Cumberland, Maryland
This museum will serve Allegany County as an addition to the Canal Place Heritage Tourism Complex.This museum will serve Allegany County as an addition to the Canal Place Heritage Tourism Complex.
The Allegany Museum's extensive historical collections include physical artifacts and industrial...
Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
Nestled in the woods of Central Pennsylvania, this mid-19th century railroad was considered a technological marvel of its day.Covering 1249 acres, the park serves as the site of what remains of the Allegheny Portage Railroad, the first incline railroad constructed through the Allegheny Mountains in...
Kokomo, Indiana
Showing around 100 antique and classic cars, the Automotive Heritage Museum displays the history and evolution of the automotive industry.The Pioneer Auto Club began showing cars in the early 1950's. Their early vision of an auto museum became reality in 1998. Visitors to the museum can wander...
Baltimore, Maryland
This museum holds the oldest, most diverse American railroad collection in the world.The Museum’s locomotive and rolling stock collection contains many unique examples of historically significant pieces from the B&O and other Maryland railroads and includes the finest collection of 19th century...
Ellicott City, Maryland
The oldest standing railroad station in the United States houses this museum in historic Ellicott City, Md.Housed in a 180-year-old railroad station that served as the terminus of the B&O Railroad, this museum explores the history of transportation and travel in early America. It does so...
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
The rise of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad is documented extensively in this Jacksonville Beach historical museum.19th-century oil tycoon and transportation pioneer Henry Flagler's era-defining Florida East Coast Railroad finds a proper tribute in the Beaches Museum and History Center...
Boca Raton, Florida
The society explores the history of this southeast Florida city and manages two neraby historic structures.For visitors looking for a comprehensive experience of Boca Raton's history, nothing will benefit them more than a stop at the Boca Raton Historical Society's offices. The Society's docents...
Boise, Idaho
Boise's old Union Pacific Railroad Depot, built in 1925, was recently restored by the Morrison-Knudsen Company.Union Pacific ended service here in 1971, and the building fell into a state of disrepair. Morrison-Knudsen Corporation purchased the depot in 1990, and using old plans and photographs,...
Sulphur, Louisiana
This museum features the history and development of the sulphur industry in Southwest Louisiana.Built in 1915, the Southern Pacific Railway Depot was used extensively to ferry passengers and freight to the small sulfur mining community of Sulphur, Louisiana. The depot fell into disuse in the 1970's...
Brunswick, Maryland
This Brunswick, MD, museum extensively documents the beginnings and growth of the nation's extensive railroad network, as well as the society that developed alongside it.The town in which this museum is located was known during the Civil War as Berlin, and has been positioned on both the C&O...
Buena Vista, Colorado
The Buena Vista Heritage operates the Buena Vista Heritage Museum, the Turner Farm and the St. Elmo Schoolhouse.Located in the 1882 Old Chaffee County Courthouse, the Buena Vista Heritage Museum exhibits include a fashion room, commerce and industry room, and schoolroom. The Buena Vista Depot (the...
Sacramento, California
Located in Old Sacramento, this facility is a complex of historic facilities and unique attractions, widely regarded as North America’s most popular railroad museum.Throughout the year, the Museum offers a wide variety of activities to help the visitor experience the magic of railroading....
Cape Charles, Virginia
This museum of a coastal town is filled with character and excitment, striving to preserve and protect the history of Cape Charles and surrounding its areas.Visitors are invited to explore the various artifacts that have been collected throughout the museum. Models of sailing vessels, barges, and...
Casa Grande, Arizona
This southern Arizona museum offers tours, lectures, workshops and children's programs.
This southern Arizona museum offers tours, lectures, workshops and children's programs.
Southern Arizona was the site of profound social and ecological changes as settlers poured into the region during the...
Jackson, Tennessee
The home of Casey Jones is now a charming museum dedicated to the railroad legend's life and achievements.Visit the Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum located in Casey Jones Village and relive the life, legend and song that is Casey Jones. Climb aboard the 130 ton replica of engine #382 and ring...
Cass, West Virginia
The Cass Scenic Railroad is the same line built in 1901 to haul lumber to the mill in Cass. Visitors can ride in the refurbished, original passenger cars, and stop by a museum showcasing logging artifacts and tools.Nestled in the mountains of West Virginia, Cass Scenic Railroad State Park...
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
This terminal was a major rail junction in the anthracite region, but closed in 1963 due to the discontinuance of passenger service. Listed in the National Register in 1976 the station now houses the Tourist Welcoming Center.Constructed in 1868, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Station was...
Plattsburgh, New York
The Champlain Valley Transportation Museum traces the history of transportation in the valley region from the earliest canoes to what was once the most expensive car in America.Located on the grounds of the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, the museum contains examples of vehicles, boats, and...
Clifton Forge, Virginia
Here visitors can encounter one of the most extensive railroad history museums in the United States.Railroad buffs will be thrilled with this museum that houses one of the largest railroad connections in the country. Visitors can view historic railcars and furnishings from the C&O line--now CSX...
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
This museum highlights the story of the Chesapeake Beach Railway. It includes exhibits of the railway's route and equipment.Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression, this museum tells the story of the railway in which the station was a part. Exhibits in...
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Opened in 1797, the Chester Inn was known as the finest inn on the Tennessee frontier and played host to three United States presidents-Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson.Dr. William P. Chester, a native of York County Pennsylvania and an excellent Jonesborough physician, opened the...
Foley, Alabama
This museum features a collection of railroad memorabilia and archives with research material for visitors.Located in the old L & N Railroad Depot is Foley's Museum Archives. The first depot was built in 1905 when Mr. John B. Foley of Chicago used some of his own money to bring the railroad to...
Columbus, New Mexico
In addition to weapons and military artifacts, the museum exhibits a copy of Mexican Revolutionary general Pancho Villa’s death mask as well as one of his sombreros.The museum has a large collection of photos of scenes taken both in Columbus and throughout the area of the Punitive Expedition....
Cookeville, Tennessee
This museum contains a renovated L&N caboose and exhibits on railroad history.Built in 1909, the Cookeville Depot Museum features a Middle Tennessee Railroad HO Scale model train exhibit and a renovated L&N Caboose. Exhibits tell the history of locomotives owned and operated by the...
Chama, New Mexico
Built in 1880 and little changed since, the railroad is one of the finest examples of steam era mountain railroading in North America.The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad was originally constructed in 1880 as part of the Rio Grande’s San Juan Extension, which served the silver mining...
DeBary, Florida
Originally a European wine merchant's winter residence and hunting grounds, New Yorker Frederick deBary transformed the site into an oasis of entertainment and leisure in the 1870s.Visitors to Debary Hall will learn about the nineteenth-century tourism that overtook Florida, the period's incipient...
Ely, Nevada
Located in a complex of 24 historical buildings, this museum explores the railroad and mining heritage of Eastern Nevada.In the 1990 the Depot Building and the Freight Barn were given to the State of Nevada for the establishment of a museum in eastern Nevada. As the newest of six state museums, the...
Stuart, Florida
This regional history museum features an extensive collection of antique automobiles.
The Elliott Museum, currently undergoing reconstruction, houses an extensive collection of automobiles, including the historic 1902 Stanley Steamer and a 1904 Indian Motorcycle. Visitors will also be able to tour...
Phoenicia, New York
Early-20th-century photographs, films, and equipment at 127-year-old Phoenicia station present the history of railroads and their role in the Catskill region’s development.Visitors can tour the inside of a Delaware and Hudson Railway baggage car, or view the restoration of a 19th-century locomotive...
Waterford, New York
The corridor encompasses New York’s canal system and the communities that grew along its shores. It’s a place with stories to tell, great works of architecture to see, history to be learned, and hundreds of miles of scenic and recreational waterway and trails to explore.The corridor...
Escondido, California
Established in 1976 as a bicentennial project, the History Center includes buildings from Escondido's early development as well as interesting displays about local history.Heritage Walk Museum includes the city's first library, a turn-of-the-century Victorian home, barn, 2 windmills, working...
Asheville, North Carolina
Established in 1965, the museum is home to 19 rare and vintage automobiles, Asheville’s 1922 Fire Engine, and some original horse-drawn carriages.The car museum is located in the historic Biltmore Industries Weaving Shop, which once housed 40 working looms. The cars displayed are especially unique...
Polk City, Florida
This authentic 1940s airport village and museum depict a collection of more than 40 different aircraft from a wide range of functions and time periods.The stunning art deco facility is a perfect setting to display this priceless collection of rare vintage aircraft. Housed in three huge hangars are...
Dearborn, Michigan
Henry Ford’s ultimate goal was to achieve total self-sufficiency by owning, operating and coordinating all the resources needed to produce complete automobiles.The Ford River Rouge Complex may be the world's most famous auto plant. In 1915 Henry Ford bought 2000 acres along the Rouge River...
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The museum has been restored to its 1927 ambience and presents contemporary programs geared toward educating visitors about fire, medical, and severe weather safety.Following the disastrous Fort Lauderdale Fire of 1912, citizens recognized the need for an effective fire department, and thus...
Yorklyn, Delaware
Featuring a large collection of steam-powered vehicles, including a 1/8th size steam railway, the new Auburn Heights Preserve offers a historical mansion and museum on over 200 acres.The Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve Inc. and the smaller team of mechanics who operate the Preserves collection...
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Located in a restored 1884 B&O Railroad Station complex, this museum explores the history of Gaithersburg, Md.The museum features educational exhibits and programs designed to spark visitors' interest and imagination in the city's history. The Community Museum comprises the historic Freight...
Dallas, North Carolina
Through its exhibitions and programs for adults, families and schools, GCM stimulates the imagination and advances understanding of history and art.The museum's mission is to collect and preserve artifacts that illuminate regional history, and to interpret them to current and future generations...
Georgetown, Colorado
An engineering marvel originally built in 1884, the railroad fulfilled the hopes of Georgetown citizens to become a prosperous settlement connected to Denver and points east. Today the Loop is a popular tourist attraction and an uncommon way to see the Clear Creek Valley. Along the route visitors...
Colorado Springs, Colorado
As a true preservation of Colorado’s western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to embody this area.During the Colorado Gold Rush of the 1860s & 70s, towns sprang up overnight and blanketed the west. If gold or silver were not...
Miami, Florida
This railroad museum contains a train car used by Franklin Roosevelt.Miami's Gold Coast Railroad Museum houses an extensive collection of authentic train cars, including the "Ferdinand Magellan," commissioned for use by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Museum was formed in 1957 by a...
Brigham City, Utah
The unification of the East and West Coasts occurred at this site when the two sides of the first transcontinental railroad were connected in 1869.On May 10, 1869, two railroad companies, Union Pacific and Central Pacific, joined 1,776 miles of rail at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. This event...
Knoxville, Tennessee
John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee, built his plantation home when he arrived in Knoxville in 1796. The cabin has been restored and furnished with Sevier family items, and includes a video presentation.John Sevier (1745-1815), early pioneer, Indian fighter, governor of the failed State of...
Granite Falls, North Carolina
The second oldest home in Caldwell County contains many artifacts related to local history and transportation.The Town of Granite Falls purchased the historic home of Andrew Baird, one of the Town's original founders, which was built in the 1790's and stands today as the second oldest home in...
McLean, Virginia
Only 15 miles from the nation's capital, this 800 acre park contains remains of a canal and beautiful natural falls along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.George Washington dreamed of opening up the undeveloped Ohio territory by making the Potomac River navigable. The remains of his Patowmack...
Harrisonburg, Virginia
This mid-19th-century residence of Harrisonburg's first mayor serves today as the Valley Turnpike Museum, which highlights the history and heritage of US Route 11, formerly known as the Valley Turnpike.The house was home to Harrisonburg's first mayor Isaac Hardesty. He was born in 1795 and became...
Minden, Nebraska
Seekers of oddity and quantity will revel in this pioneer village that boasts barnfuls of Americana of every shape and form including antique cars and an authentic Pony Express station.The Pioneer Village complex comprises 28 buildings on 20 acres housing over 50,000 items of historical value....
Woodland, California
This museum explores the marvels of agriculture and commercial trucking through 130,000 square feet of interactive, unique exhibits featuring the latest technologies.
The cornerstones of these exhibits are the Fred C. Heidrick Antique Ag Collection, the world’s largest and most unique...
Tampa, Florida
This luxurious hotel converted into a museum bears the name of one of Florida's most important railroad pioneers.A testament to the extravagant tastes that informed Gilded Age architectural style, the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel was originally intended to serve as a railroad resort for the rich. Today the...
Dearborn, Michigan
Automotive pioneer Henry Ford built his home here on this sprawling estate.A stately self-contained enclave of privacy and natural beauty, tucked away on 1300 acres of rambling Dearborn farmland. Fair Lane stands today as a true reflection of Henry and Clara Ford's interests and ideals. Work has...