Snoopy

Doll Room

This room contains Barbie dolls, baby dolls, and dollhouses from the 1920’s to today. It also has the nation’s largest interactive dollhouse.

Miniatures

This room holds a large variety of miniatures, some of which are hand painted. There is an array of different playsets, and lithograph metal garages, barns, and buildings. Everything in the room is from the 1930’s to the present.

transportation

This room has toys that represent all sorts of transportation. Anything that can move things on land, air, and sea is represented here. The toys are from the 1800’s to the present. The oldest toy on display is in this room. This is also where we have our four-lane slot car track.

game room

The games in this room range from the 1920’s to the present. We also have, although not on display, the largest Monopoly collection on the eastern seaboard.

o-gauge room

O-Gauge Room
This O-Gauge display is representative of the Marcellus and Utica shale oil and gas fields.

ohio valley history room

The glass and china in this room were manufactured in the Ohio Valley. There is a display honoring Chuck Yeager, who was from West Virginia. Also, various pieces of memorabilia from Ohio Valley history.

Puzzle room

The puzzle on the wall when you first walk in is one of the largest production puzzles in the world. It measures 6 ft tall by 22 ft wide. The rest of the room has items relating to Disney, from the 1930’s to the present. In the center of the room are our hands-on Geotrax toys.

historic train room

The trains in this room range from Marx and K-Line to Lionel and Marklin. There is mostly O-Gauge, but there are also S-Gauge American Flyer trains. There is even a special train specially made by John Twarog to commemorate the 20th annual Marx Convention.

k-land

The rides in this room were not made from a kit. The racer was based on the ride at Kennywood and the Ferris Wheel was based on the K-nex version. The overhead lights are timed so it represents a full day. The rides in this room are constantly being worked on and improved, like a real amusement park.

ho gauge room

This HO-gauge display is representative of the coal mines of the area up to the 1970’s. The engines on the left in the hall are all brass. The engines in the first case on the right are also brass. The rest of the trains are sized from HO all the way to Z-gauge. We also have a scale comparison display in this room.

DR. WILLIAM MERCER COLLECTION

The lower level of the museum is home to the world-class collection of Dr. William Mercer, a beloved Wheeling doctor who has a longstanding obsession with a certain animated beagle and his friends.  Mercer, a member of the Wheeling Hall of Fame and a lifelong collector, not only assembled thousands of toys and items related to his cartoon friends, which can be seen on display, but he was also instrumental in the creation of "Joe Too Cool to Vape" an alter ego of that beagle who encourages kids to avoid the downfalls of vaping.  The pictures below do not do this justice; you MUST see this in person!

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