Museum of Transportation
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2933 Barrett Station Rd, St. Louis, MO 63122
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St Louis
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St Louis County
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Missouri
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United States
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The National Museum of Transportation (NMOT) is a private, 42-acre transportation museum in the Kirkwood suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1944, it restores, preserves, and displays a wide variety of vehicles spanning 15 decades of American history: cars, boats, aircraft, and in particular, locomotives and railroad equipment from around the United States. The museum is also home to a research library of transportation-related memorabilia and documents.
At the southwest corner of the property is West Barretts Tunnel. Built in 1853, it is one of a pair of tunnels that were the first to operate west of the Mississippi River. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The museum has its own railway spur to an active main line formerly owned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, now by the Union Pacific Railroad. This has allowed the museum to take possession of large and unusual pieces of railroad equipment. A miniature railroad operates around a loop of track near the parking lot and a full-sized restored trolley operates Thursday–Sunday from April through October. Museum of Transportation is a museum or gallery located in St Louis, Missouri (United States).
At the southwest corner of the property is West Barretts Tunnel. Built in 1853, it is one of a pair of tunnels that were the first to operate west of the Mississippi River. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The museum has its own railway spur to an active main line formerly owned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, now by the Union Pacific Railroad. This has allowed the museum to take possession of large and unusual pieces of railroad equipment. A miniature railroad operates around a loop of track near the parking lot and a full-sized restored trolley operates Thursday–Sunday from April through October. Museum of Transportation is a museum or gallery located in St Louis, Missouri (United States).
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One of the World's Most Extensive Transportation Museums
(Updated: October 25, 2021)
Rating
4.5
The Museum of Transportation is located in a quiet area of Kirkwood on the south side of I-270. It is part of the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department and covers 129 acres. The museum is considered to be one of the largest collections of transportation related vehicles in the world and encompasses more than 190 major exhibits.
Essentially, if it is a vehicle of sorts ("Planes, Trains, and Automobiles") you may find that type of vehicle here. Even in the center of the country, the Museum of Transportation has boats. But it is in the trains department that the museum really shines.
I've watched the exhibits continue to expand ever since I was a kid. Every once in a while, I just seem to have to go back to see "what's new" in this collection of yesteryear. The displays seem to appeal to people of all ages plus both local and outside visitors.
Essentially, if it is a vehicle of sorts ("Planes, Trains, and Automobiles") you may find that type of vehicle here. Even in the center of the country, the Museum of Transportation has boats. But it is in the trains department that the museum really shines.
I've watched the exhibits continue to expand ever since I was a kid. Every once in a while, I just seem to have to go back to see "what's new" in this collection of yesteryear. The displays seem to appeal to people of all ages plus both local and outside visitors.
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