Lamp Shop Alley bustling with city antics and doors, one of which leads into a cool Video Arcade with lots of games to play. The M ystical Forest with its magical light, musical fungus, and Baba Yaga's treehouse nestled in its branches. Photo by Ashley GongoraĬan’t-miss rooms and features: (Warning - skip this part if you don’t want any spoilers.) Whether you're following the story or just exploring for fun, do not miss stops in: BRRRMUDA, an intersection of refrigerator portals from various dimensions that's a dance party, too (look up, up, up, at the "disco ball'). It's possible they'll hold special events with artists occasionally too, they say.Ī touch-screen kiosk in the cafe teaches about the art and artists behind Meow Wolf. Organizers say the art information will be on the website soon, and an app is in the works. To learn about the artists and their works - say, the cute little sea creature named "Skuttles" in the Glow-quarium - you use a touch-screen kiosk in the cafe. Unlike at art museums - where a brochure, tour guide, wall signage, or app tells you about each work - no information is given on site here. It's perfectly fine not to get invested in the story - taking in Meow Wolf merely as a colorful, crazy, sensory-overloaded experience can still be a fun and wild time.Ī tiny warning for those who want to deep-dive into the art: It's kind of tough, at least as the exhibition gets started. Keeping track of characters and following the story can get pretty complex. Easter eggs and clues are given on things like iPads and signs. How to work through the portal: There likely will be three kinds of visitors to Meow Wolf Grapevine: 1) those who want to follow the story and solve the mystery of Jared's whereabouts 2) those who just want to immerse themselves in the cool experience and 3) those who go there for the art.įollowing the story will take the longest but could yield the most satisfying experience. Wanak talks about the storyline, which begins at the front door of this house. (Shades of Stranger Things, maybe, but spoiler alert: Monsters won't eat you.) Their little boy, Jared, has gone missing from their house - to someplace real or imagined - and their quest to find him has unknowingly unlocked portals to a different existence. Wanak, centers on a blended family in Bolingbrook, Illinois, in an unspecified year. What it's about: At the entrance to the house, guests will get a story prompt. Go ahead, crawl into that washing machine and see where it takes you. Go ahead and crawl inside the fireplace, shimmy into the washing machine, and step inside the refrigerator, and see where they all lead. "The more you get curious, the more it pays off," they urge.
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