WOW! Children’s Museum

WOW! Children's Museum, formally World of Wonder, is an interactive children's museum located in geared toward children under 12. It was founded in 1996 by Lisa and Dario Attallah and in 2004 moved to Lafayette from Louisville.
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  • 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.

Historic building
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The at 300 E. Simpson St. in 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. is situated 450 feet southeast of WOW! Children’s Museum.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 580 feet south of WOW! Children’s Museum.

Building
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The was built by '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. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of WOW! Children’s Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lafayette and Louisville.

Town
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The City of is a home rule municipality located in southeastern , Colorado, United States. The city population was 30,411 at the 2020 United States census.

Town
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The City of is a home rule municipality located in southeastern , United States. The city population was 21,226 at the 2020 United States census. is situated 2½ miles southwest of WOW! Children’s Museum.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by , , United States. The CDP is a part of the . is situated 3½ miles north of WOW! Children’s Museum.

WOW! Children’s Museum

Latitude
39.99894° or 39° 59′ 56″ north
Longitude
-105.08906° or 105° 5′ 21″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 177615896
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Wiki­data ID
Q7954027
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