| Model railroading enthusiasts enjoy only one thing | | | | sq. ft. of display space makes this the largest |
| more then showing off their pride and joy: seeing | | | | indoor display in the world with two of the largest |
| other prototypes and displays that they can then | | | | layouts in HO and N scale in the world as well. |
| go back home to compete with! Fortunately since | | | | The Twin City Model Railroad Museum in St. Paul |
| showing off is inherent to all of us getting a | | | | Minneapolis features model panoramas of the |
| chance to see some truly spectacular displays is | | | | 1930's, 40's and 50's and has been operating since |
| not that hard, and in many cases involves only a | | | | 1984. |
| short journey as there are literally hundreds of | | | | South Florida Railway Museum This museum is |
| museums across the country that displays tens | | | | designed primarily to educate the public about the |
| of thousands of locomotives, cars and scenes | | | | history of railroads in southern Florida but includes |
| between them. | | | | several very nice layouts, including a large N scale |
| Most museums do charge a fee for admittance, | | | | and a Hon3 model. |
| but it normally is quite small (averaging $6) and | | | | Smokey Mountain Trains Located in Bryson City |
| proceeds typically go towards the maintenance | | | | North Carolina this wonderful site houses many of |
| and upkeep of the models and facilities. A few | | | | the layouts once available from the Harmar |
| sites are run by private organizations while others | | | | Station museum in Marietta, OH and is a great |
| are run by a state or municipality but they all | | | | vacation destination for the model train enthusiast. |
| have one thing in common: people who love trains | | | | The Museum of Science and Industry located in |
| and railroad modeling are involved! There is hardly | | | | Chicago Illinois also has a wonderful Model Train |
| a state in the United States that doesn't have at | | | | exhibit called The Great Train Story which boasts |
| least one major museum or showcase for the | | | | as having a 3,500 sq. foot layout that shows the |
| Model Railroader and all are worth visiting, but | | | | winding journey from Chicago to Seattle through |
| some are worth making a trip to see even if you | | | | the Midwest, the Rockies, and the Cascades. |
| are only marginally interested. A partial list of | | | | The Clovis Depot Located in Clovis New Mexico in |
| some of the more famous destinations that are | | | | an old train station depot which has been rebuilt to |
| sure to thrill both enthusiast and family alike follow: | | | | its original condition this site was registered with |
| The San Diego Model Railroad Museum - Partially | | | | the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. |
| available 'online' the museum is a tax exempt | | | | So crank up that old locomotive and head out to |
| non-profit educational entity that was incorporated | | | | one of these or any of the other hundreds of |
| in 1980 in affiliation with the San Diego Model | | | | exciting museums dedicated to this wonderful |
| Railroad Club; the La Mesa Model Railroad Club; and | | | | hobby of ours. Full steam ahead " the past is |
| the San Diego Society of N-Scale. Over 27,000 | | | | waiting! |