b&o railroad station museum

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  Maura_Patricia

  Fans of trains and train gardens will enjoy this historic spot. At Christmas time there is a Lego train garden in addition to the regular garden, which is tremendous. Caboose is really fun for kids and the railroad and Civil War history will interest the adults.

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  ReneeH3

  We went there this past weekend, with the kids ages 9,10,14. They all enjoyed the visit. The docent in the beginning was very sweet and welcoming. The kids were thrilled at being able to touch certain things, and play in the caboose.

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  AFsilverfox52

  The train gardens are great for the kids to see in action. The only real hands on adventure for kids is the real caboose that they can go into and explore.I wish there was more active narrative for the kids and adults so a better understanding of the relationship to the civil war and the years before and after.

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  OellaRes

  Something for visitors of all ages, train buffs, history buffs, little kids. The bonus is that a real train runs right by the museum at intervals announced by the ringing of the bell so that everyone can go to the platform and watch. Admission is so reasonable that even a short visit is doable.

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  vkramaro

  This is indeed a wonderful museum that kids as well as adults will like. It is full of railroad related history. Some trains you can only see, and some trains are allowed to be climbed onto. You can get inside some of the trains and pretend to be a train operator :-) There are also small model trains located outside that you can start by press of a button. Whenever you're in Baltimore area, I highly recommend visiting this place.

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  704esthers

  Staff well informed with historical points; large than expected museum; grounds well maintained; well worth returning!

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  themoustache

  This is a fascinating museum, the rotunda building Is particularly interesting and well restored with an enormous number of exhibits. Some of the elderly volunteers are a bit unnecessarily grumpy with the children and need to lighten up, they should try to be a bit more welcoming rather than behaving like prison guards. The train ride down the sidings is a big underwhelming and I wouldn't advise doing it for the extra cost, the commentary is quite difficult to hear above the general hubbub in the train. I travelled to the museum by the free city charm bus, but felt a little insecure as it's situated in a bit of a dodgy area of the city.

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  eliasdavidb

  This is a nice little museum. Don't expect full size locomotives. It is the only free activity on in historic Ellicott City. I usually stay about 15 minutes.

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  TryppAdams

  If you are downtown Ellicott City or perhaps just venturing through the Baltimore area, this is a great spot to stop in and see a slice of history. From the civil war to so much else passed through this station. The town around it is also worth exploration!

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  CherryBlossom85

  the lego displays at christmas were pretty cool, but had they not been there my nephews would have been very bored at the exhibits.