Short answer: the eight immersive digital art venues worth planning a trip around are teamLab Borderless and teamLab Planets in Tokyo, Meow Wolf across five US cities, Superblue in Miami, ARTECHOUSE in New York, Atelier des Lumieres in Paris, Frameless in London, and THE LUME in Melbourne. Tokyo has the two most ambitious spaces and the highest demand, so book those first. Prices range from about US$25 in New York to roughly AU$50 in Melbourne, and every venue on this list sells timed-entry tickets that regularly sell out on weekends. Allow 60 to 120 minutes per visit.
The eight venues at a glance
| Venue | City | Adult ticket | Opening hours | Signature work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
teamLab Borderless | Tokyo (Azabudai Hills) | ¥3,600–5,600 | 10:00–21:00, last entry 20:00 | Forest of Resonating Lamps |
teamLab Planets | Tokyo (Toyosu) | from ¥3,800 | online booking only | barefoot water rooms |
Meow Wolf | 5 US cities | varies by city | varies by city | House of Eternal Return |
Superblue | Miami (Allapattah) | timed entry | check before travelling | large-scale artist commissions |
ARTECHOUSE | New York (Chelsea Market) | US$25 | 11:00–21:00, Fri–Sun from 10:00 | 270-degree projection hall |
Atelier des Lumieres | Paris | from €19.50 | Mon–Thu 10:00–18:00, Fri–Sat to 22:00, Sun to 19:00 | painters projected across a former foundry |
Frameless | London (West End) | from £20 (£18 child) | Mon–Thu 11:00–18:00, Fri to 22:00, Sat 10:00–22:00, Sun 10:00–18:00 | motion-responsive classical works |
THE LUME | Melbourne | from AU$49.90 | varies by exhibition | rotating single-artist shows |
Prices and hours were checked in July 2026. All of these venues change programmes several times a year, so confirm on the official site before you book flights around a specific installation.
Tokyo: the two venues that set the standard
teamLab Borderless, Azabudai Hills
Borderless is the reference point for the whole category. The original Odaiba space closed in 2022 and the museum reopened in Azabudai Hills in 2024, so older guides send visitors to the wrong side of the city. Works are not confined to rooms: figures and light spill from one hall into the next, which is where the name comes from.
Adult admission runs ¥3,600 to ¥5,600 depending on the date, with children ¥1,500 to ¥2,800 and under-threes free. Doors open at 10:00 and close at 21:00, with last entry at 20:00. The Light Sculpture Flow room reopened in July 2026 with two new series running to 8 October 2026.
Practical note: pricing is dynamic, so the same ticket costs noticeably less midweek than on a Saturday.
teamLab Planets, Toyosu
Planets is the barefoot one. You leave your shoes at the entrance and wade through knee-deep water in several rooms, which makes it the better choice for anyone travelling with children and the worse choice if you dislike getting wet.
Tickets start around ¥3,800 and are not sold at the door: booking online in advance is the only way in. The venue was originally temporary, but its run has been extended to the end of 2027.
United States: three very different approaches
Meow Wolf, five cities
Meow Wolf is narrative rather than painterly. Each location is a walkable story you piece together by opening drawers, climbing through fireplaces and reading fragments left around the set.
- Santa Fe: House of Eternal Return, the original, opened in March 2016 inside Silva Lanes, a 33,000-square-foot former bowling alley
- Las Vegas: Omega Mart, a fake supermarket that opens into something else entirely, inside the AREA15 complex about a mile north of the Strip (2021)
- Denver: Convergence Station (2021)
- Grapevine, Texas: The Real Unreal (2023)
- Houston: Radio Tave (2024)
A sixth location is scheduled to open in Los Angeles during 2026. Prices and hours differ by city, so check the specific venue rather than the brand.
Superblue Miami
Superblue commissions work from a small number of artists and gives each one a large, dedicated space, so the visit feels closer to a gallery than a light show. It sits at 1101 NW 23 Street in Allapattah, a short drive from Wynwood.
Worth knowing: Miami is the only Superblue venue. Individual installations occasionally close for maintenance, so check the official site before travelling, particularly if you are going for one specific work.
ARTECHOUSE, New York
The smallest venue on this list and the easiest to fit into an existing day. ARTECHOUSE occupies 6,000 square feet beneath Chelsea Market, with a 270-degree projection environment covering walls and floor. Adult tickets are US$25, sessions run every half hour, and the space is open 11:00 to 21:00, from 10:00 on Friday through Sunday.
Exhibitions rotate several times a year, so a repeat visit six months later is a genuinely different show.
Europe: projection on a monumental scale
Atelier des Lumieres, Paris
Housed in a nineteenth-century iron foundry, Atelier des Lumieres projects painters across walls thirty feet high while a scored soundtrack runs underneath. Entry starts at €19.50. Hours are 10:00 to 18:00 Monday to Thursday, until 22:00 on Friday and Saturday, and until 19:00 on Sunday, with last admission about an hour and a quarter before closing.
Frameless, London
Frameless sits in the West End and leans into interaction: projections respond to movement, and in one gallery visitors effectively paint into a classical work. Adult tickets start at £20 and children at £18, with under-threes free but still ticketed. It opens 11:00 to 18:00 Monday to Thursday, until 22:00 on Friday, 10:00 to 22:00 on Saturday and 10:00 to 18:00 on Sunday. Last entry is two hours before closing, which catches people out.
Australia: THE LUME Melbourne
THE LUME runs long single-artist exhibitions rather than a permanent installation, and has shown Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci and First Nations work. General admission starts at AU$49.90, with concession pricing available. Because the programme changes wholesale rather than partially, check which exhibition is running before you commit.
What changed recently
Two things are worth knowing before you use an older guide.
Hall des Lumieres in New York has paused its art programme. The venue has not closed, but it stopped mounting exhibitions and now hosts other events, so it no longer belongs on a list of immersive art destinations.
Meow Wolf is expanding to Los Angeles in 2026, which will make it six locations. Nothing has been announced for a second Superblue venue, so treat any claim of a Superblue outside Miami with suspicion.
Planning a visit that works
Book ahead, and midweek if you can. Every venue here uses timed entry. In Tokyo the popular slots go weeks out, and Planets does not sell tickets at the door at all.
Budget 60 to 120 minutes. Ninety minutes is the usual sweet spot. Less than an hour and you are walking through rooms rather than spending time in them.
Dress for the floor. Planets means bare feet and wet legs to the knee. Meow Wolf involves crawling and climbing. Mirrored floors are common, so skirts are awkward at several venues.
Photography. Handheld shots are fine almost everywhere; tripods and flash generally are not. Dark rooms plus moving light means a fast lens or a steady hand.
Accessibility varies a lot. Purpose-built spaces such as ARTECHOUSE and Frameless are straightforward. Meow Wolf includes deliberately tight and physical passages, though each location publishes an accessible route.
Frequently asked questions
Which one should I visit if I can only choose one?
teamLab Borderless, if Tokyo is realistic for you. It is the largest, the most technically ambitious, and the one the others are measured against.
Is teamLab Borderless or teamLab Planets better?
Borderless is bigger and more disorienting by design. Planets is shorter, more physical and better with children. Doing both in one trip works well, as they are different experiences rather than two versions of one.
How far ahead should I book?
Two to four weeks for Tokyo in high season, a few days elsewhere. Weekend evening slots go first everywhere.
Are these suitable for young children?
Planets and Meow Wolf are the most child-friendly. Atelier des Lumieres and THE LUME are calm and seated in places, which suits some children and bores others. Under-threes are usually free but still need a ticket.
Do tickets include re-entry?
Generally no. Timed entry usually means one admission, so treat the visit as a single continuous block.