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  TM1023

  My husband and I were blessed to have his mom visit us, and we decided to take her to the Marx Toy Museum. You will be surprised at this little gem of a museum, at the history, and the presentation. I was amazed at all the details of the pieces on display. The museum looks small from the outside, but there are so many displays, you'll want to walk through twice or more before you leave! It really is a "must see" !

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  496carlah

  I never realized how many different types of toys were made by Marx. What a collection of childhood history! Start with the short video and then walk thru the displays and you will begin to remember so many toys from your past. Even toys from Brad Paisley's childhood are on display since he grew up just a few miles away. The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly plus provided extra tidbits from the past.Since the hours are limited to Tuesday-Saturday plan accordingly. Also closed in Jan-Mar. They don't take credit cards so bring cash for admission. Plan to visit Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum in nearby Wheeling, WV. They are open most days of the year. Both museum are a must for the old toy lover!

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  Zebra71

  We watched the 10-minute movie then toured the museum. What a wonderful collection of Marx toys! We really enjoyed it.

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  ManicUSAVisitor

  Greeted at the door by the delightful Kandy this is another very interesting Toy museum with a very good introductory video of the Marx story and a good comparison to the Lionel collection at Wheeling. Lots of interesting toys to see and a reproduction diner set up but regrettably no refreshments to enjoy, but it was a good place to sit and chat with Kandy.

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  560crystalt

  The museum was neat, but more for the adults than the children. A little pricey, no bigger than it is. It took us all of 20 minutes to tour it. There is a play area for kids to play with a few of the toys and a neat little gift shop.

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  cainrcc

  Easy to spend a couple of hours looking at the large collection of Marx toys and playsets. There is lots of glass display cases with Marx toy from the 1920's to the 1970's,there must be 50 or more big wheels in boxes on top of the display cases.

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  LeonB112

  A visit to the MARX Toy Museum in Moundsville, WV is a visit back through time to rekindle pleasant memories of your childhood. On display are hundreds (thousands if you count each figure that comes with the original action playsets) of toys from the childhood of most everyone over thirty years of age!Everything ranging from action figures to trains, doll houses to Disney dioramas, cars and trucks to medieval castles, you will find it there. From metal toys to injection plastic, they are all here. The owner continues to build this collection, so you can never see it all! There's an entire Western area and a few short videos too. The Marx toy factory was located not far from the location of the museum and many of the people in the Moundsville area worked for the company at some time in their lives. It was a sad day when it closed its doors.Yes, it's a trip back into the recesses of your memories as you say, "I remember playing with that!", or "Wow! I wish I had saved that toy". Bring your kids and your grandkids with you and spend a few hours strolling down memory lane.

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  vladsuperman2

  Small building but a vast collection of marxx toys. It is worth a stop to step back into your childhood. The staff are very nice & there is a little "old" soda shop at the end of the tour witch was feally nice. The movie they play about the history is very informatinative.

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  ButterflyNJ

  The best part of the museum was watching the film about Louis Marx and the formation of the toys. Yes, there's a lot of toys and I remember alot of them. Interesting to see many toys made of metal and in the US that I used to play with. Toys today are made of plastic and not in the USThe museum was good to see but not as good as the Kruger Street Toy Museum.

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  travelerColumbusOhio

  If you are a Marx Toy collector or if you want to revisit your childhood days playing with Marx toys, don't miss this museum