Meow Wolf Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

5napagirl 5:00 PM May 27, 2021

It’s worth the money
This is a giant bowling-alley-sized interactive art installation. A loosely connected story about a kind of mad scientist/collector of curiosities and his family gives you a basic storyline but it’s not crucial to understand to enjoy all the clever creative art. There are many secret passages in the central house which take you to another dimension. My sons’ favorite part was climbing through the refrigerator into another portal. It’s not cheap and I was very concerned about crowds making it less enjoyable but timed entries seemed to control it fine. There were no possibilities for social distancing but they are strict with masking. We went at 4 which seemed to be a decent time. Allow 2-2.5 hours. When we left at 6:30 there was a very long line I’m assuming for 640 & 7 pm entry so I would avoid those times with young kids. Fun to have something that all ages can enjoy!

4Jer 5:00 PM Jan 5, 2020

Its fun, but....
After months of hearing from my mother how great Meow Wolf is, I visited with my family and really enjoyed my visit. However, there were a few things that left me wanting, so I'll focus on some tips that may help you get more out of your experience. Meow Wolf can be described as an interactive art exhibition that includes an optional story and mystery. I was immediately drawn to it. There is a reason you can climb through the refrigerator and enter another dimension. Taking in the story adds so much more to the visit, as does working to find all the other clues. Without the story, we would have left after an hour or two...without context, some of the things you see will just feel, well, weird. But with context, it was amazing. I'm dinging this a star because there was one obvious problem that detracted from the fun: it was simply too crowded. It makes it hard to move through parts of the exhibition, and if you find yourself wrapped up in the mystery, you'll find yourself waiting for a long time before you can look closely at the clues. There are a few things you can do to mitigate this. The first is to book the very first available time of the day (9 am, I think). By 10 am, the place is pretty full, and it doesn't abate. Second, you can purchase in advance a packet which has many of the clues that are inside the house, such as the newspaper on the kitchen table. Third, you can purchase an app for $5, which gives you additional things to look for. Makes it a lot more fun for the kids. The down side to this is that if you've gone through the entire mystery (which took us 6 hours), I can't see ourselves returning. Its definitely fun and worth a visit, particularly if you invest the time to get into the story and solve the mystery.