09-16-2024

Denver’s Museum of Illusions is equal parts funhouse, museum and selfie-backdrop

A young person is lying on the floor and looking at their mirror reflections in the Clone Room at Museum of Illusions Denver.
A greenish photo shows a young person lying on the floor of the Clone Room at Museum of Illusions Denver. The Denver Post logo is printed over the image.

"What’s more romantic than tripping out after dinner and drinks? Nothing, apparently. The Valentine’s Day couples who wandered, mouths agape, around Denver’s Museum of Illusions on Feb. 14 had plunked down $20 to $28 for a night-out activity within a stone’s throw of their dinner reservations. And there were dozens of them.

During their 45- to 60-minute sessions, they found mind-bending rooms tilted by mirrors and wonky floors, a whirling walkway of purple light, holograms, tiny tunnels and general disorientation. My kids, ages 7 and 11, had the same reaction as the adults, amiably bumping from exhibit to exhibit."

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