Lee and Karen Duquette
went to the Museum of Illusions
601 S. Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1841
April 13, 2026

Lee and Karen Duquette stepped into the realm of illusions, where reality was never exactly as it appeared. This visual, sensory, and educational experience was designed to engage everyone's sense of wonder and challenge perceptions through the science behind optical illusions. There were lots of hands-on-exhibits to explore plus ways to defy gravity, grow and shrink your body, plus a life-size kaleidoscope and lots more.

Lee and Karen Duquette enjoyed it but some of the events did not make sense to them. And they felt like it was NOT worth the $33 EACH for entry plus $15 to park on this date. It seemed to be more adult orientated and not as much for children - at least in Karen's opinion.

They did not see any children here on this date, but children ARE allowed here. Karen was glad that she did not bring her great-grandchildren here. She had invited them to come, but they did not want to go. Good Thing!

Lee Duquette at the Museum of Illusions Mark Twain
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Lee Duquette at the cloning table

Below: Five Lee Duquette's throwing cards into the air and onto the floor.

Lee Duquette at the cloning table Lee Duquette at the cloning table
Lee Duquette at the cloning table Lee Duquette at the cloning table

Below: The Reversed Room

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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette in The Reversed Room

Lee and Karen Duquette in The Reversed Room
Lee and Karen Duquette in The Reversed Room

Below: The Beuchet Chair

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Karen Duquette in the Beuchet Chair

Below: How many Lee's and how many Karen's can fit in one photo???

Infinity Room sign
Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room
Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room
Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room
Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room
Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room
Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room Karen and Lee Duquette in the Infinity Room

Below: The Apparition

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Apparition

Below: Karen Duquette shrunk Lee Duquette as he screamed at her.

Karen Duquette shrunk Lee Duquette

Below: Lee Duquette served Karen Duquette's Head on a Plate - Oh NO NO NO !!!! Yet Karen smiled.

Serving Karen Duquette's Head on a Plate Serving Karen Duquette's Head on a Plate

Below: The Building Illusion - Lee and Karen Duquette defy gravity as they climbed straight upwards on a building.

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Lee Duquette walking on the building
Lee Duquette walking on the building Lee Duquette walking on the building
Lee Duquette walking on the building Karen Duquette walking on the building
Karen Duquette walking on the building Karen Duquette walking on the building

Below: Karen Duquette was such a brave person.

Karen Duquette walking on the building an Upside down Karen Duquette

Below: Illusion Columns

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Illusion Columns Illusion Columns and Lee Duquette

Below: Master of Numbers

Master of Numbers sign
Master of Numbers

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette started to see the face mentioned and shown above. But the face never really got clear to them.

Master of Numbers Master of Numbers

Below: Spinning Discs

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Spinning Discs

Below: Lee Duquette in The Vortex Tunnel

Vortex Tunnel
Vortex Tunnel
Lee Duquette in the Vortex Tunnel ee Duquette in the Vortex Tunnel

Below: Karen Duquette in the Vortex Tunnel

Karen Duquette in the Vortex Tunnel Karen Duquette in the Vortex Tunnel
Karen Duquette in the Vortex Tunnel

Below: The Magic Prism - Karen Duquette was not sure this one worked properly.

The Magic Prism sign
he Magic Prism

Below: The RGB Room was one very small room but the walls changed colors and patterns

The RGB Room
The RGB Room
The RGB Room The RGB Room
Lee duquette in the The RGB Room
The RGB Room The RGB Room

Below: Lee Duquette enjoyed the Color Room

the Color Room
the Color Room

Below: Lee Duquette moved his arms around and watched the image of his movements on the screen.

Lee Duquette enjoyed the Color Room Lee Duquette enjoyed the Color Room

Below: Both Lee and Karen Duquette enjoyed the Symmetry Room

the Symmentry Room

Below: Two heads are better than one.

Lee duquette wqith two heads Lee duquette wqith two heads

Below: Lee Duquette is NOT even standing on the floor. Say What ???

Lee duquette wqith two heads Lee duquette wqith two heads
Lee duquette wqith two heads two Lee Duquette's
two Karen Duquette's a 3-legged Karen Duquette

Below: Lee Duquette likes to take BUTT shots

 

Both Karen Duquette's show off their butts a two headed Karen Duquette
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two Karen Duquette's
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Below: Lee Duquette's face formed flower shapes in the Kaleidoscope mirrors.

Lee Duquette in the Kaleidoscope mirrors. Lee Duquette in the Kaleidoscope mirrors.
Lee Duquette in the Kaleidoscope mirrors. Lee Duquette in the Kaleidoscope mirrors.

Below: Karen Duquette in the Kaleidoscope mirrors.

Karen Duquette in the Kaleidoscope mirrors.
Karen Duquette in the Kaleidoscope mirrors Karen Duquette in the Kaleidoscope mirrors

Below: A few things on walls that Lee and Karen Duquette did not find as interesting as the above items.

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Floating Circle
Face Illusion sign
Face Illusion
Fraser Spiral sign
Fraser Spiral
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hert
sign abot the moving picture
moving picture

Below: Tricky Sticks

Tricky Sticks sign

Below: Lee Duquette spun the tray to make the sticks go through the board. It was not really an exciting moment.

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Below: The Infinity window

The Infinity window sign
Infinity window Infinity window

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