Went Jack's fries they gave my fries to somebody, they wouldn't give my money back. I got ripped off for $15

Disappointing considering the high entrance fee. It costs $27.50 for advance admission for allegedly 5 museums however at least 1 museum was closed and the science museum is evolving and going through reinterpretation of some exhibits. My husband had a business meeting nearby so I traveled the nearly 2 hour trip to Springfield with him to see the museums (especially The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum and Garden). The museums are all situated in a lovely, shaded courtyard that is easy to walk from 1 museum to the other. Parking lot is small but had ample availability when I went (a Thursday). Since my husband's meeting started at 8:30 I decided to walk around the area outside the museum which is very limiting for an avid walker- big mistake. I did not feel safe after walking away from the museum area. It was mostly Apts. and no businesses were open in the area, many permanently closed. In fact at one point someone was following me even through the museum courtyard so I stayed in my car for about 15 min. until staff opened the Welcome Center. The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum was vibrant and suitable for anyone of any age. Although displays focused on Dr. Seuss's upbringing in Springfield and his children's pieces the museum did not display, nor discuss, his advertisements nor political cartoons which pre-date his children's books. As previously stated, the fine arts museum was closed for renovations. The science museum/natural history museum had missing displays and therefore I feel that this was an expensive admission fee for what was available for me to see. The courtyard garden had some lively sculptures which is open to the public without fees and many benches are along the perimeter of the courtyard. There is quite a bit of potential for this to be a great visit but fell flat because it had little to offer on the day that I went. The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum took about 1-1.5 hours and the science/natural history museum about 1 hour.

This is a collection of five museums for one admission price, which is kind of a steep price if you’re only interested in one museum. We visited the Dr Seuss Museum and the Science Museum. The Dr Seuss Museum was fun, whimsical, and nostalgic for two adults. Kids would have loved it. We liked the second floor with Dr Seuss’ chair and drawing table and a replica of his living room. They also have a lot of his personal effects and drawings. As an adult without kids playing in the play areas, this takes about an hour to 90 minutes. The Science Museum was pretty small and out of date with a small dinosaur section, an Africa section of taxidermied animals, a rock and gem section, a planetarium, and a section of random reptiles and fish. It’s worth visiting if you’ve already paid the admission, but it’s definitely not as good as most science museums. You could spend 1-2 hours here. The gift shop was somewhat disappointing with many items out of stock.

We are a 68-year-old couple and really enjoyed the Dr Seuss Museum.We also enjoyed the beautiful mineral collection in the science museum.I enjoyed the artwork at the D'Amour museum, especially the room with the Impressionist paintings and the several rooms with unique 3-dimensional artwork constructed of recycled book covers. Husband didn't like this museum as much as I; he said the paintings were dark and sad, the opposite of the Dr Seuss Museum which was brightly colored and happy. D'Amour was as empty as the other two museums were crowded.We parked in the auxiliary lot across the street because the lot closest to the welcome center was full.Only the Science Museum/welcome center has a gift shop. All the buildings we visited had restrooms.

Being able to go to all museums on one ticket was pretty cool. They had some old cars and classic art and some animals in a small aquarium but the Jumbo Earth Seismic Monitor was probably the coolest thing to watch live earthquakes and tremors and seismic activity.