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On the historic Woodward Avenue corridor in downtown Detroit immediately south of the celebrated Grand Circus Park, the Museum of Illusions Detroit is the Michigan branch of the rapidly expanding international Museum of Illusions chain. The 6,000-square-foot Detroit venue opened in August 2023, joining the global Museum of Illusions chain that originated with the celebrated 2015 Zagreb (Croatia) original and has since expanded to more than 50 cities across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia. The Detroit venue is part of the broader downtown Detroit revitalisation programme that has transformed the central Woodward Avenue corridor over the past decade, with major new attractions including the celebrated Little Caesars Arena (immediately west of the museum), the Detroit Music Hall (just south) and the Comerica Park ballpark (one block north). The museum joins the celebrated Detroit Foundation Hotel, the celebrated Grand Circus Park hotels and the substantial cluster of downtown restaurants and bars to form one of the most heavily visited central downtown entertainment districts in the city. The museum includes approximately 70 individual exhibits arranged across the single-floor space, with the visit typically taking around 60 to 90 minutes at a leisurely pace. The exhibits cover classical optical illusions, hands-on experimental psychology demonstrations and contemporary social-media-friendly photo backdrops that playfully explore the celebrated boundary between visual perception and physical reality. The standout central exhibit is the celebrated Ames Room, a deliberately distorted small room first described by the American ophthalmologist Adelbert Ames Jr. in 1946. The Vortex Tunnel (a rotating cylindrical tunnel that produces a powerful sense of disorientation), the celebrated Infinity Room (a mirrored room with hundreds of pinpoint LED lights), the Anti-Gravity Room (a tilted room producing a powerful illusion of being pulled toward one wall), the celebrated Head on a Platter photo backdrop, the Reverse Room (where visitors appear to walk on the ceiling) and the celebrated Hollow Face illusion are all included. A small dedicated Smart Playroom area provides hands-on experimental puzzles and brain teasers for younger visitors and families. The museum is open daily with extended weekend evening hours. Tickets are sold by timed entry, with discounted online pricing for advance booking.