Wow! What a gem! We recently received a gift certificate to this store for my son's first birthday…read more We had never been here before and were very impressed. They have a great selection, everything from seasonal (currently Easter) toys, to dress up, stuffed animals, puppets, baby toys, books, board games, tonies, art supplies and so much more! The staff were helpful and friendly but let us roam around with our toddler without feeling rushed or pressured. All of the products appeared to be good quality and we felt good shopping local rather than Amazon. We ended up purchasing a neat little book that tells an audio story. They had others that were my first Bach book, my first Mozart, my first Ballet etc. that were more musical and less story. So much neat stuff, we spent quite a while in the store and I foresee us coming back for future holidays and birthdays.

This past holiday season, my favorite shopping trips were made to Happy Up. These days, kids get…read moreso much stuff with relatively short enjoyment and/or life spans. I wanted something different for the kids in my life, even if I had to spend a little bit more. My first trip to the store, I got acquainted with the layout, and all the wonderful toys and games filling the space. The second visit, I started to narrow my shopping list. Third trip, I purchased items. The staff was there when I needed them, but didn't hover, and let me browse. There's something magical about shopping for toys you see and touch in person, reminiscing about Christmases past, and dreaming about the one to come. Thanks, Happy Up!

I've been shopping at this store for going on 2 decades, and it's truly the happiest place I've…read morefound outside of family and friends. The staff is super knowledgeable and friendly and I love building a comic, manga and book library for my grandson to create memories and leave them behind with him once I'm gone. Stop shopping the online stores and go visit my friends at Heroic Adventures! Shop local!

Review Visit: December 22nd, 2013…read more Adventures here tend to be on the more nerdy side. Heroic Adventures, just like Slackers, is a frequent stop for my friends and I when we are visiting friends in Edwardsville. Just like Slackers, the price of things here tends to be on the 'higher' side of things. But with higher prices come a lot of cool things... They have board games, card games, collectible/trading card games, comics, graphic novels, figures, and the list goes on and on. Almost anyone who has the smallest sliver of geekiness in them will find something here they want to buy. One of my friends always drools over they figure section. I always browse the board games, DBZ stuff and Magic: the Gathering sections. We typically spend 30 minutes looking around before we finally leave and one of us bought something. It is a great companion store to Slackers.. Whereas Slackers is heavy on games, this place is heavy on everything else.

I highly suggest checking this place out if you're a lover of making fun things with bricks! They…read morehave a build-your-own Minifig section that is super cool and you can grab all of the spare parts you could need on top of plenty of cool brand-new builds too! The owners are some of the coolest people I have met and I can't wait to keep coming back for more!

Looking for Lego sets and figures outside of their standard retail release can be very difficult…read morebut that's where this store comes in. They had a large selection of both current and past sets, a huge display of Lego mini figures and 2 bug areas for bulk Lego pieces. I took my son and daughter up there to shop and the owner spent a lot of time time walking us through the store sections and showing us what was available. I browsed the Certified section of pre-owned Star Wars sets and left with some really well priced and desirable Clone Wars Jedi Star Fighter sets that were complete in box and very well priced. The entire staff was friendly and helpful and even helped me with a few trade-ins on some of my old sets. I will be back and I highly recommend you shop here for all your Lego needs.​

Weather during our holiday break was dreary gray. But road conditions were good, so we looked for…read morenew experiences. K-10 Model Trains was at the top of our "to try" list. The approach is through what you might think of as a small "warehouse district" in Maryville. You park, walk through the front entry, and find a model train hobby shop on the right. The operation is "cash only," and looked like the hobby shop I remember from my hometown. Just beyond the store area is the doorway to a very large room in which a large model train layout has been constructed (dimensions are 60' by 70', according to the website). There's a little cash donation box, if you're motivated to contribute to the cause, which I was. But no one put any pressure on me to donate. It being the Saturday afternoon before New Years Day, the place was pleasantly crowded with mainly men and boys running the trains. We met up with a regular named "Jack," who gave us the history. We spent about 30 minutes watching the action. But if you were fortunate to control a train, considering buying one, or even dreaming about constructing your own layout, then I imagine you might want to stay a long time. Thanks, K-10MT, for a wonderful and unique experience!

If you are into trains this is the place for you! Sheldon Cooper would call this place heaven! I…read morebrought my little guy here to look around and he was mesmerized! I've never seen so many train tracks together...ever! This is also a store where you can actually buy trains and everything you need to go with it! This is like a professional train persons store; like seriously...serious train person! It's actually quite extraordinary and I'm not a train person. They have built up a high level stage that looks out over all the trains. I think on certain nights everyone gets together and runs all the trains. I would love to come back and see that! If you love trains you need to check out this impressive store!

I was in the area with some time to kill and since I love bookstores, Books A Million was an…read moreobvious choice. A readers delight - wonderful selection in all traditional genres, huge selection of magazines, and plenty of toys, puzzles and similar amusements for the non-readers out there Prices are standard retail, with a few discounts on some new book, some remainders. And further discounts thru an in-house frequent shoppers program Very friendly staff!

Great selection so many books of each genre. The workers are so helpful. Books on shelves so very…read moreeasy to find cause how orderly they are..Lots obooks for cheaper prices.

It's Walmart and some locations are a hit or miss. But this location wasn't. It's well stocked and…read moreorganized. Good variety of fresh fruits and veggies. Love the new layout that Walmart . They have some really nice home decor items and the displays make you want to buy one of everything. I purchased wall plug in refills from their home collection, and the scents smell amazing. I'm disappointed that their refills cartridges aren't universal so i can use them with my other plug bin. So i have to either buy Walmart's plug in or just use the oil in my oil burner. The workers were friendly. I didn't like that they were restocking or moving product around during busy store hours and on a Saturday. They should wait until later in the day to move product around and restock.

It's Walmart ! Not too much to say. I did find some new fragrance soaps I'm interested in, some…read moresmell good scrubs, great desserts and fresh veggies and fruit. This store was very crowded and too much inventory being moved around during business hrs in my opinion. Every direction was a new bed of items being pushed in your direction. My shopping experience was pretty much dodging the inventory staff and moving out the way. This store needs and overnight inventory shift . The positive of this is at least the product is coming in at this location. Others stores I have been too shelves are bare!!! Guess with that being said I'll shut up and be more appreciative of workers and inventory :)

Luggage, luggage tags, purses, apparel, home goods, . Building clean and well lit. Many directions…read moreto venture. Prices reasonable. Inventory plentiful. Great spot for window shopping, browsing or actually purchasing items. Staff was present.

Well stocked location that sits in a shopping plaza with other stores. Good selection of name brand…read moreitems for a good price. They had tons of items on clearance.The lines were long when I walked in, but they moved really quick. Staff offered assistance when they encountered customers.

I cannot believe no one has reviewed this delightful children boutique. In my opinion, this place…read moreis as fun and creative as, Pottery Barn Kids. If you are looking for a baby shower gift, or a gift for a tiny tot under the age of 5, this is the place. They had a teepee tent that would be so much fun a any little person. The books and the plush toys are also great gifts. I'm an adult and I found a couple of accent pillows that I loved. Mom's and dad's got to check this place out when they are decorating and planning the nursery. OMG!, the furniture here is so cute. When the baby is ready for their own bedroom furniture, WTR can do that as well. If I knew no one had reviewed this place, I would have taken a lot more pictures to show you how great this store is. I don't even have little ones in my family and I loved the store. I hope someone I know has a baby soon, because I want to come back and do some serious shopping.

Great selection on your home decor needs. This location was very well stocked and employees were…read moreout restocking as well. They had a lot of items on clearance. Plenty of items for the upcoming season and holiday. Pricing is fairly decent, but some items are a bit over priced if you ask me. Plenty of parking outside, and the employees were kind, and assisted when needed.

So glad to find a Home Goods close to my Illinois home. When I lived in STL, I loved the Kirkwood…read morestore and this one is quickly becoming my new favorite. Since the neighborhoods of Edwardsville and Kirkwood are similar, the merchandise in both stores is very similar. Actually, I would be in amazement if someone went into a Home Goods store and walked out with nothing. I think I've only been able to accomplish that once. I can always find some little trinket for the current holiday, a new pot for the kitchen or some new scoop bags for walking the dogs. If you can't find something for yourself at Home Goods, I am confident you'll find a gift or two for a friend or family member. If you haven't been, get yourself out of the house and go shopping. When: Whenever in E-ville Why: Decorating the home or gift shopping