(mail) PO Box 248
Strasburg, PA 17579-0248
(location) 300 Paradise Lane
Ronks, PA 17572
(717) 687-8976
http://www.nttmuseum.org
Where else to have a toy train museum, but Strasburg, PA? The Train Collectors Association, dedicated to the preservation and history of toy trains, operates this great museum so that everyone can enjoy a hobby which is practically an American tradition.
It is impossible to turn in this museum without seeing wall displays featuring hundreds of locomotives and cars of all descriptions. Rare, unusual, and specialty trains will be found in all gauges.
Visitors can enjoy a continuously running Video Presentation that is both fun and educational. A pushbutton control operates miniature railroad equipment on five huge layouts.
Groups (20 or more) are welcome, too, and the Museum offers an educational Guided Tour for School Groups of all grade levels. The program explores the history of toy train making in the United States.
Hours: 10am - 5pm. No admission after 4:30. Closed January thru March. Open only on weekends in April, Open only on selected days in November and December. Call for details.
Admission: Adults $5.00, Seniors (65+) $4.00, Children (6 - 12) $2.50, Children under 6 FREE. Family $12.00. Season Pass $15.00 per person.
Groups: Call for current group rates.
Group Reservations: 2 weeks.
Lunch: Nearby restaurants. Groups may picnic on lawn (bring blanket).
Handicapped: Accessible.
Directions: Rt. 30 West to Gap. Take Rt. 41 South to Rt. 741 (Lancaster Ave.) West to Strasburg. Turn right onto Paradise Lane North and go ¼ mile. Note: if you pass Strasburg RR on 741 you went ½ past Paradise Lane.
Time: 60 - 90 minutes west of Philadelphia.
Nearby: Gast Classic Cars , Strasburg Railroad , Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania .