B&O Railroad Museum
Photo: Hassan Albadawi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🚂 Train · Baltimore
3 hours · $$ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 55 min driveFrom Rockville · Parking: Free museum lot; admission about $25 adults, about $15 ages 2–12 (check the website)
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Fine on cold days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Spring · Summer · Fall
The birthplace of American railroading: the giant 1884 roundhouse is packed with real steam locomotives and old cars, many you can climb aboard; on weekends a few dollars buys a 1-mile ride on a real train along America's first commercial railroad, and there's a toy-train area and model layout for little ones.
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