It's not often I'm left speechless whenever I walk into a museum, but I was here. The basement is filled with Peanuts things and molds for the original Rubix cube. And then the upper 2 floors are full of trains, puzzles, dolls, and collectibles. If there was a room full of globes on top of that, I'd have never left. As an adult you feel like a kid again walking around and hitting the buttons to turn the trains on. Honestly one of the best hours of my life was spent her, hands down. They had my toys, my mom's toys, my dad's toys. I went to their house and showed them their pics and both of them were so excited, it was wonderful. Stop in here if you can. read more

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Recommend fun experience for you and your family. If you want to have a time where you have toys from your childhood with your kid or kids go to toy and train museum. Three floors of pure joy, but the bottom floor/basement is full of Peanuts characters. There is an I spy room where you find dinosaurs. There is also an old fashioned Merry-Go-Round. read more

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This is our favorite stop whenever we travel through the area. The trains are amazing, but the toys are impressive. New to us this time is the Peanuts collection, so fun!Hopefully will be back this way again soon. read more

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I have to admit I was literally blown away by this museum. Kruger St Toy and Train Museum is located in a reconverted schoolhouse. Outside the building is an actual MTH B and O steel caboose that was in operation until 1980 when it was officially retired. You can actually spend the night here for $200.00 if you are up to it. After paying admission we were given a map of the premises and was instructed that most exhibits are interactive. We were welcome to play games on their pin ball machines, play games in their game room and experiment with the things each of the rooms had to offer. Each room is uniquely themed to a throwback era of toys, trains, miniatures, dolls, and graced in the center was an active Lego train set complete with buildings, working amusement park rides and view holes for small kids to go underneath the display and pop their head up right in the middle of the attraction. I found the doll room most interesting since they had an outstanding collections of vintage and modern era dolls, along with doll houses, unique dolls such as Elvis, Barbie as Lucille Ball and Eliza Doolittle, and so much more. The owner allowed us to tour the back room of this section since they had an overflow of porcelain dolls ranging from Shirley Temple, Native American, and many bridal dolls. I was blown away at looking at the dolls with cat's heads on them. The miniature room was worth a visit where you would see tiny toys such as the green soldiers from childhood, many military tiny toys, even one of all the US Presidents. In the middle there was a miniature highway with lots of kids' toys to play with. The transportation room was filled with vintage and contemporary toy cars, trucks, fire trucks, airplanes, and ships including the Titanic. It truly was like stepping back in time. The game room is full of games going as far back as the 50s to the present time. Many of them I used to own as a child. See original versions of Monopoly, Sorry, Go to the head of the class, etc. The room also has a real connect 4 and a Cracker Barrel style checkerboard table to play. Make sure as you go through each room to look not only all around you but above you. There are things everywhere! A gift shop rounds out the first floor where you can buy some great vintage toys and games for the kiddos. As you head upstairs you meet the resident "cat" sitting on the landing. He doesn't move but is very cute. Up here are different rooms devoted to all types of model trains including model train displays. A Christmas holiday village surrounds the center of the atrium before heading into each room. It appeared to me that some of the rooms were not totally complete since not all the "buttons" worked when we tried to activate the trains or displays. Still it is awesome seeing trains from Lionel, Ho, and American Flyer. Kids can hunt for hidden dinosaurs in one of the rooms vast displays. The puzzle room is worth a look as well. On a wall is about 19 completed jigsaw Disney puzzles made into a large collage. A section in here is devoted to all the Disney toys, books, plush and record players of the 50s. Check out the original Mickey Mouse guitar from the old TV series. A small room dealing with Ohio Valley history rounds out the displays. Staff are very friendly and helpful to answer any questions you may have. Currently during the winter months the Kruger St museum is only open on weekends but will expand once spring is in full gear. There's free parking on site. Allow at least 2 hours minimum when visiting. Made for child and the child at heart in all of us. This is definitely one hidden gem in Wheeling, W.VA. read more

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GO GO GO!!! I can't say enough about this place!! Take your kids, or yourself, but not your husband! I lost mine multiple times as he was obsessed with the car and train collection!! This place is for everyone!! It has incredible collections and stirs so many emotions!!! Absolutely a must see! Great organization and layout in an old elementary school on Kruger Street... Elm Grove Elementary... don't worry though it isn't scary! read more

This place is a lot of fun. There are countless toys. There is a room with slot racers that you can play with. There are train rooms, doll rooms, Peanuts and much more. They have the worlds largest commercially produced puzzle, over 40,000 pieces. You have to pet Lou while you are there. There are also at least four player pianos. Drop in a quarter or nickel and enjoy the music or you can play them yourself. There are many hands-on displays. It would be five stars if everything worked. Some repairs would make it five stars for sure. But, it is well worth a visit. read more

Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum - 40,000 piece puzzle. Who put that together? - Museums Near Me - Wheeling, West Virginia

This museum offers themed rooms in an old school that was operational from 1906-1991.. located in Wheeling, WV. Its a walk down memory lane, for young, older and kids enjoy it as well. Met the owner the mastermind of this museum, who did a phenomenal , extraordinary job in making his love of classic toys a reality and sharing it with the public. Jean, does a great job, showcasing and highlighting the museum as you walk in to purchase your tickets. Highly recommend to take your time, as there is a lot to see and its well worth checking out. read more

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A unique toy and train museum, full of amazing items, the world's largest puzzle, interactive train sets (so fun), pinball machines and so much more. The staff is incredible and can give you the history on each and every item. We could have spent all day in this bigger than expected museum. There is something for everyone, the kids and the adults loved it! The gift shop is a must with it's fun and unique gifts. Opt for the surprise bags, they're packed full of goodies. The owner is great, make sure to ask him about Nikola Tesla. Their COVID protocols are spot on, everyone wearing masks and plenty of hand sanitizer available. read more

Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum - Museum Owner sharing the basement collection. - Museums Near Me - Wheeling, West Virginia

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Great, in a a vintage school. Very friendly people at this museum. Just outside of Wheeling West Virginia, about ten minutes from the Ohio state line. The Kruger Street Toy Museum is only about twenty minutes from the Pittsburgh area. read more

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Great little museum right off the I70, parking is perfect for a big rv setup. Parking wraps around the building we are a Class A 32 foot and towing a Corolla we had plenty of room. Quiet and adorable little town, we slept great and visited the museum in the morning, we arrived close to closing time so we waited. Definitely go in and explore and meet Loo the museum kitty. Thank you, Harvest Hosting is an amazing experience and your location is perfect. Everyone else if you're in the area definitely stop in a be a big kid, it's fun and so much hands on stuff to play with. read more

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There is a Great little piece of my childhood now this museum! Lots of rooms to explore in what used to be an actual school back in the 90's. Each room has a theme description over the door. We were not rushed; there were groups of school Children on a tour, but they were in a different area. The Doll room was closed for revisions, which was a disappointment, but the game room, trains and toys were well represented. The museum is Close to the Wheeling Casino & Cabala's famous store . read more

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Small little museum filled with a bunch of old and neat toys! They have a huge Knex roller coaster room which i absolutely adored!

We saw a large billboard advertisement for this place, and decided to get off of I70 to stop in.It is pretty easy to find if you follow the directions as well. It was well worth our trip. An old schoolhouse that reminds you of the old time school buildings they used to have (reminded me of something out of Christmas story, with high ceilings and wood flooring). Now converted into a toy and train museum, it brings back such fond memories of childhood for both men and women alike. Bring your young children as well because it is not just for us adults! They have areas for your child to play in within each room as well. You can't leave this place without a huge smile on your face! It is our understanding that they change out things periodically, so going more then once is definitely something you should consider doing. I believe you can even become a member. It was a lot of fun as my husband and I told each other stories from our childhood that these items inspired. It is well worth the trip and they did a fantastic job and you can see the love and dedication that goes into this place! read more

My grandkids had a wonderful time, great interactive toys for kids and many, many memories of my own childhood. It's a must see... and Loo the cat is so sweet read more

Good way to burn 90 minutes off I70. It is an old school. Literally, and old school. The curator is a world champion K'Nex builder. He builds amazing things in the lobby. read more

Wow! Loved the trip down memory lane, and appreciated the glimpse modern collections as well, so we know there will be new things to see next time through! Loo, the museum cat, was quite the gentleman. He welcomed us and gave our little Kyra kitty space when he realized she was a scaredy cat! It was wonderful to be able to carry her around the museum in her Cuddleissimo bag. She enjoyed the trains most! read more

found this place in WV on our way back to Columbus. Its in a old two story school house. There were lots of rooms with old toys and board games. Loads of trains and race cars that you had hands on to race. Worth the time to go through. read more

This was a great place to take a toddler. There were toys in every room so that we could not only look at the toys, but have toys for him to play with while we looked. It kept him from freaking out about not being able to play with all the toys he saw. It's in an old school building, which is probably appropriate being that it's a toy museum. We thought we were not in the right place when we arrived even though there is a huge sign in the front. There's not a sign on the door indicating that it is a museum (I was expecting a sign with hours, or anything like that), so we were afraid it was just a school and we were missing the museum. read more