Please Touch Museum

The Please Touch Museum is a children's museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The museum focuses on teaching children through interactive exhibits and special events, mostly aimed at children seven years old and younger.

Among the attractions in the museum are:

- Alice in Wonderland and River Adventures play areas.

- City Capers, which features the John Wanamaker's Rocket Monorail from the defunct department store and part of the set from the Captain Noah and His Magical Ark TV show.

- Space Station, which features a series of display cases with over three decades of Star Wars toys.

- Please Taste Cafe.

- Roadside Attractions, a new locale with a SEPTA bus and actual car.

- The Walking Piano by local kinetic artist Remo Saraceni, made famous in the film Big.

- Displays from the Lit Brothers' Enchanted Colonial Christmas Village during the Christmas season.

- A retrospective of the Centennial Exposition, including a restored miniature diorama of the park.

- A replica of the arm and torch from the Statue of Liberty, created from discarded toys by Leo Sewell.

- The Woodside Park carousel, built by the Philadelphia-based Dentzel Carousel Company in 1908, on loan from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.



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