An absolutely fantastic collection of toy trains spanning the very beggining of the hobby to modern day. Various interactive layouts allow visitors to activate the trains and animate the scenery. Truly an incredible experience for any train lover, hobbyist, or anyone interested in miniatures! My family and I had such a fun time visiting this wonderful museum!! read more

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Everyone in our group enjoyed themselves ... this little museum offers a wide variety of toy trains and other toys. One part of the room is interactive and the kids loved it. We were there for about an hour and for $25 (our group of 5) - it was worth it. read more

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Prices seem a little steep for what what you get--and many of the model trains weren't operational. That said, this was a great spot to stop and let our two toddlers stretch out and play at their own pace. They were captivated by the trains and could've spent the whole day there if we had let them. read more

I was staying at the Red Caboose Motel next door so I had to check out this museum. Wasn't expecting much and it turned out to be amazing. It's really beautiful the way it's set up with various trains running and lots of buttons to push to activate various things. The lighting continuously changes, too -- giving eat set up a day view and a night view. If you are into trains, and even if you are not ... this place is well worth the stop. read more

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The National Toy Train Museum is impressive. It is a bit small and the store is small as well, but sometimes you find treasures in the small things. There are quite a few toy train towns and layouts, with buttons you can push for trains to start, with lots of moving parts and pieces. The museum also has old trains, antique trains and lots of history on toy trains. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing the museum and it gave Mr. B ideas for train layouts. The kids in the museum all were having a ball with the trains. It is a fun stop for any train enthusiasts. read more

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The toy train Museum is small. But worth the money. To take the kids to learn the history of toy trains. They have great set ups. And alittle shop inside to buy things. The kids like the most is pushing the button to watch the trains go around. The staff was very friendly, I also recommend when you're done. walk see the train museum to walk next door to the red caboose .they have a restaurant, and they also have a store. and have animals you can feed. Also watch the real Stroudsburg train come by. read more

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Excellent!! So many trains! Buttons for the kids to push Different eras and cool old toys Plus brio in the lobby read more

Impressive room of a large variety of toy trains running and in static display. Lego train, HO, O scale, 1950's metal trains, etc etc. My kids spent just over an hour and left only because it was closing time. read more

This is a nice place if you have a youngster or you're a young at heart kid. There are so many trains and other toys to look at. Get there early and you can enjoy the exhibits as there are many little ones running around. Our grandsons really enjoyed the majority of the displays, the one in particular is he has a total fascination with trains. Some of us 60ish will recognize toys that may have been in our own homes or train garden.....that always takes you back of course. I think the only problem I had is the prices. If we would have had 3 kids, we could have paid $25 as that is the *family* price. As we are in seniordom, it's nice to hold on to a few dollars (and we gave PA quite a bit for a two day trip!). For four of us, it was $28. Why not just make it $25 for four people and over? Not a huge deal, but between the Strasburg train, Dutch Wonderland, the museum, food and hotel, we felt like everyone was trying to get everything they lost from Covid. Just a word to those traveling with kids....look for coupons. I usually do, but this trip was spur of the moment due to my daughter's work schedule, so it didn't happen. All in all, a nice hour or so can be spent here! read more

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A nice stroll through toy trains of yesteryear. The vintage collection is extensive, though this is a more static display experience than some of the other railroading options in the vicinity. It's a fun diversion for an hour or two that will probably appeal more to older guests than those on the younger side. read more

Got coupon from Red Caboose Motel for BOGO adult admission. Under 6 yrs is free. Yes. Under 6 yrs old. Nice displays inside for train lover, including two Lego train displays. Inter-active buttons to activate the trains, or the signals etc. However, some of them did not work. Lobby area is free including a train table and a small table with train puzzles. Conclusion: Nicely air conditioned place for a hot summer break. Will I return for full price? Probably not. I'm not a big train lover but it was a good experience. read more

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On our way to Harrisburg from NYC, we decided to stop by this cute museum thinking not much of it. I knew there were layouts by looking on Google at the photos, but honestly it blew me away! This museum is a must see, my first impressions as we walk in, felt like a library/tourist information center. In the first room there was an overload of displayed toy/collectable train sets dating all the way back to the 1800s. I'll was a cute set up, nothing held my wow factor...until we entered the next room. When I tell you that I don't really care for trains nor do they excite me...I was floored when I walked into the next room. The layout was huge and stunning. We walked in as it started dimming into a night layout and I was holding my breath for sure. It probably took them months to put this table together, so many movements, so many lights and sounds. It was truly stunning. I think I stood there for about 30 minutes taking everything in. But it doesn't stop there, throughout the room there's a number of smaller table/layouts with more locomotives and sets. So much detail and enteractive parts. At the back section there is a projector with a little bit of history going. I was smiling ear to ear when we left. read more

National Toy Train Museum - Museums Near Me - Ronks, Pennsylvania

This is a great addition to the rest of the friendly, train-themed Strasburg area - after all, toy trains and train models are just as much a part of the history of railroading as the actual trains! If you've ever had any interest in model railroads and the train's relation to the toy industry on both a national and global scale, this is the place for you. This is very much a historical, informative museum, which is exactly what I wanted seeing as most toy museums (and even parts of Strasburg itself) are tailored to the younger demographics and are usually so full of children that you can't really do or learn about anything there as an adult. C'mon - trains aren't just for little kids! If you do go here, be aware that aside from a few layouts with buttons that will activate parts of layouts, there is very little to do other than read and learn. There's a kid-friendly video for the younger visitors to enjoy here, and while they do that, the adults can go about reading tidbits about various toys. And, well, in case it wasn't already obvious, I was ok with that set-up! It really was nice to be able to go and actually learn about train layouts and the history behind them for a change, rather than just play with them and look at the pretty trains going by. There's all sorts of items in here from all time periods and even multiple countries. There's even a display explaining the grading scale of the state of a surviving model train. It's really a fascinating place and I'm so glad I stopped in. Rail fans MUST check it out. Everyone else...bring an open mind and be ready to soak up lots of information if you step through the museum doors. If you're not in the mood for that, you're better off going to the railroad and taking a ride. read more

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This is a nice little stop if you're in the area with your kids to see the steam engines at Strasburg. While it lacks the impressive single-display setup that the Choo Choo Barn has right down the road, it has six or seven smaller displays of various gauges, and those displays are very interactive with lots of buttons for little ones to push. Beyond the active displays, there are a huge number of classic toy trains of various sizes displayed all throughout the place. When we were there, they were also doing activities in the lobby, where an extra $1 got you a bag full of National Toy Train Museum goodies, including a cup, a snack and a wooden train to decorate and assemble. There were paint pens and adults to help at a table to help the kids, and a toy train table and a TV playing The Polar Express for younger ones or siblings who finished faster than their brothers or sisters. Finally, there are discount coupons for this place all OVER Lancaster and Strasburg, so you don't even have to pay the (extremely reasonable) full price. By the time it was all said and done, we managed to keep the kids entertained for about 2 hours on a cold and rainy day. We'll most likely be back. read more

National Toy Train Museum - Museums Near Me - Ronks, Pennsylvania

This is a very small and specialized museum. We spend there ten minutes having checked everything. It is all about toy trains, so if you are not collecting those toys or being passionate about them, it won't be entertaining enough. read more

I took my daughters here about a year and half ago and came away slightly underwhelmed by what was offered. We went during an off time during the fall and the thing that surprised us the most was that while there was a fair amount of people riding that day at the Strasburg Railroad and over at the Choo Choo Barn there was nobody here at all for the first 45 minutes that we were here. The first thing to note is that they are closed January, February, and March. Even during the "busy season" of May-October they are still closed Tuesday-Thursday. The exhibits offer toy trains at all of the various sizes of O, S, G, and HO gauges. And while that is nice the big problem is that way too much of their collection is stuffed and mounted to look at behind glass and hardly anything there actually is moving or running. So while it may be nice for historians, train buffs, and cerebral adults to look at room after room of static displays kids for the most part could care less. Even at a place like Roadside America there is an interactive factor. The admission price of $15 dollars for a family of four is not bad but the problem is just that NTTM is just not that interesting to really be there for more than an hour and for fifteen dollars there is far better and far more interesting things to see and do in Lancaster County. read more

Nice to place to bring the kids! It will make their day if they are like my crew. The trains were near to look at it, they had plenty to watch and make move. My kids stay entertained for about 2-3 hours. After checking out all the trains they spent awhile coloring, playing with legos and trains. I think it cost about 10 bucks after using the coupon from the brochure. Cheap price to pay to be super dad read more

National Toy Train Museum - Museums Near Me - Ronks, Pennsylvania

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Fantastic collection and fantastic layouts housed in a fantastic building. Every type of toy train imaginable displayed in well designed static presentations as well as some really well executed running layouts. There are some interactive functions in the displays to engage the kids(of all ages). Did not plan in advance to stop here but am very glad we did! There is a railroad triangle right here in Strasburg. The Strasburg RR, the Choo Choo Barn and the National Toy Train Museum. All within 15 minutes of each other. All well worth the time and money. Easily done in one leisurely day. Dont have to be a rail fan to enjoy these. Throw in the Pennsylvania RR museum for #4 and you have a full day and maybe 1 1/2 days if you get lost in the history of thr RR Museum. My wife usually drags me out of these places with her short attention span when it comes to trains, but kept commenting on how enjoyable she found all of these locations. read more

The National Toy Train Museum sits in the heart of Amish country in Lancaster, Pa amidst the farms and rolling hills. On the way to the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum you can stop and spend an hour looking at the most impressive collection of toy trains you'll ever see. It's not the layouts of working trains in O and HO scales that are on display will impress you so much- there are larger working layouts in many areas- it's the vast collection of individual cars and locos displayed in many rooms on shelves and behind glass. Literally hundreds and even thousands of toy trains from the late 1800's and 1900's are all on display. Wooden trains, die-cast, brass and mass produced train sets from Lionel, American Flyer, and Marklin as well as many others are there for your viewing pleasure. We were amazed at just how many types existed- some from the early 1900's were in near perfect condition. For the kids many of the layouts have buttons that can be pushed to operate either trains or features along the tracks. Not a destination in and of itself, but mixes well with the Strasborg Railroad and thhe Pennsylvania Railroad Museum to provide a full day that's sure to delight the kids- and the kid in all of us. If you're interested in making a train theme a destination weekend or overnight trip, note that there is a motel lodging next door made up of all authentic cabooses- each caboose is its own "cabin". Very cool indeed. read more

Friends brought us here. They're toy train buffs. We are not. If you like toy trains, these people have just about every toy train in every size. I couldn't believe all the trains. They had a lot of working models. I say if your a train buff, this is the place for you. read more

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This museum has a collection of model railroads, from old Lionel trains to HO gauge trains. On one of the displays is a push button that sounds a whistle, and I could make it sound four toots, like when a train comes to a grade crossing. read more

it is only one floor, but has a good amount of trains to look at, Some train displays you can push a button to make them go. The only complaint that I have is that not every train says how old it is only some did. read more