to just the museum or it’s part of the exhibition coal mine. It’s $5 to go to just the museum. They change the attractions 2xs a year. This time around it was Eric Carle. We spent about an hour…
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Did You Know?
- The museum is housed in historic railroad boxcars, creating a unique architectural experience for visitors
- Features a small dome planetarium with a 12-minute stargazing show, providing astronomy education alongside hands-on exhibits
- Rotates themed exhibits twice per year (quarterly changes), with documented examples including an Eric Carle exhibit
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