It’s nostalgia and ‘free play’ arcades at Austin’s Texas Toy Museum

There are a handful of toy museums across Texas. Here’s what’s special about the one in downtown Austin.

By Laura RiceNovember 26, 2024 2:26 pm, ,

Owner/operator Caleb Zammit shares information about the Texas Toy Museum in Austin for the Texas Standard’s Texas Museum Map series:

The museum has a collection of toys all the way back to the early 1900s, but primarily ’80s and ’90s toys such as Transformers, Barbie, G.I. Joe and He-Man.

The museum also has a collection of classic arcades which are set to “free play” for visitors. The museum also comes with a scavenger hunt that people can do as they go through and is all-day pass for people.

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