We are delighted to recommend this regional local Museum of many artifacts and everyday articles from by-gone eras, which were gathered and given by locals in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It is only open seasonally on weekends from May through October.This is a former train depot, so railroad memorabilia is prominent here, as are also Civil War materials. The Great Train Rain of Civil War fame is featured ... when Confederate troops took the largest number of trains and rolling stock ever stolen from Federal control. A home-made wooden reproduction steam locomotive commemorates the event as do a couple of official Civil War historical markers on the site.Strasburg was formerly known as "Pot Town", so the pottery of the Valley and several highly sought after pottery makers are featured as well.Artifacts are grouped in thematic displays located on the two levels of the building....only the lower level is handicapped accessible. A small donation is charged to help keep the Strasburg Museum open. Well worth it!
The train prototype and History of the place. Gloria Stickley is a devoted president to the museum and a driving force behind it. All staff are volunteers. A great sense of devotion to the place. Nice building and great volunteers
the local historical artifacts are incredible! the museum is not very large, about a 45 minute tour, but is JAM PACKED!!! with neat stuff. at the end we even got to look inside an old caboose!
The museum does a decent job of capturing Strasburg's pottery history as well as its Civil War and railroad history. #208, the model train set-up outside, did originally pass this way via the Great Train Raid of 1861.
The museum is just beside the railroad, and it was first a pottery barn but later became a railway station. "Million" things to look at! A lot of history!
A small museum loaded with interesting stuff. Don't miss the train cars attached to the building. It has native American, civil war, early settlers, pottery, and all sorts of exhibits. Certainly worth the $3 admission (50 cents for little kids). It closes for 6 months for the winter.
We always like to check out local museums when we travel. We pulled into the parking lot and I thought "This won't take long". Boy was. I wrong! The staff is knowledgeable and the artifacts are well placed and noted. We were there for over an hour and a half and I wasn't disinterested for a second. Check this place out!
Some of our relatives names are listed there. The folks running the museum are friendly. There is quite a bit of history in the area.
The Strasburg Museum is a cornucopia of treasures from life in the valley. The pottery collection and exhibit is exceptionally nice. Volunteers are incredibly helpful!
This was so chock full of stuff that I didn't know where to look first yet there was so much interesting and strange items in here, many of which I'd never seen before, including a display of various kinds of barbed wire, a perm machine, an unfinished painting of George Washington and some cool Native American artifacts.There's Civil War and Railroad artifacts here and even a cool model railroad set up in an old baggage car out back. The only thing I would have liked to see was better things to purchase in the gift shop, their selection was a little tacky, but this really is a little gem in Strasburg.