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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 Lewis House and Congregational Church.

Museum
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The is a historic miner’s residence located at 108 East Simpson Street in . Built in the 1890s at the Gladstone Mine near Lafayette, the house was later moved into town between 1910 and 1913. is situated 350 feet southwest of WOW! Children’s Museum.

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.

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 , , . 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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