 When to visit the Spinning Top & Yo-Yo Museum:
CLICK HERE for times to visit the museum. media, appearances and features include - -the book WEIRD WISCONSIN includes us as a delightfully eccentric museum: Authors Linda S. Godfrey and Richard D. Hendricks (You may order a copy from us, autographed by the Top Lady, who is written about in the book. Email from this website for details.)
- -DISCOVER WISCONSIN TV program, airs in 9 states on FOX TV: Story
- -PBS' Wild Chicago TV fun show of odd & unusual things in the greater Chicago area
- -the cover of Spirit Magazine, with extensive article
- -Ripley’s Believe It or Not TV show (episode #420): first air October 2003, watch for re-runs
- -Reminisce magazine, 2 page center (Nov-Dec.1998)
- -introduced & recommended by the famous comedy team The Smother’s Brothers during their live show
- Milwaukee Magazine: feature article
- the famous Green Sheet: front page feature, Milwaukee Journal
- Farm Family America magazine, featured article
- Contact Kids Magazine, a Sesame Street publication
- Off Beat Museums book: one of the 50 museums selected from the entire United States for the book
- Toy Collector magazine
- Milwaukee Metro-Parent, feature about the museum's annual Yo-Yo Convention
- tour books: Eccentric America, AAA, Oddball Wisconsin, Mobil Travel Guide, Fun with the Family in Wisconsin, Great Little Museums of the Midwest, and many others
- a contributor to Lucky's Collectors Guide to 20th Century Yo-Yos
- newspaper features include: Burlington Standard Press, Journal Times (Racine County, WI), The Week (Delavan, WI), Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI), Green Bay Gazette, Kenosha News, Janeville Gazette, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago Parent, Cleveland, The Inidiana Times, Simpson Free Press (Madison), Milwaukee's famous former prestigious Green Sheet, and many other newspapers
- radio guest on talk shows including: WHAD (Wisconsin Public Radio), WRJN, WMCW, WFAW, WMIL (FM 106.1 country)and stations in 8+ other states
- guest on television shows in 4 states
- The Top Museum & the Top Lady are listed in the credits of the movie My Summer Story; sequel to A Christmas Story; as the Tops Expert. She taught the stars how to spin tops, provided top advice, & is the expert spinner for the MGM film.
- Midwest Living Magazine, Nick, Jr. Magazine, & the Chicago Tribune recommend our annual Yo-Yo Convention as a celebration to attend!
- Old World Wisconsin: a featured presentation at WPR's (Wisconsin Public Radio) Listener Appreciation Day luncheon program
- featured guest at Spotlight On Racine, a live news & comedy show with actors & interviewers for a live audience
- ChocolateFest: conducted two yo-yo contests for the festival
- WBSD October 1, 2006 89.1 FM an interview with the Spinning Top Museum director
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation): Live radio interview on the Larry Fedoruk News/Talk Show 610 CBC about the Yo-Yo Convention held in March 2007 Verona, Italy: International guest as top spinner at International Festival of ancient and historic children's games that were (and are) played in the streets and roads around the world GUMBO TV filmed segments at the 12th Annual Yo-Yo Convention, March 2007 KidsFest: Hands-on top spinning with thousands of children and families at Wisconsin State Fair Park, sponsored by MetroParent Magzazine, April 15, 2007 Wisconsin Assisted Living Association Convention held in Madison Wisocnsin: yo-yo performer at a company booth
SPINNING TOP & YO-YO MUSEUM
533 Milwaukee AV, Burlington, WI 53105 USA
www.topmuseum.org (262)763-3946
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