If you are a railroad buff, don't miss this. Old engines, cars and memorabilia. Also an excursion train along the lake.
I have taken my daughter here several times through the years. There are many exhibits for both adults and children. What I love is history and this museum has so much information and displays about the history of Duluth and the railroads. When I would bring my daughter and her friends they all light up every time they got to go from one train to the next. Here you can not only look at the trains but you can go into almost every one. The kids love to go into the engineers areas and stick there heads out of the windows and get there pictures taken. Bring your camera here you can take some wonderful pictures. For the kids there is also a children's museum that has some wonderful interactive displays.
I am somewhat of a train buff and a depot sign collector and have maybe stopped here about 5 times over the past 20 years and have always enjoyed my visits and always something new to see.The setting is ideal being a former train station and just fun to wander around and look at the various displays and the rolling stock equipment.While not maybe as awesome as ones I have visited in Baltimore or Sacramento, for train memorabilia and history of Minnesota and Wisconsin operations, it is more than rewarding.I will continue to stop and visit on trips to Duluth.
the museum part has lots of info and the best part was looking at all the old trains. it was very cool.
A great place for kids of all ages to explore. Make plans to take a train ride up the North Shore in the Fall!
Lots of history about the trains of yesteryear. Very informative great place to spend an afternoon. Takes one back in time.
Fun place to visit and fun to learn about the maritime history of Lake Superior! They have videos playing in the basement that provide an illustrated view of many of the areas in the museum along with the history of Lake Superior.
If you or someone in your group loves trains you must stop here. We stop here every year so our son can climb on the trains, play at the train tables and watch the model trains. I think you need to like trains or history to go here.
We loved the underground reconstruction of the railroad station and the village town of the times past. Lots of objects to see and discuss as a family. The trains are well preserved and provides lots of in-period settings to allow visits to get a sense of the past. Well done!
I loved this place. We had only two hours, but I could have spent all day there. Lots of engines and cars spanning a hundred years of train travel, with charming displays, plenty of history, video etc. As good or better than the Sacramento train museum, and worth going out of your way to see.