This place is so cute! My daughter had a blast!I cant figure out why this place would have any negative reviews. Yes, its a little small, but Fayetteville is also a smaller city. I think its great for the area. My daughter could have entertained herself here all day.We will definitely be paying for the membership so we can keep coming back!

We got a year pass because we enjoy it so much. My kids are 4 and 1.5. Weve visited 6 times. I have never thought it was dirty and Ive always been pretty impressed with how picked up it all is. I usually go on a weekday around 10:30am and were often the only family there. 😆 Luxury!Yes - some of the toys are outdated - different parts could use a facelift. Definitely there could be more doctors things to play with, for example. But frankly, the kids dont care. They enjoy it and they imagine and play. Awesome.Id love an area for lunch... But I can imagine thats a messy logistical nightmare.All in all - were happy and satisfied.

Wonderful childrens museum. My daughter didnt want to leave!

This museum is awesome. Not only did my kids have fun so did i. We spent all day here. Left got lunch and went back. There is so much for the kids to do. We even got the membership because we knew we would come back a million times. My kids are 1, 3, 5 and 7. everyone of them loved it. A must see for children under 10.

Although my daughter enjoyed certain parts of it, I really wasnt very impressed. We expected it to be bigger and cleaner. It was definitely outdated and needs to be updated. All of the children there seemed to enjoy themselves and there are educational exhibits. My suggestion is a new paint job with new toys and books . Also, please provide more hand sanitizer stations and more staff to clean. Good for younger children.

This is such a wonderful place for kids to come and enjoy all sorts of fun activities. We could honestly be busy for hours and my son wouldnt get tired of it. We also enjoy the craft projects offered throughout the month. My son doesnt always sit still for them but its nice that he can go off and play if he gets fidgety.

Great place to take the family, 2 and 8 month old. Only suggestion would be some small music or something ( place was a bit quiet 🤫)But that is also a plus. Had the whole place to our self and one more family. Will visit again.

My little ones really enjoying coming here each week.If you are going to come often, a membership is definitely the way to go.They offer birthday parties, art classes, field trips, educational classes and so much more.The restaurant and grocery store are my little ones are the favorites with my little ones.

It was okay. It felt so dirty and out of date. The toys are all so so so old and I just felt like I needed a shower afterwards. I will bet money my daughter gets sick in next few days from this place. It’s quite obvious they do no clean it even though they say they do. Clear funding issues. Only got two stars because my daughter did have fun and some of the stations were educational.

Such a cute place 🥰 good for killing an hour or two! It is kind of small, but if your child has a good imagination then its just big enough! The staff is great also

My daughter visited this place on a field trip today. She did enjoy herself but the building is very ran down. Some toys didn’t work and the place had odd smells.

Great for small children. Parking is very cheap or even free(street). Not too big not too small.

Great station they were very informative.

This place kept my two sons busy for hours while being infomational

The idea of this place is nice. They lose a star for cleanliness. They lose another star for the amount of people, to amount of space. It is claimed to be open at reduce capacity. But it’s so small, and so many kids, all different ages were allowed in without masks. Some didn’t have shoes. I was screaming in my head the whole time, but my kids enjoyed. And if they end up with Covid, ah well. Any readers reading, my advice would be to travel. Raleigh and Charlotte are a ways away, but well worth the trip. Again, this is a nice place for the area.

Love it for what it offers, non profit, low cost and friendly staff.Yes, it might be a bit old... but it is an awesome place for what it offers.

Even though everything has been updated, it still brought back a lot of childhood memories! Im thankful for the opportunity to continue sharing those memories with my daughter today. She had so much fun!

Super fun. Great time for the kids. Lots of fun hands on activities.

Amazing! My Irish twin babies, 21 month and 10 month old, had the best time in the Tot Room.

For fayetteville this is about as good a place as any. It is open, and fir my 3-4 y/o, enough to keep him occupied and entertained fir a while. Price is acceptable, and I appreciate the fact that parents are less expensive than children. Some of the displays are outdated or old and grimy, but Im sure they have funding issues. Great old building, and the staff seems friendly.

Great place to take the kids so they can play and get some energy out. They also have a lot of awesome programs for the kids throughout the year.

We stopped here by chance on our way through the state. It was a quaint children’s museum with a simple set up. It wasn’t really a “museum” as there weren’t any exhibits, but there were many “stations” that were hands on for the kids to enjoy. Overall, it was a decent little place, but I don’t think we would go out of our way to visit again. For a local, I could see visiting it frequently to give the kids a reprieve from the Carolina heat. It’s great to see these types of businesses for the kids!

We had a 2 year and 4 1/2 year old. Engaged for over an hour. We will definitely go again.

I loved going here as a kid. It could spend hours there. I wish they had more gifts for younger kids. I purchased as squeak toy for my 1 year old. The train exhibit was nice I think my son would enjoy it if he was older.

Took my 11 year old twins and a friend today. I was afraid they might be too old for it but they had a blast. Love the new updates made. The pretend restaurant was a big hit. Picked up some new learning placemats on the way out. My favorite is the chore chart placemat. Grateful to have a cool place to hang out on a super hot summer day.

This museum is great. Very inexpensive, with interative play throughout all of it. Great for kids of all ages. The staff, while attentive if you need something, is generally hands off, letting the kids play how they want. The gift shop is also nice because its got very cheap things that can give your kid a feeling they got something without breaking the bank. If you live here or just travelling through, visit, its worth it.

Im thankful for Fascinate U Children. I use to take my 15 year old here approximately 8 years ago. I was able to take my 3 year old here and was surprised they had the same set up. It just seems like some more thought could go into this place. My daughter did seem to enjoy herself so thats all that matters.

My one year old son loves it here! He’s always kept busy when we visit. Obviously this museum isn’t as nice as the ones in bigger cities like Raleigh but if you come on a wed it’s donation day and you can pay whatever you like. Definitely recommend for younger kids and older kids with an imagination. ☺️

We had a really good time here with our 1-1/2 and 2-1/2 year old. Lots of cute little areas to help our little ones explore, use their imagination, socialize and play. I think the place could use some upgrades, better lighting and some staff enforced parental supervision. My 1-1/2 year old was knocked over quite a few times by some older kids that had no supervision and my 2-1/2 year old witnessed some aggressive “playing” that ended up turning into a fight with some 8-12 year olds. That was our cue to head out. Our kids really enjoyed it overall though, the pricing isn’t too bad either.

While the museum was somewhat dated, especially with the content and things to do, my 2.5 year old boy had a blast. The staff was extremely nice, and the price for admission was reasonable (family of 3 was just over $10.) There is a wide variety of hands on activities all of which are child friendly. Overall it was a good experience and good value for a little more than an hour outing with the family.

This place is AWESOME for kids. If theres nothing to do on a rainy day take the little one here. Sit back relax and let them have a blast playing dress up or acting like a waitress or waiter, cook or shop at the grocery store, play judge or predict the weather even a fire pole to slide down just the right size or check out you teeth in the dental chair. So much to do but if you want quiet theres a reading room and quiet place too. You can get a year pass for the family for about $50.

Great place for kids, teens and some adults!

Great price for fun with your young children. There are multiple different play areas with different themes such as grocery store, farm, fire, police, dentist, to name a few. Even better if there are lots of other families there to add to their fun.

We stopped by Fascinate-U Childrens Museum today and Im happy to say that my child LOVED it! The museum is set up like a small town in which children are given the opportunity to imagine themselves in all sorts of roles. The decor is fun, inviting, and interactive.

This museum is small but had great items when I went today. There is a sculpture garden at the entrance. It was playing a thunderstorm from the speakers today.The basement has storage of items that the museum rotates through every few monthes. Large free parking lot in back of building.

Young kids really enjoy playing there. I would say if your kids are toddler through kindergarten our first grade, theyll probably have a good time. Its small but really helps kids explore different jobs and role play. Good for the low cost.

Ehhh it’s okay. Better for kids under the age of 4. I find it strange that parents have to pay for entry as well as the kids, most similar museums only kids pay an entry fee. We’ve been going here for about 6 years and almost everything is exactly the same as the first time we went. A lot of parts aren’t very well maintained and it’s much smaller than it looks from the outside.

We were so disappointed with our experience here. It was hot, smelt bad, and all the toys were worn, broken, or dirty. Multiple items were sticky and they had posted that there was an art project between certain times that didn’t exist. We mostly went for the train exhibit and found out that it doesn’t even open until noon. There was no way way we were going to keep our toddler entertained in that small crowded, hot dirty, space for a whole hour longer so we ended up just leaving. What a waist of money.

This is a very clean and safe place for families to visit. Our great grandson is 4. He enjoyed every part of the museum. His favs were the fire truck, dressing up in boots hats and gear. We will go back again.

My 16month old had a lot of fun here so that was great. But as a parent, this place needs major renovation. Everything just has an incredibly dirty feeling and look to it. I mean the place is literally falling apart. It gets 3 stars because my son had fun but I wish they used the money people spent here to clean it up. Upon leaving I immediately washed my sons hands and used baby wipes to wipe off every part of him that touched anything and gave him a really good bath at night. I’m not a germaphob at all but that’s just the feeling you get in this place- that it’s filthy. It’s unfortunate that to go to a nice museum you have to leave Fayetteville, and drive at least an hour.

The kids had so much fun. It is a smaller museum but I think we spent about 2.5 hours there. A great place to beat the heat in the summer!

My children loved this place when they were young; now my grandchildren are enjoying it as well. The staff are friendly and helpful, the exhibits are fun and educational, and the extras like preschoolers art classes and science Saturdays are wonderful! Well worth the annual membership and a great way to spend quality time with kids.

The staff was very friendly. My daughter is one and she liked it! There were different little cars to play on! She wasnt as interested in the toddler room but loved the rest of it! She liked milking the cow, and sliding down the fire station pole! She had a lot of fun, and we went on a busier day and she still enjoyed it! Its a fantastic price for what you get inside! We will definitely be returning!

A great place to take the kids. Its cheap and my 1.5 and 2.5 year olds loved it. Not that big of a space, but thats good so you can see everything and get the kids out of there! Ha! Employees are also very nice and helpful.

Pretty good, feels like their exhibits could be more interactive, and like they could do more. Was dead when I was there around 3 in the afternoon on a Friday, which was a little surprising. Only one other child there. Maybe needs better funding.

A little dated but our children had a lot of fun. A great places to capture photos. We went on a Friday at 4pm and it wasnt crowded. There were only a few other families at the museum.

I love this place!

The facilities could use some TLC. But the staff was very friendly and it was very inexpensive. Our son enjoy himself for a couple of hours.

This place is cute. Its very small, but after looking at some other reviews there are apparently different floors but we didnt see any stairs or signs for it. There are a lot of cloth items, which I dont like and a lot of the exhibits were broke. The working exhibits had like one button that took two seconds for the kids to be bored. I wont be coming back but if you are walking around in the area and have a kid that needs to burn off some energy you could stop in, I would not make a special trip though.

It is a great place to go with your kids. They get to role play. So have a story in mind and be part of a puppet theatre or dress up. Last floor has trains that will take you back in time.

Love this place! There’s always something new for my kids to discover. The toddler room provides a welcome escape for us when there are quite a few big kids in the main museum. Definitely planning to renew our membership

Great place for kids to play and have fun. We’ve had birthday parties here before too. Kids and parents really enjoyed it and everyone had a fun time!!!

A really nice museum for kids, we had a great time and the people working there were awesome and truly friendly, helped us with everything we needed to have a wonderful time!!

This place is good to kill an afternoon on a rainy day, but not to come visit frequently. The staff is very nice and friendly. A lot of things are very dated, dirty, broken, or missing pieces. My kids got bored after our first couple visits. The art classes are great for older kids, but I wouldn’t come to play very often.

Cute place and my toddler loved it! 4 stars only because it was pretty run down and could use some updating.

Very nicely done

The staff was great and the price for admission is under $8.00. We celebrated our oldest kids birthday there and had a great time. The only negative I could see but the kids didnt mind were the exhibits were a little worn down and a few lights and switches were broken.

Great play time for kids off all ages. Dress up, school play, dentist chair and more! I really enjoy taking groups of children!

I always enjoy taking our kids to fascinate u because they can really let their imaginatins run wild. As they get a little bigger we have to follow them less which makes it a bit more enjoyable. They have stations where they can pretend to be grocers, police officers, firemen, soldiers, actors, dentists, and even restaurant workers. There is also a toddler room in th back. Some Saturdays, the model train exhibit is open on the third floor. Staff is super friendly also.

We absolutely love this place! My children never want to leave! Staff is always friendly and nice & there is always something to do!

Loved the staff, very friendly and you could tell they really cared about the kids. Most Parents werent watching or paying attention to their kids though and it got a little annoying. My kids enjoyed themselves though, so I guess thats all that matters. We will be going back!

Great place for children to learn hands on how different places work in our city. There is a post office, grocery store, news station, court house, school, theatre, military base, fire department, restaurant, construction site, farm, dental office, and medical office where children can dress up in different uniforms and learn how each profession works. I gave this location 3 stars because unfortunately a lot of the displays did not work or were missing parts and there were children running and fighting due to lack of supervision.

So much fun. Perfect for young kids. Our 2 yr old grandaughter loved it

The one star is for the friendly and welcoming staff- the one seemingly redeeming quality of the museum. If the combination of bad body odor, sweaty feet, and mothballs hitting you in the face when you walk through the entrance isnt enough to deter you from further exploration, perhaps the musty, crusty, unwashed puppets, wigs, and dress-up clothes will. The food market area is horribly outdated and filled with grocery food items of permanently stained, paint peeling, and degrading plastic.They do have a few neat emergency vehicles- but there are no horns on the steering wheels and no sirens while the lights are flashing which definitely takes the exciting factor down several notches. In the construction area with a tool bench, there are several tools, a few helmets, and wooden blocks. However, there are no accessories to use with the tools- like pretend nails, screws, nuts, and bolts that are part of any standard tool-bench play-set.

Great place to take the little ones (age 8 and younger will enjoy the most). Every 4th Friday in downtown Fayetteville the museum is free with donation, also on Wednesdays during the day at a certain time. Not sure how often things are sanitized and cleaned and with it being flu season (and just with germs in general) I think this is a very important measure that must be taken daily. You child is guaranteed to spend 1-2 hours before leaving without putting up a fuss. Large facility. Want to have a Puppet show? Be a News Anchor on TV? Create you own play with costumes? Pretend your a firefighter? Drive a cop car or a ambulance? Want to be a teacher in the classroom? A doctor? A grocery store clerk? A judge? A post office worker? A construction worker? Or my kids favorite; A waiter and cook? Ever worked on a farm? Want to know what the military life is like? Want to be a dentist? Ok, thats pretty much everything...hope this helped someone. This place deserves all the praise, serves the upcoming leaders of our community well.

It was nice. My son had fun. I dont think it is worth the price. I feel it could be cheaper for the size of the place.

Most of the toys here are broken the rest are dirty. The bathrooms were disgusting, dirt caked up in the sinks. This place did not met my expectations at all. When we walked in i was immediately stepping over toys that were thrown around, looking at paint falling off the walls. I have a toddler and the toddler room was down. There is was no structure to the place, and I felt dirty when we left. I dont understand why its still open for the public. I feel it was unsafe for the most part and the unwelcoming staff didnt make matters better! Overly priced for a bunch of thrown together junk. Definitely not going back, I will take the extra 45 minutes to travel to Raleigh!

There are a lot of different areas for children to explore and different stations to visit. There were only a few other people when we visited on a Wednesday evening. They could definitely use some updates and repairs but still fun!

This is not a museum. Its a building with a playroom in it. If you want to pay someone to let your kids play with very old props, then come here. McDonalds playland is much better, and free.

Its a cute little museum with just enough to keep the kidos entertained and with only one floor its easy to let the kids roam and still keep an eye on them.

Youre basically going to go in this place and your kids are going to play in different areas that could be possibly your future jobs. Thats it you can dress up go grocery shopping work at a post office a bank blah blah.

We love having my daughters birthday party here. It is inexpensive & the kids always have fun.1

Daughter had loads of fun everything inside it from exhibits to toys is a little dated prices were okay and they do hold a train display upstairs every now and then which was pretty cool to see

Its a cute childrens museum that Offers children the chance to experience an adults life (having a job, going shopping, reporting the news, fighting fires, etc.), in a learning environment. The exhibits help children understand a little bit more about everyday interactions.Theres more than just one floor, so go look around upstairs.The price is good, but if you have a family of 4 or more, just get the membership. Go twice and it pays for itself.It looks like you can host parties and they have events and classes.I believe theres a program for children who are homeschooled as well.

We love this place. My boys are 3 and 4 and they have such an amazing time. It is the same every time we come but we come once a month and its fine.

What a great place for children. There are educational stations as well as dress up areas. The staff is friendly and the building is clean

Half the toys here are unserviceable. The rest are dirty. Their are very few actual science like exhibits. Youd be better off taking your kid to a day care facility cause thats pretty much the extent of the toys they have here. I wont ever be coming back.

Cool and comfortable place for kids

This place was amazing. Wednesdays are donation days. I would post pictures but I dont want my kids on the internet. This place have plenty to keep your kids busy.

It was busy at opening on a weekend and the space is very small but it was great entertainment for my toddler while we were in town.

Such a fun place to take your kids, prices are a little much for the size, but the kids always have a great time!!

Incredible children museum. Some things werent plugged in or working. Area is always picked up, as workers are always attentive.

Great place to take smaller kids. Lots of fun & learning.

We love this place! The staff is amazing and the programs are great! It is well worth our yearly membership!

This place was designed to just let kids learn the easiest way possible, by playing! Bunch of buttons to push and cause and effect toys

Great staff. A lot of stuff for kids to play on and learn

We learned how to make ice cream in a bag. There are many educational things for my grandson. We had a great time!

They need to step it up compared to childrens museums in Wilmington and Raleigh but at least we have one and it it decent.

This place needs updated creativity, maybe better funding would help !

Was a very fun place to take the kids they really enjoyed it

Lots of fun things to do. My granddaughter loved it.

Great learning FUN museum to bring your littles. Like 6-8 and younger

My son absolutely loves this museum. So much that we celebrated his 6th Birthday party there today and all his friends had an awesome time. Great value and lots of fun!!

Updates are needed. Floor on 3rd floor seems in need of repair. People on the floor to assist and straight up. We all enjoyed our stay.

My son had a blast here. A lot to do!

Do not sleep on this place, it is an awesome place for your little ones, they even have a room for small kids, its never too crowded and their employees are always friendly and it is always clean

Kids had fun and it was inexpensive for me. Wednesday is free or just a donation of your choice. There were broken items but the kids did not care so why should I. The kids were safe but I was monitoring/interacting with them not the safe.

Great place that my children love using their imagination and they get to enjoy being a kid in the safe environment

Total waste of money. Spent $10.70 for my son, my husband, and myself. Walked in and 10 min later we were walking out. Majority of the exhibits and toys either dont work or just look too nasty to touch. Teenage kids playing on the stuff that was decent making it impossible for my 2 yr old to play on anything.

This place did not met my expectations. When we walked in it was immediately stepping over toys that were thrown around, and come to find later 9/10 of the toys were broken. I have a toddler and the toddler room was closed. The bigger kids were not letting her play with anything. Theyre was no structure to the place, and I felt dirty when we left. Defiantly not going back