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Sunday, April 22, 2018

Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Outside of the Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain, this is the wildest museum that I have ever been too. It is an expensive experience, and the price did not dissuade many from attending, as we arrived in mid-afternoon and there was a 30-40 minute line to get in (pro tip: you can buy tickets on line, even when you are on sight, so get into the much shorter line for people who have tickets, and order them while you are waiting).
The concept is that you are entering a house, and then tumbling down a modern day Alice in Wonderland hole.  We read a couple of postcards, which give hints as to what the story line is, then we go to the kitchen and read the newspaper on the kitchen table.  Not to give too much away, there is a bit of a mystery that the rest of the museum is a pastiche of answers and possibilities that have a feel somewhere between being on psychedelics and exploring new horizons.  I found it perpetually disorienting, which initially is exciting, and then after about an hour, I felt like I really needed a break from the sensory overload.  Funnily, there is a vintage airline cabin installed right after you exit through the gift shop which we all utilized as a way to decompress before going back into the real world.  Highly recommended for all, but agility is a must.  You crawl through refridgerators and down tube-like staircase, as an example.

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