WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Voltaire once said that "illusion is the first of all pleasures." In that case, pleasure abounds at the new Museum of Illusions opening in Northwest D.C. this December.
The museum will showcase 50 exhibits featuring holograms, optical illusions and immersive rooms.
Some of the notable attractions include the infinity well, Beuchet Chair illusion, and an Ames room where guests can grow and shrink from one side to the other.
READ MORE: Smithsonian recommends sites for two new museums near the National Mall
The museum also features a Smart Playroom where guests can play and compete in games, puzzles and other brain-teasers.
21 May 2022, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: A man and a woman have their picture taken with a smartphone at the Museum of Illusions. On the "Long Night of Museums", museums, cultural institutions, galleries and other exhibition venues in Stuttgart open their doors during the night from Saturday to Sunday. Photo: Julian Rettig/dpa (Photo by Julian Rettig/picture alliance via Getty Images) MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 25: A girl poses for a photo with the effect of being upside down on June 25, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. The first ‘Museum of Illusions’ in Spain opens in Madrid. The original concept was born in Zagreb, Croatia in 2015 and quickly became a recognized brand and a leading attraction in every city where it is located. Thus, Madrid joins cities such as New York, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Toronto, Dubai, Doha, Orlando and Paris. The museum concept starts from the principle that fun and awesome tricks will teach visitors about vision, perception, the human brain and science. (Photo by David Benito/Getty Images) A girl poses at the "Head on a Platter" illusion of Zagreb's Museum of Illusions on May 23, 2021, a museum inspired by a US science TV show called "Brain Games" that creators wanted as a place where visitors could be entertained while stimulating their grey cells, and now they have licensed franchises from New York to Kuala Lumpur. - The museum displays dozens of optical illusions, including the visitor favourites "Head on a Platter", the "Ames room", which has an Alice In Wonderland effect on the size of the people in it, and the anti-gravity room. Branches are now open on four continents, and six new franchises, including one in Israel, are to open by the end of the year. (Photo by Denis LOVROVIC / AFP) (Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC/AFP via Getty Images) MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS, TORONTO, CANADA - 2022/04/02: Two young girls walk across a bridge inside of a spinning and disorienting room lit in purple. Visitors view and experience the interactive optical illusions and immersive artworks at the Museum of Illusions in Toronto, Canada. It features more than 80 illusions, holograms, illustrations, and exhibits. It is a part of a global chain of museums that first started in Zagreb, Croatia, and is now in over 30 cities. (Photo by Katherine Cheng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Located at 927 H Street downtown, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets are $23.95 for adults and $18.95 for children with discounts for seniors and students. Families of two adults and two children can also get group passes for $76.95.
The venue also accommodates birthday parties. You can learn more about the museum and purchase tickets here.