How long does it take to explore Meow Wolf Denver?

You can spin through in an hour or so and see most everything, but you’ll miss a lot of interactive elements and storyline if you don’t spend much time. Plan for at least 2 to 3 hours, though you could easily spend a much longer day if you’re following the story with a QPASS or exploring side quests.

Is Meow Wolf Denver kid friendly?

Convergence Station is fun for kids to explore, especially older kids who can independently interact with the elements and crawl through spaces. It’s a large space, so kids may get tired or overwhelmed before they’ve seen it all, but still have an enjoyable time. Discounted child tickets are available for kids 4 to 12, and children 3 and under are free. Adultiverse nights are restricted to guests 21 and up. Strollers are not allowed.

Do you need a QPASS to enjoy Meow Wolf Denver?

A QPASS adds interactive story elements, but it’s optional. You can have an engaging experience without it.

Can you eat or drink inside Meow Wolf Denver?

Outside food and drinks aren’t permitted, but there are places to eat or drink inside. The HELLOFOOD Cafe on the first floor serves meals and snacks with indoor and patio seating, while Sips (with a Z) and C Street Bar offer themed cocktails, mocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks.

When is the best time to visit Meow Wolf Denver?

Evenings, weekends, and event nights can be busy at Convergence Station. Weekday mornings or early afternoons tend to be less crowded and offer more opportunities for exploration.

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Uncover the Magic of Meow Wolf Denver’s Convergence Station: My Top Highlights

Updated: October 17, 2025, 10:43pm CDT

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What To Know About Visiting Meow Wolf Denver
What I Liked About Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station
Final Thoughts

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I visited Meow Wolf Denver’s Convergence Station with my family (including a teen and tweens) in October 2025, and it felt like stepping into another reality for a few hours. Convergence Station is part art exhibit, part Choose Your Own Adventure. We’ve visited 3 other Meow Wolf installations, but none with the sheer scale and sensory delights of Denver’s version.

Here’s what we liked about this massive and multilayered interactive art exhibit, and what you need to know if you plan to visit.

What To Know About Visiting Meow Wolf Denver

Meow Wolf Denver’s Convergence Station is at 1338 First Street in Denver, Colorado, near Empower Field at Mile High. It’s easily reachable by car. Parking is $15 except when there are special events at the stadium, and there’s no parking on Broncos home game days. The RTD Auraria West Campus light rail station is about a half mile away.

Timed-entry tickets start at $36 for adults but are usually around $45. You can add an interactive QPASS for $3. Use one of the best credit cards for entertainment and you could earn up to 4% cash-back on your purchase.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station QPASS and guide — We added a QPASS and a guidebook.

Hours are usually 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, though the schedule may change for special events.

The building is large and vertically structured, but is accessible with elevators, handrails, and wide paths. Some crawlspaces and tunnels aren’t wheelchair-friendly, but there are alternative routes. Areas with flashing visual effects are clearly marked.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station tunnel — There’s an accessible door next to this crawl tunnel.

The Convergence Station experience starts in the Departure Terminal on the ground floor, where you ride the elevator up into Convergence and move through multiple worlds. The Perplexiplex event and concert venue, HELLOFOOD Cafe, and gift shop are on the ground floor. Sips (with a Z) cocktail bar is on the second floor, and C Street Bar is on the fourth floor. Restrooms are on the first, third, and fifth floors.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station departure terminal — The Departure Terminal on the ground floor is themed like an otherworldly airport.

Plan to visit for at least 2 to 3 hours to see the main areas, but you may want more time if you’re using a QPASS, doing the full Forgotten Four storyline, or participating in side quests like the pizza quest or hacker game.

Hot Tip:

Visiting from out of town? One of Denver’s downtown boutique hotels can offer convenient access to Convergence Station.

What I Liked About Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station

1. It’s the Largest Meow Wolf Installation

Convergence Station is the largest Meow Wolf installation, at 90,000 square feet and 3 stories. Comparatively, The Real Unreal in Grapevine and Radio Tave in Houston are each 29,000 square feet, and Omega Mart in Las Vegas is 52,000 square feet, spanning 2 levels at each installation.

You start in the departure terminal on the first floor, take a one-way elevator to the fourth floor, and step out onto C Street, a neon city street central to the rest of the installation. From there, you might pop into a laundromat, theater, pizza shop, or random door leading to other areas.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station C Street from above — An upstairs view of the C Street corner.

I’ve visited 3 other Meow Wolf installations, and none had this much ground to cover. It was overwhelming, but not in a bad way, and it gave us a sense of urgency knowing we wanted to see everything while there was so much to explore. There were countless rooms and side quests you could spend an entire day uncovering. We would have liked a multiday visit, as we visited nearly all the spaces at least once but wanted to find more of the story.

Bottom Line:

Denver’s Meow Wolf offers the slightly disorienting, curious, and rewarding experience I’ve come to expect from visiting Meow Wolf installations, but on a larger scale.

2. There’s an Immersive Story To Follow

You can visit Meow Wolf Denver to enjoy the art and soak up the vibes without getting too deep into the story, but the immersive stories are part of what makes Meow Wolf installations so enjoyable to visit. Like other locations, Meow Wolf Denver’s Convergence Station has a strong storyline you can engage with as much or as little as you’d like.

The story behind Convergence Station is that several worlds collided in a cosmic event — the Convergence — that created a new reality where memories are powerful and sometimes unstable. Convergence Station is a transit hub that connects those worlds and Earth for the first time, where you can glimpse into life across the different realms.

You can dig deeper into the story with a QPASS scannable card that interacts with memory terminals in the exhibit. These terminals reveal story fragments you can use to understand more about the mystery. There are also smaller story threads and side quests throughout, with secret coded doors and interactive screens that are another fun way to interact and chase the mystery.

Hot Tip:

Convergence Station is a hands-on art installation. You’re encouraged to open drawers, play games, and dial phone numbers.

3. Each World Is Different and Worth Getting Lost In

After you arrive on C Street, you’ll realize Convergence is 4 worlds connected by portals, stairways, elevators, and doorways. Each space is distinct but connected.

C Street is the entry point, a neon city where alien and human residents elect a new mayor every 20 minutes. This was a favorite space for my kids, who loved getting behind the wheels of the street vehicles and popping into the streetside spaces.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station C Street vehicle — Visit the C Street theater to see videos with Convergence Station’s story.

Eemia is an icy realm with glowing stained glass and haunting music. Its centerpiece, the cathedral, is among the most beautiful spaces of any Meow Wolf installation — and it’s interactive. The original “Stranger Things” soundtrack writers wrote the cathedral music.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station cathedral walk — Eye level with the massive Eemia cathedral.

The Ossuary is quieter and mysterious, with crystal mines, glowing memory stones, and ancient history.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station Ossuary — This space felt like a sanctuary.

Numina is the most awe-inspiring. It spans 3 floors of an alien forest that you can explore, including the towering Cosmohedron egg-like structure at the center with 3 distinct spaces.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station Numina alien forest — Search for the forest creatures and visit all 3 levels of the Cosmohedron.

4. There Are Hidden Details and Side Quests

Beyond the main storyline, there’s plenty to discover. Convergence Station invites curiosity with small puzzles everywhere, whether you’re talking to a piece of slime on the wall, dialing strange phone numbers, or catching loose change from a pipe.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station signs — You could spend all day just reading what’s on the walls.

We continually stumbled upon new spaces, observations, and interactive elements that made us laugh or discover more about the story.

Hot Tip:

All Meow Wolf locations are within the same multiverse, each with a distinct story. If you visit multiple locations, you may notice nods to other installations, such as Omega Mart products and recurring characters.

5. It’s a Multisensory Experience

Convergence Station is a visual treat but adds layers with vibration, sound, and touch. Some spaces have low-frequency sounds, distorted echoes, and humming interactive features. Lights move in time with soundtracks, and scents subtly shift between environments.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station interactive organ — Visit the cathedral organ and pull the right levers to set off a reaction.

Though Meow Wolf Denver can be overwhelming, it balances sensory engagement with calm. Benches and tree roots are subtle seating spots, and rooms such as the walk-in cooler off the boat room are good spaces for quiet relaxation. The Ossuary’s library is another good pause point with soft lighting and a calmer energy.

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station Ossuary library — Curl up in the library surrounded by books.

6. It’s Great for Families and Repeat Visits

My kids loved the interactive elements of Meow Wolf Denver, particularly the motion-based games, vehicles, and hidden crawlspaces that reminded them of the treehouse area in Meow Wolf Grapevine’s The Real Unreal. Their review was simple: “It’s amazing.”

Meow Wolf Denver Convergence Station rat arcade — Our kids made repeat visits to the Rock’Em Sock’Em Robots-style street rat game.

There are plenty of reasons to return, even for adults. The massive amount of content with hidden rooms, story terminals, side quests, and a rotating art gallery on C Street makes each visit unique. We left wanting more, feeling like we’d only experienced a fraction of what’s possible at Convergence Station.

Final Thoughts

We had a fantastic time exploring Convergence Station. It was a unique Meow Wolf experience spanning 3 floors of sensory delight mixed with curiosity. It struck the right balance between art and fun exploration, making it an excellent immersive experience for everyone in our family.

We’ll undoubtedly return the next time we visit Denver, and I look forward to completing the current Meow Wolf circuit by visiting the original Meow Wolf installation at the House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe. I’m also excited to see new locations under development in Los Angeles and New York.