Museum of Illusions

Trick your eyes. Mesmerize your mind!

What makes it fun

Discover an amazing variety of illusions that will influence your viewpoint, enchant your senses, and inspire your creativity. At the Houston Museum of Illusions, nothing is as it seems. Discover the seductive world of optical illusions, and be mesmerized by intriguing chambers that will undoubtedly trick your senses! Participate in mind-blowing installations that will astound you with their beauty and perplex you with their complexity! Learn the distinction between what your eyes see and what the mind interprets.

Google Reviews

Museum of Illusions Houston

4.7

Based on 700 reviews

Arianna Gonzalez Parra

12:31 17 Dec 24

carl roberts

20:23 10 Dec 24

Fray Victoriano

14:45 10 Dec 24

Janie Palacios

01:39 10 Dec 24

So fun and cool. Rhe staff was so pleasant and helpful. Coming back soon! ❤️

Ieshia Goosby

01:55 26 Nov 24

📣 Shoutout to Nacho!! He was such a friendly guide and even offered tot take pictures for us - very accommodating!!

There was so much variety to the place! So many photo ops and cool illusions. We came on a Monday evening and it was pretty chill, not too many people there. We also could go back to a room (mainly the color room) multiple times.

Victoria Onome

21:51 17 Sep 24

It was a two hours long of fun!!! It had both scientific and logical illusions and they were over 20 illusions that you can explore. Perfectly safe for kids and adults. The attendants are friendly and will explain any illusion you do not get the logic for you. It was worth the price and can be a perfect place for dates.

Joseph Mouton

01:26 27 Jul 24

We had a wonderful time at the Museum of Illusions! The staff was very helpful and engaged. Some provided helpful tips on pictures, angles, or even simple explanations. The only improvement opportunity I would suggest is increasing the size of the exhibit. My kiddos were very stimulated by all of the visual mind tricks. Overall, I recommend checking it out when you are in the area, and in the mood for something "different" to do. Check out the pictures, and make sure to turn your phone upside down when you see the "upper & lower portal" pics.

Annie Pham

16:49 01 Jul 24

Highly recommend going during the week instead of the weekend as it was crowded when we went and had to wait some time to do certain illusions. The whole museum is def worth it and a lot of fun. You can buy tickets at the museum no problem. The whole museum took us a little over an hour to go through but it would probably go quicker during the weekday with less people. I do like they have several people throughout helping you take pictures and demonstrate what to do, they also have instructions on the walls as well.

Allison Falcon

22:22 21 Jun 24

Fun place and fun pictures!! Impressed the employees were so helpful, explained the exhibits and offered to take our pictures.
***Ask them for help and tips on how to take the best pictures!! We got so many awesome, cool photos!***
It is summertime, and I brought my 4 yo and 9 yo. Wrangling them was a bit of a challenge for me; they were loud, excited and running around. The staff handled us well, were patient, and didn’t make us feel unwanted.
I didn’t buy tickets online in advance because there was a 4.5% fee. Bought them in person, with no problems or wait at all. We went right in on a Friday morning in June. Not many people attending at all.
Great, fun experience!