As its name suggests, the Museum has a large number of dolls' residences, from houses through an elegant 6-story 1903 seaside hotel from New Jersey. Other houses and buildings include a post-Civil War mansion and several row houses. One of the most interesting houses in the Museum is this Mexican Mansion. This gigantic structure, measuring 7 by 6 feet, was built in the late 1800s, then wired for electricity in the 1920s. It contains a dovecote, an aviary, a working elevator, and a chapel.
Visitors can still see some of the working toys in action.
Children are welcome to ring the bell of the Ohio Schoolhouse, and the Lionel Standard Gauge train will be run on request. Other teaching toys in the Museum collection are rare examples of American historical toys, such as Reed's Capitol. Turning the domes displays a series of pictures of the White House, Capitol, and the presidents from George Washington to Chester Arthur. The delicate strip of pictures has been reproduced below the toy, allowing visitors to scroll through it at their pleasure. Another building toy is Crandall's Mount Vernon of 1867.