A talented writer paints images in your mind with their words, detailed to the point that your other senses may become engaged as the words on the page jump to life. The Rabbit hOle museum in Kansas City is a place where children’s books become lifelike.

The Rabbit hOle Museum 919 E.14th North Kansas City, Mo.

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Immersive experiences are the direction many places are making efforts to deliver. Think Universal studios and Harry Potter, or the Friends experience in New York (and Las Vegas too). The Rabbit hOle in Kansas City is an immersive trip into children’s books…(!!!)

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“Goodnight Moon” comes to life. Hop on the bus with CJ and Nana from “Last Stop on Market Street”. Join Bobo in discovering “The Funny Thing”, or help Elmer Elevator rescue the baby dragon from Wild Island from “My Father’s Dragon”. "Curious George", "Flat Stanley", "The Stinky Cheese Man", "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and many others.

 Many environments regularly updated - so it's always different

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You may have read these stories as a child or read them to your kids, but you’ve never experienced them like you will at The Rabbit hOle. Dozens of exhibits based on children’s books all surrounding a huge playspace.

Read to your kids - then watch the stories pop into reality

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This is part library, part museum of old and new children’s stories, part playground with a café containing book themed treats and yes, a bookstore too. You may just find a new favorite as you journey through. There is only one place like this in the whole of the United States. The Rabbit hOle is distinctly unique.

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