What to do in Las Piñas – Visit Yexel’s Toy Museum

Yexel’s Toy Museum is a four-story house turned museum in Las Piñas City that showcases thousands of toys and other pop culture memorabilia.

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Photo credit: Yexel’s Toy Museum

The museum resembles gigantic Lego bricks stacked together – making it distinct and hard to miss.

Owned by Yexel Sebastian, an avid toy collector and curator of the museum, he started collecting toys since 1989 and hasn’t stopped since.

Trivia: Yexel is the older brother of now deceased Jam Sebastian, one-half of the Philippine YouTube sensation JaMich.

For 300 PHP, you get to see his eclectic toy collection that would instantly send you on a nostalgia trip back to your childhood.

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If I were to take a photo a day of each toy in this Imeldific collection, it would literally take me ages to complete. You just have to go here and see them for yourself.

Aside from various toys, each room of the museum displays a different diorama with life-size figures which are built and created by Yexel himself and his team.

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Anime/Manga Room
Get a chance to stand right next to your favorite anime/manga characters in real life. I don’t know what Jack Skellington is doing here though. He seems a little lost. Hehe.

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Disney Room
Looks like they added a new character to The Incredibles… Introducing Mr. Inedible. LOL!

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Super Mario Room
Sharing the same room with Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and Bowser makes me feel like I just stepped into the video game of my childhood!

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Star Wars Room

I was disappointed that Star Wars got the smallest room of the museum and that a life-size Darth Vader figure was not anywhere in sight at all.

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Movies Room

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Iron Man Room
The hall containing stunning replicas of the various Iron Man suits is popular among the crowd.

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Transformers Room

Standing 18 feet tall, it is the largest Optimus Prime bust in Asia. I read from a blog post that its construction cost 2 million pesos and it took 2 years to build. This incredibly detailed Transformers robot replica features light-up components complete with background music for a dramatic effect.

Yexel’s Toy Museum is a fantastic place for all ages.

Those who are self-proclaimed manga, anime, comic book, movie or video game geeks will especially enjoy here.

Some argue that the entrance fee is a little too steep. There is some truth to that considering the poor air-conditioning and unpolished look of some rooms. However, that can be overlooked. Occasional promos do pop up at Metrodeal anyway so you might wanna check that out.

Yexel’s Toy Museum is open Mondays through Sundays, 10 AM to 8 PM.

To get there, take a tricycle or taxi from SM Southmall to Pilar Village.