- Hands-on mechanical puzzles & brain teasers for thinking fun, exhibit,,
  + make a puzzle to keep!  A unique hands-on museum to experience.......
  ~ created by Teacher Place, Inc.
   ...meanwhile take a look at the
   LOGIC PUZZLE MUSEUM's fun PUZZLE CATALOG!
more than one hundred more items in our toy shop! Burlington WI


The Logic Puzzle Museum 
--The hands-on museum sessions are at specific times,
or pre-arranged times with minimum group fees.
Tickets ordered by phone: 262 763-3946
CLICK HERE FOR HOURS



-- and a SPECIAL WORKSHOP: 
TABLE-TOP TRICKS workshop! 
   See & Try 13 challenges & learn many table top tricks to amuse your friends
   and family! 
 Age 7-107; adults may attend without children, & children may
   attend without adults. Table-Top Tricks workshop info on the hours page.





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                     ALSO!  HERE IS SOME FREE FUN...
    Try our FREE BIG PUZZLE WINDOW! OUTSIDE 24/7 !
  Puzzle_Window___Logic_Puzzle_Museum_Burlington_WI  It is completely outside... 
   BIG-Size- Brain Teaser Puzzles to Solve! Free! 
    Stop by, anytime!  Can you solve them?   
   Available for essential brain exercise and ageless fun!

 -- The Logic Puzzle Museum and Teacher Place & Parent Resources are offering this
    free, outside, thinking fun for families, adults and kids to try
-- Answers are achieved by a consensus of those in your group! 
-- Careful, this puzzle window may increase your skills of observation, comparison, pattern recognition & memory!
  
   But...i
t is essentially fun! 

   AND: the toy/gift shop is open by chance or appointment.
                                                      533 Milwaukee Av, Burlington Wisconsin.  Parking is free. 
                                                            -- Call ahead for gift/toy shop hours.262 763-3946 

   

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   click for hours:
 ~ Logic Puzzle Museum Hours
 60 hands-on brainteaser puzzles to try 
 - see exhibit, make puzzle to keep!

 

Gift/Toy shop: Call for hours, which vary
    or click here.
    262 763-3946
 ~ visit our FACEBOOK page






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Kid's Brainteaser Puzzle-Making Workshop
puzzling fun for kids ages 7-16    
TIMES TBA, or arrange a workshop for your group of 6-10 people.
Free box set of 24 puzzles to keep, plus make 4 puzzles to keep! 
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Class field trips trips!
- fun & thinking!
- grade school, middle school, high school, college classes
- now being scheduled
- Call for details and large group discount info
- follow-up puzzle challenge to take home, too 
- 262 763-3946
 

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      Hands-On 90 minute sessions! 
Brainteasers, logic puzzles, mind benders
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       Now scheduling Field Trips & Group Visits!
       ~for groups of 15-30 people! (Max number if all adults: 25)
           Group Discount available for groups of 25+. 
         Daytime, evening, weekends: your choice. Call 262 763-3946 for details.
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    Special large puzzles add extra big fun!
    Can you take this apart? & re-assemble it?
      (this puzzle is for sale in our gift shop, too, in 2 sizes)









    Call to order your tickets to visit the 
    hands-on museum  262 763-3946


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LOGIC PUZZLE MUSEUM
quick facts:

___Play & think here with more than 60 different 
          brain twisters & 
hands-on mechanical & 3-D logic puzzles
___1.5 hour (90 minutes) session/visit of hands-on, inter-generational fun
___Make a  puzzle to keep, included in your visit!
___View Exhibit of Vintage & Unusual Brainteaser & Logic Puzzles
___Phone for required tickets (this is a small museum, limited space) 262 763-3946
___Museum is for adults, teens, children: ages 5-105, though not younger
___No Food, gum, drinks, backpacks, large bags, no strollers, no pets allowed inside 
___
Click here for Logic Puzzle Museum HOURS

___AND Visit our other MUSEUM at other times:
      (yes, there are 2 different museums at the same address)






IN THE NEWS:
---Click to read: STORY IN RACINE JOURNAL TIMES
about one family's visit to the Logic Puzzle Museum!

---Free fun from us....try our original puzzle, free on-line, click here: 
http://www.topmuseum.org/puzzle_to_try_54.html
---Chicago Tribune Article "These museums are just for the kids — in all of us" by Mary Bergin

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 (262) 763-3946
Logic Puzzle Museum is an attraction in Burlington, Wisconsin for families, 
tourists & groups. 
Plus the gift shop has more than 100 different hands-on, 
brain, logic, brainteaser and mechanical puzzles, as well as more than 100 related books 
for sale.
  
            Something to challenge or puzzle everyone!

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LOGIC PUZZLE MUSEUM
Solving a wood packing puzzle

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           .HANDS-ON   PUZZLES...  
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60 different brain twisters & hands-on mechanical & 
3-D logic puzzles, and attempt, with bells to ring when you solve one
to celebrate your success!

           -Ingenious and diaboloical puzzle types include
sliding block puzzles,   geometrics,   Tangrams,
packing puzzles,   parlor wire,   magic squares,
heads & tails,  put-togethers,  edge matching,  jumpers,
take-aparts,   building,   pentominoes,   novelty puzzles,
burr puzzles,     disentanglement, oversize puzzle, impossible spaces,
folding cube,  the famous "15" puzzle,  only-2-piece puzzle,
sequential, and more like magic eye, hidden pictures!    (no jigsaw puzzles)
     
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         - MUSEUM EXHIBIT...
 
See hundreds of vintage puzzles, Victorian style parlor toys and
games; a 1924 Chicago Checker Taxi Co. Checkerboard Contest Puzzle,
Gilbert Puzzle Party Box, Lifesavers mechanical puzzle, Howdy Doody puzzle, etc...  
 a private collection of sliding block
puzzles, and more.
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       -MAKE A TAKE-HOME PUZZLE...
 
You will be able to make a brain twister puzzle set to take home, included with your admission.
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CLICK HERE for the hands-on museum visit: specific Hours to visit

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GOOD NEWS TO READ
We are featured in a full page story, with photos, page 43, in the
April 2015 Issue of GAMES-WORLD OF PUZZLES Magazine
Story by Raymond Simon


 









If you bring your copy to donate, we have a reward for you: a coupon in our gift shop!


                                                         
                          
A few of the Visitor's Comments
    
  "
Keep up the good work with stretching people's  minds and interests!"
                                                              ~ 
Debbie Breech; Pacific Palisades, California.
 

"...it was wonderful, wonderful, it was wonderful! Thank-you!" 
                                                             ~ 
retired gentleman from Racine, Wisconsin, 
                                                                                               with a group with 3 generations taking part

"The group is still talking about our visit!  All the way home they kept talking 
about different things that they saw and did.  The staff and I also enjoyed our visit!
I am still thinking about that edge matching!  We will put together another trip later
to the Top Museum.  It was wonderful how you spent time with all of us. Your 
dedication and patience is incredible.    So thank you!"

                                                                                                   ~ Adult tour group from Jefferson, Wisconsin

"This was even better than I anticipated!  Really liked it!"
                                                                           ~ Illinois dad with Y group of dads and daughters; Jan. 2015

Our"Math Club had a great time and we appreciate all of the time you spend on
making the museum a wonderful place to be!  We greatly enjoyed it and will definitely
return in the futu
re!"  ~ Carthage College Math Major, Secondary Education Minor, Secretary of Math Club

" The Puzzle Museum was a good surprise! "   6th grader

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...Visitor's checklist...  FAQ
when visiting the Logic PuZzle Museum...

___ Admission: purchase tickets in advance by phone with credit card.  
(minimum charges may apply for special hours)
       Building opens just 10 minutes before session time
     
Sorry, no admission to museum itself nor facilities until session time
      Your on-time arrival is important, as there is an essential, important introduction
____Leave backpacks and purses and jackets locked in your car.

___We are in the same building/same entrance as the Top Museum. (It has its own hours.)
For ages 5-105, not younger. All children must be with an adult. 
Admission applies to all ages and everyone present. The museum is not appropriate for
anyone under age 5 (ie, young children or babies), but if you still bring them along, full 
admission does apply and there are specific and very strict limitations on under-age visitors.
Puzzles and puzzle pieces are just too small for young ones, and pieces are not suitable for baby
or toddler play.  Suggest:  In nice weather, there is a park nearby where one parent may wish to take
the youngest ones, while those age 5-105 attend the museum with the other parent.

___Please refrain from wearing perfumes, as other visitors may have allergies.
     Your help is appreciated.   

___ Gift shop open afterwards  More than 100 mechanical  and logic puzzles to buy,
 hands-on puzzles for sale, and more than 110 related books. Great gifts for birthdays and holidays
 for kids, teens, college age, grandpa!     You may pay by credit card or cash.
___One-of-a kind museum! Appears in the book
Weird Wisconsin,
Scientific American Mind
Magazine!, Featured on Discover Wisconsin TV, 
appeared in Disney's Family Fun Magazine. AAA and other travel listings suggest here, too.
___In Southeastern Wisconsin: 30 minutes from Racine, 12 minutes from Lake
  Geneva, 45 minutes from Milwaukee,   2.5 hours from Chicago, 6 hours from Ames, Iowa. 
Iowa; 5 minutes from Adrian's Custard Stand, 5 minutes from the Chocolate Museum.
___Free parking all day in city lots! Two hour free parking on the street.
___Sorry, no strollers allowed. Food & drink are not allowed. No backpacks, no bags, etc.
  __Individuals & families: Call to verify hours and make a reservation;
The museum is not open everyday.
See posted hours . Other hours can be arranged
with minimum group charges.
__   Large groups* may schedule most anytime, if space is available. (262) 763-3946
__ As a non-profit, educational organization, your support is welcome.
Support through donations and sponsorships are always needed, and so appreciated.
___click: Many restaurants and unique shopping in walking distance
___Our other museum: Spinning Top & Yo-YO Museum is not open at the same exact time as 
      the Logic Puzzle Museum.

CLICK HERE FOR OTHER INTERESTING EVENTS.

        Heard far and wide:
        The Logic Puzzle Museum has been on radio & TV in many places
        including Canada and Australia and all around the USA
        Click here to read about a few, see videos, link to hear podcasts

                          


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Want to hear a little about this unique museum? two radio interviews Sunday!
We were live on Radio, Sunday March 24, 2013
11:30 am  Racine's (Wisconsin) WRJN 1400 AM Radio on Mr. Racine's show
12:45 pm   Chicago's (Illinois)  WGN  720 AM Radio
                 on The Turi Ryder Show/
America Weekend
                  and 30 stations Nationwide at this same time 

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and more fun...
Listen to National Public Radio's story 
about our 13th Annual Tongue Twister contest!
The contest was March 2, 2013, and this segment aired nationally Sun. March 3, 2013 on
   Weekend Edition Sunday with host Rachel Martin.

Click here for our Tongue Twister webpage
 and the link to hear NPR's story!
~It will make you smile, and inspire you to attend next year!
The Next 
Tongue Twister Contest
 


GROUP TOURS   visit the
Logic Puzzle Museum
A memorable and fun attraction and visit for Scout troops, birthday parties,  School Field Trips, small company outings,  
MENSA outings, Red-Hat Ladies, church groups, youth groups, mystery trips, math clubs, team building sessions, family reunions, 
senior groups, math clubs, college classes, quilting group, assisted living group, company team building group, camp group, 
and when your relatives are visiting: bring them here!   Mixed age groups enjoy it, too. 
If your plans for another activity are rained out, give us a quick call to arrange a possible visit:   262-763-3946  

*GROUPS: details
--*Groups of  25  may schedule ANYTIME (if space is available)   including weekdays, weekends, 
or evenings with advance, non-refundable minimum deposit,  If payment for groups of 25+ is paid on time, there is a discount.
--You may have less than 25 people to schedule a group visit, but minimum charge applies. Any balance is due upon arrival. 
--Bus group with 50 kids:  Visit in nice weather, and 1/2 group is at Puzzle Museum while 1/2 group is at park eating lunch & enjoying park; then the groups switch. 

Call to set up a time: 262 763-3946


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Put these fun events on your calendar, 
great family & group outings:
 

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the annual
Tongue Twister Contest!
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and the Unique Annual Event
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300 Hands-on Objects! What are these things anyhow?
     
MYSTERY OBJECTS!  November each year
     
Great family fun, bring your friends, too!
       Come to the event to see and handle more than 288 mystery objects: big things, little things, 
       parts, tools, pieces, antiques, curiosities and whatchamacallits!
all to pick up and try to figure out what they are!
      ..........And just what are these things? 
Object_3
 
 
      






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Curiosities! Odd Novelty Items, Curiosities, Jokes and Gags From the 1900's 
 Date to be announced!
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~~ Unique gift shop      with demonstrations and a puzzle to try while shopping, free fun for you!



~~ Click here and try to Solve This! 

A New FREE Puzzle to try right now on our site:
   
What's Different....Puzzles!



Which one goes where?
Try this hands-on puzzle when you visit the Logic Puzzle Museum!
Which piece goes where to make the triangle?



Sci_Am_Mind_Mag_Dec_2006_Jan_07There is a mention of the Logic Puzzle Museum in this issue of Scientific American MIND magazine!
If you bring your copy to donate, we have a reward for you:
a coupon in our gift shop!










Logic Puzzle Museum founder & director
Judith Schulz meets famous 
American puzzle
creator and editor, and currently the
crossword puzzle editor for
 The New York Times:
W
ill Shortz! 


 






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We can bring the non-profit, hands-on Logic Puzzle Museum  
to your school, event, festival. Call for details & fees.
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LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD:
take a 360 degree panoramic view of our location (in the same building as the Top Museum).
Click:
http://homepage.mac.com/panophoto/.Movies/Top4LoRez.mov   Use your mouse to move
left and right, the control and shift keys to zoom in and out.   Don't get dizzy...   Do come visit
the hands-on museum soon, always call ahead for reservtions.       Parking is free when you visit here, too.  

        AND THE SPINNING TOP & YO-YO MUSEUM IS AT THIS ADDRESS, TOO!
with
  different hours.  Call to confirm times and availability.   (262) 763-3946

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.............all information subject to change..............



   


the non-profit, educational
.....Logic Puzzle Museum.....
533 Milwaukee Avenue 
historic downtown Burlington, Wisconsin  53105  USA      
262 763-3946

Logic Puzzle Museum established by Teacher Place, Inc. 

~ Copyright 2005-2024



& Visit our other museum, too: Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum
www.topmuseum.org

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