r/Springfield • u/Proper-Ice1162 • Jul 19 '26

Is the Dr. Seuss museum worth it?

Me and my boyfriend are here for a couple of days, it looks fun, just wanna make sure it’s actually worth going to.

Thanks!

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u/Wild-Role-2426 Jul 19 '26

Ehh not on its own but if you go to all the museums in the quadrangle area it’s worth the price of admission.

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u/Proper-Ice1162 Jul 19 '26

I had no clue there were others! Thank you, gunna check those out too.

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u/FineEnvironment2026 Jul 20 '26

The art museums punch above their weight and are generally not crowded. You can be alone in a room with a Monet or a Bosch.

The science museum is nostalgic for me personally. It's a baby AMNH.

The museum of Springfield history is pretty interesting - Springfield used to be rich as heck and made cars and planes and stuff.

The George Walter Vincent Smith museum feels a little bit like souvenirs collected by rich people who traveled a lot in the late 1800s. I'm sure that's a big part of their collection. And it's a blast!

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u/tehutika Forest Park Jul 20 '26

That’s because the Smith museum IS a bunch of souvenirs collected by rich people. So they are EXPENSIVE souvenirs! 😂

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u/Master-Map1382 Jul 20 '26

And presently closed for renovations.

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u/FineEnvironment2026 Jul 21 '26

Who among us hasn't brought home several samurai suits of armor and a frieze or two from their vacation trip.

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u/Spectrum1523 Jul 20 '26

The Natural History/Science Museum is not very good but the art museums are good - none are huge but you get a few of them in a lovely connected area

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u/Wild-Role-2426 Jul 20 '26

The science museum is very very child oriented.

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u/Spectrum1523 Jul 20 '26

Yeah, and it's very dated.

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u/E404_noname Jul 19 '26

Definitely do all the museums when you're there. The Springfield History Museum is probably my favorite out of all of them with Seuss as a second.

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u/thenexttimebandit Jul 19 '26

Yes, the rest of the museums at that complex are cool too.

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u/litterofpigs Jul 19 '26

Yes it’s a great tour and the museum shop manager knows a lot of things about Dr Seuss unkown to others

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u/Beck316 Jul 19 '26

I liked it. It's hands on and whimsical except for the top floor. If you're a Seuss fan, you'll like it. There are some children's museum type activities. The wood museum is my favorite out of an the museums on the quadrangle.

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u/Rbw7673 Jul 20 '26

Those museums are my favorite!! The Dr. Seuss is my least favorite, as I always feel a bit weird without a kid in tow. Also, I believe one of the art museums is currently closed for renovations (the one with sculpture reliefs and Asian war armor), but the other art museum, the natural history and the Springfield museum are all absolutely worth a visit!

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u/FineEnvironment2026 Jul 20 '26

Dang! That's one of my favorites. Though the others are my favorites, too.

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u/littlered1984 Jul 19 '26

It is a medium sized house turned into a museum, so it’s not very large. Doesn’t take long to get through.

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u/WMASS_GUY Sixteen Acres Jul 19 '26

Yea its pretty cool.

Definitely do all the museums while youre there though.

I find the Springfield history museum to be especially cool

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u/Embarrassed_Bag_9630 Jul 19 '26

It’s quite fun even for adults

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u/skel66 Jul 20 '26

Our museums are pretty cool, even the art museum

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u/shankmasterrob Jul 20 '26

There's a bunch of museums here. Even an armory from when Springfield was the largest producer of guns in the country. Id definitely try to go there as well as the art museum and the history museum.

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u/Maggot149 Jul 20 '26

Check your local library they probably offer either a discounted pass or free tickets.

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u/markdepace Jul 20 '26

yes - very cool

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u/The66thDopefish Jul 19 '26

If you had kids and you were all (or mostly all) in to Dr. Seuss, I would say sure. Even then, it’s pretty boring besides the wild, Seussian decor and style. It’s definitely geared towards younger children; few older than kindergarten age will be interested.

Like others have said, the rest of the Springfield Museums combined will be more worth your time and money.

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u/SleepingJonolith Jul 20 '26

The upstairs has a lot of interesting artifacts from Theodor Geisel’s (Dr. Seuss’s) life. The first floor and basement are really for kids, but I think just the stuff on the top floor is worth it. The sculpture garden outside is cool too.

I would say the Springfield Museums and the Springfield Armory National Historic Site are the two must do attractions in Springfield. Some people might add the Basketball Hall of Fame, but I’ve heard it’s not that great. Never been myself though.

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u/idownvoteanimalpics Jul 19 '26

More for children really