WOW! Children’s Museum
WOW! Children's Museum, formally World of Wonder, is an interactive children's museum located in Lafayette, Colorado geared toward children under 12. It was founded in 1996 by Lisa and Dario Attallah and in 2004 moved to Lafayette from Louisville.Photo: Craig Talbert, CC BY 2.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: children’s museum in Lafayette, Colorado
- Address: 110 North Harrison Avenue, Lafayette, CO 80026
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Congregational Church and Kullgren House.
Congregational Church
Historic building
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Congregational Church at 300 E. Simpson St. in Lafayette, Colorado was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of a multiple property submission, the Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings TR. Congregational Church is situated 450 feet southeast of WOW! Children’s Museum.
Kullgren House
Historic building
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kullgren House is a historic building, which is situated 580 feet south of WOW! Children’s Museum.
Miller House
Building
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Miller House was built by Lafayette, Colorado's town founder Mary Miller. Miller arrived in Colorado in 1863 and after discovering coal on her land, she opened a mine and in 1888 established the coal town of Lafayette. Miller House is situated 1,100 feet southeast of WOW! Children’s Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lafayette and Louisville.
Lafayette
Town
Photo: Paltron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The City of Lafayette is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 30,411 at the 2020 United States census.
Louisville
Town
Photo: Aetheling, Public domain.
The City of Louisville is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 21,226 at the 2020 United States census. Louisville is situated 2½ miles southwest of WOW! Children’s Museum.
Leyner
Hamlet
Leyner is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leyner is situated 3½ miles north of WOW! Children’s Museum.
WOW! Children’s Museum
- Categories: children’s museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.99894° or 39° 59′ 56″ northLongitude
-105.08906° or 105° 5′ 21″ westOpen location code
85FPXWX6+H9OpenStreetMap ID
way 177615896OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7954027
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