Located in downtown Lynchburg, Amazement Square opened in 2001 and is the city’s first children’s museum. Housed in a Civil War-era building that served as an infirmary and warehouse, the museum is designed to help kids learn through hands-on interaction and play.

Liberty senior Olivia Englert is a development intern at the museum this semester. She and other staff members completed autism training. Read on for some ideas.

About the Museum

Located in downtown Lynchburg, Amazement Square is an award-winning museum featuring four floors of hands-on interactive exhibits. Visitors of all ages and abilities can paint on the walls in the Kaleidoscope Gallery, explore life on the farm, create a rainstorm over downtown Lynchburg, float a boat down the James River, and rock out on stage in a band of their own.

The museum also offers a variety of educational programs and special events throughout the year. Kids can even attend a WonderCamp program, or hold their birthday party here! The Kidz Warehouse Gift Shop is filled with unique and educational merchandise inspired by the exhibits. Amazement Square is committed to making its facility inclusive for families with autism and other sensory sensitivities through its Everyone Is Special (EIS) initiative, a nationally recognized model for museum accessibility.

Amazement Tower

An award-winning museum cultivates an engaged community of lifelong learners by stoking imagination and creativity through the power of play. This hands-on children’s museum in historic Downtown Lynchburg features four floors of interactive exhibits, including Amazement Tower—an indoor climbing structure that connects all four floors with an endless maze of slides, ladders, and tunnels.

Guests can paint on the walls, explore life on the farm, create a rainstorm over Downtown Lynchburg, float a boat down the James River, or rock out on stage in their very own band. The museum also offers a variety of programs and workshops to engage the whole family.

This comfortable studio loft in a historic building is within walking distance of Downtown Lynchburg, multiple restaurants, and breweries. It’s a classy and comfy choice that could quickly become your new favorite spot! More about Lynchburg here.

Indoor Play

This hands-on children’s museum knows that creative play is one of the most important ways kids learn and grow. They offer four floors of interactive exhibits that make learning fun. Kids can paint on the walls, explore life on a farm, create a rainstorm over downtown Lynchburg, float a boat down the James River, or even rock out on stage in a band of their own!

The museum also has a massive climbing tower featuring an endless maze of slides, ladders, and tunnels. There are also art studios that teach kids different techniques and the Kids’ Science Lab where they can perform gravity-defying science experiments. Liberty University students regularly work at the museum through internships and CSER (Christian/Community Service Experience) programs. Senior Olivia Englert is a family and child development intern and Joshua Poindexter began volunteering at the museum through his CSER and is now an exhibit manager.

Outdoor Play

Amazement Square is a hands-on museum that knows kids learn by playing. Its four floors of interactive exhibits cover a wide range of subjects, from art and science to history and culture.

There are tons of fun activities inside the museum, too, from painting on the walls to exploring life on a farm or creating a rainstorm over downtown Lynchburg! Kids can even get into a band and learn the basics of music while rocking out on stage.

Kids can also traverse the entire museum using the Amazement Tower, an indoor play structure that extends through all four floors offering an endless maze of slides, ladders, tunnels, and a zip line. And if they’re still full of energy, they can head over to Jump and bounce around in a trampoline park that’s sure to have them jumping for joy.

Events

The award-winning museum knows that creative play is one of the most important ways kids learn and grow. It’s why it offers four floors of hands-on interactive exhibits where kids can paint on the walls, explore life on the farm, create a rainstorm over downtown Lynchburg, float a boat down the James River, or even rock out on stage in a band of their own!

The museum also makes it a point to be inclusive for all families. Children with autism or sensory sensitivities can visit through its Everyone is Special program which allows them to enjoy exclusive museum exploration in a sensory-conscious environment as well as custom STEAM-based programs led by staff.

Amazement Square is hosting its 9th annual Riverwalk Chalk Festival and Art Contest on August 19. The event will turn the sidewalk into a canvas for anyone who wishes to let their imagination take control. Find out more!

Driving directions from All Lit Up to Amazement Square

Driving directions from Amazement Square to Hollins Mill Park