# Anyone been to Meow Wolf? What is it like **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579 "2023-07-04T20:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/1 "2023-07-04T20:10:04Z")
A [Meow Wolf](https://meowwolf.com/visit/grapevine) location is opening in Grapevine (between D and FW) in Texas. Being in Central Texas, we’re about four hours away. It seems like it might be a fun weekend trip with the wife, but I just can’t get a handle on what one does there. So, I know the Grapevine location isn’t open yet, but has anyone here visited one of the several other locations? What is it like? Is it worth the money, time, and drive? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/2 "2023-07-04T20:11:58Z")
I’ll be going to the Omega Mart in Las Vegas in mid August. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/3 "2023-07-04T20:28:12Z")
I’ve been to Omega Mart. I thoroughly enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/4 "2023-07-04T21:32:27Z")
Tentatively planning a visit to Santa Fe in December and wanting to check this group out. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/5 "2023-07-04T23:41:14Z")
I found out about the MW installation in Vegas the week after I visited. That made me sad. It seems like a very big, slightly subversive amusement park. Melt Banana played a show in the Omega Mart in Vegas. I plan to visit the one in Grapevine before the summer is over, if I can. If I do, I’ll be sure to leave a review here. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/6 "2023-07-04T23:46:58Z")
I haven’t personally gone, but my daughter and her friends have been to the (original) Santa Fe one a couple of times. She says, “It’s fun! It’s an art installation with interactive exhibits!” She also points out that they change the exhibits periodically and the different locations wouldn’t be the same anyway, but she thinks that it would definitely be worth a weekend trip. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/7 "2023-07-04T23:54:30Z")
I’ve been to The House of Eternal Return (Santa Fe) a couple of times. It’s a great way to spend a couple of hours, wandering around the labyrinth of psychedelic rooms,hallways, doorways and secret passages. In some spots it helps to be fairly limber so you can maneuver in and out of some of the portals…a few of them are kind of tight for adult-sized folks. [Meowwolf - YouTube](https://youtu.be/2tsv2HyhRQw) . ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/8 "2023-07-05T00:26:04Z")
I visited the location in Santa Fe about four years ago. It was…okay. I certainly don’t share the enthusiasm of others in this thread. > [@InternetLegend](#): > > It’s an art installation with interactive exhibits That’s a very good way of describing it. > [@blondebear](#): > > It’s a great way to spend a couple of hours I got somewhat bored after the first walk-through, and thought it was ridiculously overpriced. Obviously, other people’s MMV. I won’t be going back. ---
**Author:** ![pirviii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pirviii/32/3233_2.png) [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/9 "2023-07-05T02:27:33Z")
I’ve been to Omega Mart in Las Vegas and the one in Denver and we are planning for a trip to Santa Fe to see the original. I like Omega Mart the best so far and would probably go back, but Denver was not as immersive and seemed to be missing the wow. Some of my kids went to the one in Santa Fe and liked it better then Omega Mart, but they found them all interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/10 "2023-07-05T18:30:56Z")
What the Fuck? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/11 "2023-07-05T19:19:39Z")
I went to the one in New Mexico! I loved it. I was with my aunts and couldn’t fully enjoy it. We need one on the east coast! There is a story you can follow, that is what i could not do. But I did enjoy crawling aroudn the weirdness. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/12 "2023-07-06T19:57:14Z")
I’ve been to the one in Denver. It is the visual equivalent of a very loud rock concert. I enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/13 "2023-07-06T20:44:14Z")
I’m readin’ this thread and, without having clicked the link in the OP, I’m not understanding half the words really. Even after clicking the link I was a bit confused. BUT! It finally clicked. Immersive art. Gotcha. We have something similar in Columbus, OH called [Otherworld](https://www.otherworld.com/main/home-ohio). It was absolutely fantastic and I highly recommend it! I would also recommend to try to go at a time when it might not be too crowded. As with any in-person experience, it’s other people who can make things a little worse for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Lavender\_Pebble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lavender_pebble/32/6290_2.png) [@Lavender\_Pebble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lavender_Pebble)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/14 "2023-07-07T21:19:03Z")
I’ve only been to the one in Denver, and it was better than I was expecting. Some of the areas were just okay, but some were truly inspired. I did get a little burnt out on it after a couple of hours. I was worried it would be too slick, but they seemed to let a lot of artists get weird with it. The one in Vegas is on my go-to list, the Omega Mart shoutouts in Denver were one of my favorite parts. We went on a weekday and it wasn’t too crowded. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/15 "2023-07-07T21:45:11Z")
I’ve been to Omega Mart in Las Vegas. It’s amazing, trippy, basically indescribable. I highly recommend it. It’s like an onion on psychedelic drugs–multiple layers to uncover, but worth it even if you don’t get much past the first one. If the one you’re going to is anything like it, you’re in for a weird treat! ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/16 "2023-07-07T21:55:35Z")
Elitch Gardens amusement park has a dark ride called Meow Wolf Kaleidoscope. I’ve ridden it and walked through it with the lights on and still have no idea what it is! > **[Kaleidoscape at Elitch Gardens | Meow Wolf Denver](https://meowwolf.com/ride)** > > Meow Wolf’s Kaleidoscape is not a rollercoaster. It’s a thrill ride for the mind. Kaleidoscape is located in Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park in Denver, CO. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/17 "2023-07-10T21:55:14Z")
Went to the one in Denver and thought it was pretty cool. Neat to just walk around, play around with stuff, and watch other people take it in. It’s like The House on the Rock on acid, decorated by Dr. Seuss. ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/18 "2023-07-25T20:51:05Z")
Based on the reviews I’ve seen here and on social media, my wife and went to the Grapevine (Dallas) location on Saturday evening. I would love to tell you all about it, but I don’t really know how to begin. Purchasing the tickets and checking in was easy. The place (and the mall it is in – Grapevine Mills) was quite busy. After checking in, you are given a brief orientation that really doesn’t give much information. You are then shunted into what appears to be the front yard of a house. From there, it’s hard to describe. Obviously, you enter the house. The rest of the evening is spent asking “how did we get here?” It really is kind of a portal. We explored around the house and enjoyed the different exhibits and rooms. The whole place is quite disorienting. I have an excellent sense of direction, yet I was completely turned around in this house. I could not possibly draw a floor plan or even a rough layout of the place beyond the front entryway. I couldn’t even tell you how big the place is. It occupies the space of a former “big box” store in the mall. There seems to be an overarching story – the search for a missing 10-year-old boy. There are “clues” and things throughout the exhibits. My wife and I didn’t attempt to solve the mystery and, honestly, we really didn’t understand how to even begin with that. I would have appreciated some sort of introduction to that in order to better jump into it. Some of the other people seemed to really get into it, though. We just enjoyed wandering around and looking at all the stuff. We were also amazed at how much of the stuff was just loose, laying around. Clues included the family’s mail, some toys in a bedroom, etc. These were just available for people to pick up and move around. No one seemed to be pilfering any of this stuff, but it would be very easy to do so. The tickets cost $50 each and we thought it was an interesting couple of hours. We may be interested in visiting other locations, but I don’t see how the business can stay open without some sort of plan for repeat business. We have no regrets in visiting the Grapevine location, but we have no desire to return. I wonder how this company plans to address this. Will the exhibits or storyline change over time? ---
**Author:** ![pirviii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pirviii/32/3233_2.png) [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/19 "2023-07-28T05:56:39Z")
> [@Drum\_God](#): > > The rest of the evening is spent asking “how did we get here?” We said the same thing at omega Mart, we were walking looking at stuff, followed some flowers to a room with weird lights and then we were looking at a camp site in what appeared to be the desert, and we asked “how did we get here, weren’t we just in a store?”. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-meow-wolf-what-is-it-like/986579/20 "2025-08-21T03:17:20Z")
We just got back from the one in Santa Fe. It was a lot of fun, just wandering around and looking at the neat displays. There is some app-based puzzle to solve, but it was way to involved to try to do that in the time we had. I thought it was reminiscent of The Museum of Jurassic Technology, but a bit less polished, and much, much bigger. Some photos: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/VoEBcm7.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/VoEBcm7) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/V09TLAS.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/V09TLAS) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/XfRlyKo.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/XfRlyKo)