They share the space with the National Canal Museum.
There's a small room across from the admissions area that recognizes the area's fiber heritage. Some of these are hands-on displays for kids, including one where you can twist four strands into a "S" or "Z" twist.
A second looks a little like a cage, and kids take long 'noodles' (made of cotton filled with fiberfill) and thread them through the 'bars' as if they're weaving.
There's also a LOOM (Please Do Not Touch!):
And a display where you can spin the wheel and see magnifications of different fiber types:
The entire building has FOUR floors. THREE of which are 'Canal Museum'.
The Crayola Factory is only one floor. More crayons in one place than most people suck up in their vacuum in a lifetime!
Also, lots of small people running around with marker all over themselves. The kids thought it was great.
They had the "Hall of Fame" where they show the 'Retired Colors" and the 100 Billionth Crayon, which was molded by "Mr. Rogers".
It was a little 'commercial', but then again, I remember 'back in the day', when we went to the Actual Factory for a tour, and the waiting list was over 2 years long at one point. Heck, you could step in some wax and trail it around all day!
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