McKinley Presidential Museum

This museum in Canton was very strange and very interesting.

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There was an exhibit on McKinley, with a lot of artifacts — and talking statues of William and Ida.

 

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McKinley’s house in Canton which has been torn down.

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This was all well and good. But there was also an exhibit on dinosaurs.

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And one with live animals, like parakeets.

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And a hands-on science area with a tornado.

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An exhibit on fashion.

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A model train exhibit.

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And a room with all sorts of odd stuff, like a giant paper mache lady created for a carnival ride.

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And a chair we could sit in and be lifted up by a vacuum cleaner — or so we were told.

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My favorite part was a row of storefronts. I’ve long thought it would be fun to buy on old barn or warehouse and build a town like this inside with each store being a different room of the house.

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In the fire station, there was a pole I could slide down.

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It was very eclectic and odd, but well done and fun.

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