Although not part of the Smithsonian Museums so it was a paid admission, but well worth the price, and so interesting about language, usage meanings, etc. There are plenty of interactive exhibits so this would be a great stop if you have older children as well. It was a lot of fun! What you and your children will take away from it is to use our words wisely. There are many meanings to the words and languaging that we choose, and it can be hurtful to others if we don't choose our words carefully.

Really? Tripadvisor is suggesting one to two hours for this fantastic private museum? I went yesterday and spent six hours there! It was so exciting! It was so fun to see how the museum made learning about language very fun. It instantly communicates how language is a living corpus, always changing based on circumstances, and celebrating an appreciation of the diversity contained within one language and expanding that to an appreciation of people who know more than one language. I absolutely can not recommend this place enough, and I didn't even participate in the lexical problem and puzzle solving. The lexical puzzles would be a fantastic activity for families with older teenagers, or a book club looking for an outing, or a birthday party from grown-ups. The lady working in the room said the most fun she's seen anyone have with the puzzles was a 50-year-old MIT grad who invited all of his college classmates to do lexical puzzles at the museum and they did one after another because problem solving is what they do! I want to thank Ms. Friedman for creating this museum. What a legacy! I respectfully ask if she would create another version of the museum in another city so that even more people could experience it? Just wow, ma'am. RESPECT!

An outstanding facility - very impressive, educational and engaging. We went with a 10-year old granddaughter and spent two hours without being bored for a minute. Almost every exhibit is interactive, in a way that is hard to describe. Imagine a wall of words that talks to you about the origins of words in the English language - and that needs you to give it prompts. Or a karaoke stage on which you can choose songs from the 60s to Disney movies to Taylor Swift and which explains the rhyming and other techniques used in the writing of the songs. Or a “make the other person laugh” joke contest. We have traveled around the world and visited many museums and educational sites and this one, honestly, tops just about all the rest. It is really well done. On top of all that, the staff is highly knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and engaging - very professional. An A+ experience all around.

Pure magic for all ages. The hosts are goats ❤️

Although there are a few exhibits geared for adults, this museum is targeting kids. It does a good job of highlighting various aspects of language, speech, singing etc. There are a number of interesting interactive exhibits, but again most are geared for kids.This is a 'Donate what you think it is worth' museum. It should be noted they do not have parking, on street parking is scarse in the vicinity and the garages are very expensive. Take mass transit if possible.