This place is really nice! nothing fancy at all but nice for kids to do something different. our 2 year old LOVED this.. we had the whole place to ourselves. there were different rooms with different types of things for him to check out and play with. Very nice place to go on a cold day.just didn't like that a cat was wondering around..allergic :/
This museum is for all age groups. It is packed full of toys from every era. The train displays are impressive. Upon visiting the museum I thought we would only be there a brief amount of time. That brief amount of time turned into hours of laughs and memories.
Every June they have a Mego Meet (action figures)... been there a lot as have friends of mine from Maryland, Delaware and New York.
This is a great museum for bringing back childhood memories. The location of the museum was an attraction in itself, an old schoolhouse. Each room had a collection of toys. You could see the blackboard of the room and just imagine a room full of students.I loved looking at the dolls and dollhouses. They don't make them like that anymore. This is a must see in Wheeling
Numerous toy and train collections, especially from years ago. It reminded me of when I was growing up in the 50's. Kids will love it.
The unlikely setting for this museum is in an old schoolhouse, which is a joy in itself, and subsequently has many rooms to fill and boy are they filled. With just about everything that Lionel ever produced and I hadn't fully appreciated their range, being a foreigner. As well as the multiple display rooms, there is a hands-on slot racing layout to try and a free pinball machine, that I enjoyed. My visit was enhanced by the guy in the gift shop who gave me a tour of the basement, not usually included, and it is a fascinating building.
The Train and Toy Museum at Kruger and National Road is an interesting escape into the 30s-60s! There are many displays of toys that many baby boomers will remember. The architecture of the old school and the intricate design inside of this old building is worth a stop! The gift shop offers many choices of educational items at reasonable prices! If you have an extra 30 minutes, exit the interstate for a tour!
what fun!...this is a great museum!...it was so complete w/many toys from our childhood that we haven't seen in years!...staff were pleasant and friendly...what a wonderful use of an old school building!...it was absolutely spotless...we would recommend and plan on returning w/our 3yr. old and 6yr. old great~nephews soon!...
This is such a fun place to visit. It brings out the child in everyone. There are many hands-on things to see and do. There was so much crammed in there, it was almost hard to see it all.
We felt this was not worth the time nor the admission fee. Maybe we were expecting too much. This "museum" contains rooms of "organized" old stuff, much of it not in good condition, and most of it behind glass on constructed shelves. We have experienced much better train layouts with more realistic scenery. Save your money and time for the amazing O-gauge layout at Oglebay Resort. This is a layout worth seeing!