Laclede's Landing Wax Museum

We visited on a Friday morning shortly after they opened. The woman working (Yolanda) was very friendly and knowledgeable. The place is absolutely huge, there are like five floors of wax figures. We had a great time, and a lot of the characters they had were so cool. The bottom two floors are the horror themed exhibits, so probably not for the younger generations. This place is definitely a hidden gem! With a little TLC and some ambient lighting, this place could be absolutely amazing!

Took the kiddos for Mothers Day & they enjoyed it. We took their older siblings years ago so it was the newbies turn. Made it through the top floors. They did not survive the 2 floors of terror. Not gone lie, I got 1/4 the dungeon & turned back around. I made all the way last time in 2010. but uhm 2025... too many scary movies... not a statistic today 🤣🤣🤣. It was a great time though.

Cool place, we've been several times over the years. It could use a little upkeep, several displays dark due to not replacing burnt out bulbs and missing labels on several figures. Don't get me wrong it's a fun place....just needs a little more effort for the price. There's also a scary couple of lower levels not for kids, but cool.

My family and I had a great time this weekend. They utilized the space well and there was alot to see. The entire basement is basically a haunted house. The one star reviews are here are not really fair to the overall experience of the museum. Yes some of the displays are old and dusty but it did not change our experience. I would still reccomended checking it out!

The figures are very poor can’t Tell who any of them are supposed to be if I was a star featured there I would sue to have my figure taken off display and destroyed. Not at all flattering to any of the stars presidents and especially to the memory of princess Diana a true shame. The horror section is nice but very dimly lit if at all with many lights not even working some parts Of it you could easily hurt yourself trying to find your way around. Honestly it’s time for this place to go away or sell off the stars and presidential wax figures rent out the upper floors for added income and put some more money into the basement horror section to really make it what it could and should be

Super quirky and fun. Lived in stl my whole life and hadn't been here til last week. We went in on the 4th and rambled through. Loved the horror floors. Tiny Child did not lol. Only reason it didn't get a 5 was cause I felt bad for the figures. They were super dusty 😆

Went through the museum TERRIFIED then got to that part that was like “okay this part is meant to scare you be careful :)” 10/10 best $10 I’ve ever spent in my entire life

This is a must see when visiting STL. My family and I visit the wax museum about once a month. The size is great, the history and building is unique, and the basement is so spooky it's just like a haunted house. Just stop by, it's totally worth it!!!!!!

I like to say that Laclede's is so grungy it's good. Really. My spouse and I stopped in for a visit during our anniversary weekend. I hadn't been here since 1993, and was too young then to see the Chamber of Horrors. I really wanted to return for this reason. We entered the museum and were greeted by a very friendly staff person working at the counter. She gave us the run down of what was on each floor, etc. Only $10 per person (I think it was) to go through the museum. Upon entering the storefront the wax figures look pretty accurate (these are also the best ones) - E.T., Shrek, Captain Jack Sparrow, The Hulk. Make your way up to the second floor and things get a little... interesting. Laclede's opened in 1983, so it's very possible a lot of these figures were installed then, and being wax in a poorly ventilated building, have aged accordingly. Johnny Cash, John Denver, Michael Jackson, the Royal Family, Patrick Swayze, Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, the science from The Last Supper have all seen better days. Several of the wax figures were even falling apart. Kind of creepy to see wax figures without hands. By the time you get to the Marvel characters like Iron Man and Captain American things look a little less haggard. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones still looked pretty good, too. Poorly, poorly lit areas. Some of the lighting in the display cases wasn't working at all, so you didn't know what you were supposed to be looking at. Name plates are gone, so that was a fun game my husband and I got play. Audio/visual that accompanied some of the scenes was very old and/or inoperable, too. We got to the Chamber of Horrors (via a staircase to the basement) and it was was pretty darn spooky. Really loud, lots of flashing lights, and animatronics. Warning signs are posted, so heed the warning! I'm not overly sensitive to these things but I did want to get out of there and not linger. It was generally just kind of gross. This is not a place to visit if you can't do stairs, have poor eyesight, are afraid of the dark, narrow or cramped spaces, don't like that grungy feeling, etc. It's a maze. Not ADA accessible and as far as a I know no elevator. I think we spent about an hour here. The museum is located in the Historic District near the Old Spaghetti Factory Restaurant. We parked in a public lot that was monitored by an attendant. Only close to a casino - Horseshoe I think it was. The employee working told us to 'be safe' when we left, which we appreciated and questioned. Big ice cream case if you need something sweet after your tour. $10 is not at all too much for this unforgettable experience. Without hesitation, I recommend.

So bad that it's good, good and creepy that is! The wax museum was pointed out to us in the St. Louis Trolley Tour, and we were told about half the place was a haunted house horror show! Then I read the crazy reviews on Yelp and got even more intrigued...! It's everything people say it is... and maybe worse! See for yourself!!!

This wax museum was NOT what it was depicted to be. The cost was $10 for adults and there were five floors. The wax statutes in the front when you walk in are...at best...okay. If you have been to madam Tussauds they will look like your child made them. There was a section of Snow White and the seven dwarfs and they all were broken falling over or looked possessed. Finally we made it to the basement level, aka the chamber of horror. Though it was not scary due to the amazing work of art, it did elicit a feeling within us that felt like a trap and that we are going to be murdered. Save your money on this place and do not even go.

4 levels of wax museum; you start at the top - and it seems somewhat standard - historic figures, politicians, world leaders, etc... Yet... half the museum was from a horror chamber - and it felt unbalanced. The wax figures were probably good when they were new; and many still are - but it is getting dated; not that well maintained.

We read the reviews before stopping in and decided to come anyway. Everything you've read is true. Many models are unlabeled and are so poorly designed that you cannot tell who they're supposed to be. The whole place is run by one person who was trying to cover up the smell of the cannabis he just smoked as we walked in. The place serves ice cream as well for some reason which I was not daring enough to try. The place is cramped and confusing and it is hard to tell where you are supposed to go next. We got lost once in the dark corners. Only go here if don't mind burning $10 on a weird experience

This is possibly the worst wax works museum in USA? And you MUST go see it before it closes. I nearly wet myself laughing at Princess Diana's depiction- think 'England's Rose' as you admire the traversty ..Also that she was one of the most fashionable women in the world The Jesus disciple whose toe has fallen off is HILARIOUS too. Why hasn't Jesus (or someone) fixed this? The labeling is atrociously bad and the juxtapositions ridiculous! See if you can spot Julia Roberts? And check out Babs Streisand's strangely mannish hands. This place is a tonic for the depressed. Or will push you over the edge..

fun experience with my friends but the wax figures aren't super accurate (if you care about that). horror section with the animatronics was really cool and scary!

So, the aesthetics of irony are difficult to suss out, and, to my knowledge, no one has yet invented a universal calculator that unambiguously identifies the threshold between so-bad-it's-bad and so-bad-it's-good. I don't propose one here, but $10-a-head is hardly a freakin' mortgage payment, and I think Wax Museum of St. Louis leans toward awful in a thoroughly delightful way. So, yes, it is true, many figures lack labels. Many are old and broken. Many are not made of anything resembling wax. Some others (the Marvel heroes, for example) are obviously promotional materials for movie theaters picked up through some shady back-alley transaction. But, I mean, c'mon: staring at some likeness of a guy who appears to be 50 years old in a Bulls uniform before realizing, incredulously, that it's meant to be Michael Jordan; seeing some slack-jawed, inbred Arkansan dressed in black before getting, in horror, that it's supposed to be Johnny Cash; seeing Patrick Swayze as a mulleted zombie, or Whoopee Goldberg as the love child of herself and Serena Williams; seeing the bottomlessly inept attempts to replicate so many historical and entertainment figures that you start to wonder if they merely shoplifted mannequins in the night from the local Dillard's and dressed them in period-appropriate Goodwill clothing, hoping no one would notice--it's kind of spiritual, in a way that makes you stare into yourself and wonder if art itself is a squalid, fraudulent swindle, and maybe we should just all eat Arby's while sighing in nihilistic despair. Also: the bottom two horror floors have some seriously gory sh*t going on. Don't bring small kids, but since I'm recommending this whole thing as a narcissistic exercise in post-everything hipster navel-gazing, I hope y'all already got that. We had fun, for what it's worth.

All the reviews were so bad, how could we not visit! Yes it's as awful as everyone says. It's also amazing! Just a good thirty minutes. And the admission price is well worth it! I couldn't do the horror room. I am actually scared of wax figures...even the really bad ones. Definitely a not to miss attraction in St. Louis!

Terrible depictions of famous people, missing toes and fingers on figures, signs are missing from figures so you don't know who you're supposed to be looking at. Everything was dusty and looked as though it hadn't been given much thought in a long time. Don't waste your $10. Also, just a note to the owners, clean up after yourselves. When we were in the first stairwell, there was cleaning supplies and garbage on the floor. Absolutely disgusting.

Take it for what it's worth......This is not Madame Tassauds or even Wax World in Wisconsin Dells. I did not expect much, so I was not disappointed. We were bumming around town waiting for the lunch place we were going to check out to open and it was quite warm, so we popped in here. Yes, it's creepy and dusty but I got some really great pictures to share with others or even do something quite crafty with very soon. It's totally not worth $10 per person, but I was hot when I'm hot, I'm irritated. This place made me laugh, which is just what I needed at the time.

This is the WORST place ever! I expected it to be campy, but it was SO bad! They lure you in with nice figures in the lobby, but the rest is just really old, really BAD wax figures. One floor was famous people, some of which I had no idea who they even were supposed to be! Half of the museum is a "House of Horrors," so don't bring the kids. The place seems like it must be in violation of at least a couple fire codes, as stairs and flooring are literally falling apart! One floor was the life of Christ, and the figures must have been at least 40-50 years old! MANY figures were missing MULTIPLE fingers and toes-- and were dusty! They should be embarrassed to charge people money to see this garbage!

If you are a fan of the movie, "The Room" with Tommy Wiseau, then you better not miss out! I've been to many wax museums such as Ripleys and Madam Tousseau's but they are the same and after a while get dull. Imagine a place where you really can't figure out who is being portrayed or what great tragedy the wax figure suffered. Well I'm spoiled with this gem! I've been here 5 times over the past 20 years and still love it! No wax museum will be like this! When you walk in it's just like it was 20 years ago when you ask yourself the same question..."is this place safe?" Absolutely! You begin upstairs and start your descent towards the basement. On the way you will see plenty of familiar faces and some who look like someone but you just can't quite put your finger on it because theirs is missing! What happened to Patrick Swayze!!!!. Melted noses, dust and other mis-featured characters align the plexiglass as you gaze in the wonderment of "what in the hell happened?". Who cares!! If you can't laugh at these disfigurements then you have no sense of humor. My last trip I took my wife and two daughters who are in their twenty's. When we got to the chamber of horrors they were actually afraid to go down. After some coercing they followed me into the pit of hilarious horrors. This is not for little kids as the scenes are intense but a pure blast. I don't think we laughed any harder at an attraction anywhere else. This place is amazingly entertaining and I hope it stays around for many more years. It isn't for the Disney family but if you enjoy Christmas vacation this is probably your place for entertainment. Please don't change a thing and keep adding figures. I don't know how many they have but if you can think of someone they probably have them (although you may need to squint to see the resemblance)

This place was interesting. First of all the hours were marked incorrectly on the door. When we arrived we weren't sure if it was open. When we entered we got a creepy feeling. You immediately walk into wax figures. The place is not that big. Not a must visit.

Worst wax museum ever! I didn't read reviews beforehand because I just needed something to do in the area to kill a little time and this was all I could find interesting. It's a dark maze of horribly designed wax figures with no labels and some were indistinguishable. The wax figures were so terrible I laughed at some, but mostly just cried at my loss of ten dollars. I ended up speeding through, barely stopping to look at them anymore. The dark maze of a hallway was filthy and the floors were rickety. One stairway was covered with trash and rags and a broom on the floor. It was like walking through someone's beat up old shack. Then you go into the chamber of horrors that claims it uses special effects designed to scare you. Barely anything moved or flashed. I WAS scared, but more so of the hallways themselves and possibly falling through the floors...

I really wish I had checked reviews before making my way to this awful place. Upon walking in, the lobby looked like an unorganized storage room with someone standing behind the counter that claimed to sell ice cream... I saw no ice cream. $10 per person to walk through a dark maze of old outdated, dusty wax figures. The floors felt as if I would fall through at any point. Half way through and I just wanted it to be over. Awful. I immediately ran to the brewery across the street to drown the sorrows of wasting $10 on that laughable excuse for a wax museum.

I'm so glad I didn't read any of the reviews in advance. I actually went in expecting it to be like Madame Taussaud's was museum. After a brief moment of confusion, then feeling appalled, I finally realized why this place is still in business. Without providing any spoilers.... just know that I highly recommend this as a must visit place while you're in town. You'll thank me later.

The wax figures are really old, falling apart, hilariously bad, and creepy. The overall museum is like a cross between the film, "House of Wax" meets David Lynch. It's just bizarre. I mean, where else will you see a "scene" that includes Hitler, Anton Levy and a zombie all together? The place is creepy and dusty, and it only costs $10. Our group of 5 loved it! Also, the guys working at the front are really nice, too.

Definitely an interesting little place. Granted, it's not of superb quality but it's worth the small fee. The horror section is great and creepy, but some of the wax models are falling apart. For me, it was a spontaneous stop and overall, I'm glad I went, although I don't plan on going again.

Wish we hadn't wasted our money. Old, dirty, cramped and smelly. And the bottom two floors truly are nightmare inducing - not for the faint of heart. Our 12 year old willingly waited waited in the lobby while we quickly went through those areas. The rest of the 'museum' (I use that term loosely) was filled with wax figures behind dirty glass. I would say approximately 30% of the figures were labeled and the rest you were left to guess at what you were looking at.

OMG! After being to other cities Wax museums or even the one in Branson. This place is a load of crap and should be closed down! The floors are squeaky, dark and the man accepting the money is creepy! We had to use our flashlights on our phones. After seeing a couple of objects we left. The wax people looking nothing like the real people the place was dusty and so were the figures. Just horrible!

This place is about as peculiar as they come. It's been around forever so it must be making a little bit of money for someone. Yet, no one seems to care enough about it to do even the slightest bit of cleaning or maintenance. It defies logic that someone actually goes into those displays to change the lightbulbs but can't be bothered to pick up the fake fingernails or whole fingers that have long since fallen off the exhibits. If they can't be bothered to expend that much effort, it's perfectly understandable why that they don't bother with cleaning the glass. Much of it is filthy to the point that it impairs the view of the wax figures. In one area, you can see where someone sloppily cleaned a couple displays long ago with a squeegee but only as high as they could reach and only the outside of the glass. At first, I thought that this place must belong to a wax figure collector looking for a way to partially offset the cost of their hobby. Upon further consideration though, I don't know anyone who collects anything that would allow their collection to deteriorate to the degree that most of this stuff has. Much of the place (especially the upper floors) imparts the feeling of full-on neglect. With all of that said, I knew going in that this place was more of a road-side attraction than a serious wax museum. For its' bizarre unkempt feel, unintentional camp, and the fun eeriness of walking those halls all alone, I have to give it four stars. Sometimes the overall adventure and uniqueness of an experience counts more than the details.

Awesome, and bizarre!! I love creepy, tacky and badly-done figures. The two employees up front were very friendly, and happy to be there. Just know it is cash only! You walk up to the top and work your way down. Top level is sports figures, presidents, and some movie stars. To describe the wonderfully bad figures, Tommy Lee Jones looked like Will Ferrell. The next level was all religious figures, including Jesus on the cross. Epic. Next was the royal family and more history figures. The bottom two levels are the best. All horror movie characters and Hitler. If you are the only one down there, be prepared to feel like you will be kidnapped and turned into a wax figure yourself. So all in all, our $10 tickets were well worth the price. Don't expect to go and be amazed by well done wax figures, but if you enjoy trying to figure out who is who, this is the place.

Sorry, but I loved the old school, non corporate feel of this place! Even upon entering, you could feel the history. It is kitschy and "it's so bad, that it's good". No, we didn't spend a long time there, but the ticket prices are reasonable. House of horror was old fashioned fun. I think it's worth going.

This place is bad! So bad that if I could have put minus 2 stars I would have... So bad that I was glad my son was only 11 and we had to pay 7 bucks instead of 10... First you are welcomed by an ice cream parlor, the owner understood that the whole wax museum thing wouldn't fare far and that ice cream would do better... if the ice cream is as good as the museum... We struggled the whole time to figure out who was what and where to go. Barely anything is labeled. It's dark, smelly and dirty. If you have allergies, take a double dose of Benadryl or you will die next to a wax figure you won't even recognize. In the same hallway, you go from Jesus on the cross to Superman and Batman... the connection is still unclear to me, expect is DC bought the rights to the Bible... There's barely any lights. They either cannot afford electricity anymore or they realized that if people could see they would notice how bad it is. I wasn't sure if princess Diana figure was done before of after the crash! it was that bad! It's 20 minutes of my life and family's life we will never get back. We even thought of asking for a refund but couldn't get out of here fast enough. Over all, take your 10 bucks somewhere else. Buy yourself a beer or a meal and be glad you didn't lose that money there.

I guess you either really love this place, or ... not. If it were free, I'd give it a higher rating. The wax figures appear to be rejects from other wax museums, but not quite bad enough to entertain me. It is strange to see the life of Jesus and then spend two floors in horror land. This place is creepy due to tiny corridors and creaky floors. I would recommend checking it out once, maybe around Halloween.

Over priced and disappointing. This place has not kept up (needs cleaning and floors are unsafe). Save your money, do NOT go here.

TOURIST TRAP!!!!!Wow. I don't mean that in a good way. Literally this place is not a museum or a house of wax. The only impressive thing here is the fact it is 5 floors of this stuff. About 30% is actual wax figures that I would believe are Madaam Tusseid rejects or beginners. Also not to mention about 65%of it is some sort of haunted house that they refer to as their big surprise. Do not bring little children I'd to visit this place at all. It definitely is a tourist trap!!!!

This place might have been fun 15 years ago when it was clean, but it doesn't seem that anything has been cleaned sense then. All of the figures hair looked gray from the dust that has settled on them. There's there the last supper, with water stain on the table where the roof leaks. Several of the figures had broken off fingers and toes. Walking areas were dirty and floors uneven. One of the figures had melted a bit, giving the Native American a very odd chest... They had two exhibits that were papered over so you couldn't see them - but only the top half of the window. These were Harry Potter scene so I assume there's some copy right infringement there. The row of presidents includes a card board cutout of Mr. Obama. There's a "likeness" of him in the lobby sitting on a bench, but it is such a bad piece you can hardly tell who it is. Use the Lapel pin to clue you in. Half or less of the figures have name tags. Some of them are just laying on the floor, some of them are attached to the wall, and the rest you're just left guessing. There's two "scary" floors with flashing lights and loud noises. *yawn* They need to fix the timing so stuff actually goes off when you're in front of it and not about 20 seconds before you get there. This place sells ice creme, but given their lack of cleanliness in the rest of the building I would not risk eating it. Here's what would have to happen for me to ever go back: 1. take every garment for cleaning. 2. clean every figure, get all the dust off. 3. either repair broken figures or melt them down and make new ones. 4. clean all of the windows. It would also be nice to replace chain link fence with glass - then you can see the figures better. 5. better lighting. LED lighting will let the figures be visible without adding much heat. As it place is very dark.

If you want to waste your money you should go to this wax museum. Otherwise there are a million other things to do in St. Louis and a lot of them are free. This wax museum took 5 minutes to go through and cost $10 per person. What a rip off! Do not waste your time here please!!!

Horrible. Old, outdated and not worth the $7 entrance fee. It was half "haunted house" and half "was museum" but there were nothing new. Everything was super outdated and weird. The cashier selling tickets is the same person selling ice cream on the first floor. Because ya, that's normal. Ice cream and wax museum go hand in hand right? I would NOT recommend this place to anyone else. The only good thing was that we didn't spend FULL price on tickets since we had one of the flyers for this place that we picked up from our hotel.

Poorly lit and sadly noted who-is-who in this "museum" of an exhibit. It jumps from century to century, with a little bit of celebrity sprinkled in randomly... Some wax sculptures aren't identified and it's the ultimate guessing game to figure out if its Tina Turner or Diana Ross you are looking at! The basement level is an unnecessarily creepy experiment that has nothing more to do with celebrity wax sculpture than a piece of gum. Glad I came in on a groupon deal, not necessarily worth more than a discount price!

This is quite possibly the creepiest place I have ever been. I was in St. Louis for a wedding and we decided to explore and found this dusty gem. It is dark, the hallways are narrow, the wax figures are falling apart. It really is so bad it's good. It is a guessing game of who's who. I love anything horror and I couldn't even make it to the basement! Definitely recommend if you have an hour to kill. You will be equally entertained and confused.

If I could give it anything less, I would. Dusty, figures we're falling apart, some were terribly crafted and unrecognizable old, not interactive at all. Over priced. Years partying on the landing I always wondered what was in there. Wish I would had keep it a mystery.

The wax museum is my, no contest, favorite place in St. Louis. My infatuation began in preschool when we visited for a field trip and walked by 'The Last Supper' exhibit. I could have sworn that Jesus moved. I was hooked. Since then, whenever I have gone, I've been the only person there, which makes for a very eerie and wonderful experience. And if normal wax figures aren't scary enough there is a dungeon complete with all our favorites like Freddy and Michael! On one visit I was lucky enough to meet the owner who ran through the three story building screaming like a wax figure was after him, which I enjoyed thoroughly. He then enlightened us with the history of the place and showed us a secret in the dungeon: the wax woman in the Psycho shower scene has pubic hair! Who knew?

House of wha? Wax. Say wha? Yup, wax. Maybe I'm old school but this seemed like good creepy fun so I picked up the Groupon and made the bf go with me. I love horror movies. Now don't get me wrong, in my old age they scare the crap out of me on occasion but I still love them. Wax museums have been a part of the creepy horror genre since like 1953. The lady at the front was helpful and friendly enough but seemed fairly bored. Whatevs, it was nearing the end of her day. They sell ice cream, hot dogs, soda, etc. We didn't eat or drink anything. Upon walking in we passed by a small child and her mother. The little girl said that it's kind of scary and that you have to follow the arrows. Yup, sufficiently creeped out. My mind was already wandering through the last wax museums I had seen in the most recent horror films/episodes I had watched. You walk up to the top and work your way down. Top level is sports figures, presidents, and some movie stars. The next level had religious figures and, bum bum bum, the crucifixion. Then some historical figures and whatnot. Last is the chamber of horrors. I would suggest not taking small children in here but, hey, whatever floats your boat. I screamed, a loud girly horror movie scream, 3 times. It was freakin' scary. It was dark with creepy lighting and sound effects. The passages are cramped and in some areas you have to squeeze by figures. I could list every image that is burned into my brain but I'll go with clowns and aliens. I was sweating and gripping the bfs arm then I made him walk behind me, just in case. This place is good old fashion fun. It's still creeping me out. My biggest complaint is not all the figures are labeled and the bf and I couldn't figure out who a lot of them were supposed to be. Also, be prepared to pay to park unless you luck out with a street spot.

Ugh... This place is nightmare fuel. I did not know I was terrified of wax figures until I visited this place. Everything is cramped into a small poorly lit building with uneven floors and hallways filled with glass cases containing the saddest looking wax figures I have ever seen. They were outdated, dusty, falling apart and most weren't labeled, so if you couldn't figure out who they were, too bad. I couldn't finish going through the chamber of "horrors", the "educational" levels were enough for me. $10 bucks a person isn't worth the panic attack....I'd give this place a hard pass.

A really unique place that is worth checking out.. Take your kids too, but beware of the basement of this place... It's full of movie monsters and serial killers! I love it!

Pretty lousy. They all look fake but some were pretty cool. They could have done a better job making them look real though. Not really worth the 10$.

It was ok. Not worth $10 for adults and $3 for kids. Some of the statues were falling apart. They were all behind glass windows. Definately just a one time visit for me.

This place is everything a kitshy, old wax museum should be. It's no Vegas Madame Tussaud's but that is the beauty of it. It has creeky floors, creepy wax statues (some with bits falling off), and a really weird basement. I had a great time and it was worth the money. If you're looking for some real wax art, maybe look elsewhere. If you're looking for a peculiar place to spend an hour definitely try it out! My four year old did not like this. She found it too creepy. It has lots of dark hallways and twists and turns. It also has a few flights of stairs. It may not be recommended for people who are have trouble with stairs or for very small children who don't like the dark.

This place needs lots of improvement, from the attitude of the staff to the outdated poorly maintained figures. They only except cash so leave your plastic at home. The building is in need of repair the floors are so poorly maintained a patron in front of my fell. Great concept, just very bad business plan. Not worth it stay away.

This wax museum is horrible. The wax figures are dusty and unkempt, many of them even have fingers or other body parts cracking and falling off. In addition, the hallways and displays are super dark and the floor is uneven. However, my boyfriend and I loved it. It was so bad that it was actually entertaining. So if you're into that kind of thing, then I definitely recommend stopping in with the $10 Groupon. It's worth the laughs (especially if you're intoxicated), but make sure you skip the bottom 2 floors. The haunted house at the bottom is as dumb as it gets - there aren't any wax figures, the "special effects" are blasted way too loudly in your ears, and you have to step over and move around tight corners filled with random props.

Trust me people all the reviews that you have read about this place are true I just had to go and see for myself. thank God I'm a senior citizen and I only played five dollars for my ticket. the bottom two floors are very disturbing especially Hitler being guarded by the not see skeleton standing next to the devil. my only complaint was it's so dark in some spots you can't even see where you're walking and why are all the walls painted black are they covered mold or what the heck am I even breathing in that place. and then the biggest laugh was the assistant working in the lobby asked us if we would like to buy any of his designer knock off cologne, what? in a wax museum. this place is worth checking out just because you read this review.

First off, know what you are getting into. You will either love this place or hate it. Don't take your youngsters. My wife and I stumbled onto it. It's a creepy place with creeky floors with not-so-great wax figures and very poor lighting, dark in places. It looked like something straight out of a horror movie. However, we LOVED it! We were the only two patrons, which added to the scary feeling. One of the artifacts was a large man (outside) of the glass. Was he a real person or did they just not put him behind the glass yet? We were scared to walk by him so we ran and laughed. Why should he be outside the glass? IDK. So we didn't follow the arrows like we were supposed to, so ended up getting lost in this creepy 5 story place with scary outside-the-glass figures and multiples turns. The bottom two floors are horror figures and scary music. So....if you are looking for a top notch. clean, wax museum like Ripley's, you will hate this dirty place and say you wasted time and money. I mean the figures had index cards indicating who it was supposed to be. But if you don't mind the unkept feeling of a creepy wax museum, take someone and have fun. We enjoyed it so much we later bought the original and remake of the House of Wax.

This was such a disappointing experience. The lightning was extremely poor, several video monitors were out that were supposed to accompany the figures, the wax figures were not taken care of many of them had layers of dust and debris that has fallen from the building which was in poor shape. I am pretty sure there are several building code violations such has narrow halls, lack of exit signs, stairs that were really narrow ( I saw nothing that was wheelchair accessible so I'm not sure how they make that work) and it was so hot in there I am not sure how the figures were not compromised. The bathrooms were not accessible unless you were willing to go down to the bottom floors where all the horror figures were. We left within 20 minutes and asked for a refund and were denied one by the owner who had to be called by phone. The idea Of customer service was the manager calling back before we left and telling the clerk to offer us free ice cream.

It was a waste of money. The figures were done TERRIBLY. The place needed some pretty extensive renovations, but- the staff was friendly and funny.

We were so excited to go to this museum as we have been to others including the one in Branson. HOWEVER--BEWARE--this place is horrible. Very old, very dirty, upper level was very hot and the wax statues are not even close to being good. That would've been more acceptable had everything else been OK...but NOT!! Several of the cases were not even lit up so you could not see what was in them. Other cases did not have anything to identify the characters behind the glass...so, you better know who every wax character is. I would never recommend this to anyone!