Why in the world is this called a museum all of the pieces in the “museum portion” of the building is just recreations of broken buildings and rubble. The other portion of the museum is a McDonald’s jungle gym that is encased in rus

You are correct Mr. Prater, everything in the museum is recycled product pulled from around the city, and even the the Miss river. If you actually stop and take a moment to read some of the plaques you would see how much history is actually within the museum. Nater Hater! 🌝😉

My understanding is that the whole place is an artistic homage to past industry of the city. It's beautifully done and a lot of fun, particularly for kids.

Doing some quick research before going somewhere can help prevent confusion like this. St. Louis has a few museums truly dedicated to arts and science, like the Art Museum and Science Center, but the CITY MUSEUM is more of a climbing attraction. There is definitely unique history and art in the City Museum, but it is not a conventional museum at all.