National New York Central Railroad Museum

"Awesome museum if you are into railroad trains and cars. There is an elaborate layout of model train track with several different trains running. There is even a kids corner. Expect to be there several hours if you want to experience it all. Highly recommended."

"Great experience with kids! Lots of information and displays and plenty of hands on exhibits for kids, including a Lego train they can play with and build. My lower elementary kids really enjoyed it. Of course, there are real trains to see and watch too."

"Though pretty far away from the Hudson river's water level route that most think of when thinking about the New York Central, this place is a treasure trove of information and history about one of America's greatest railroads. We went on a weekday and had the place almost all to ourselves, and had a great time discussing history with the volunteers, one in particular who showed us around and once we let him know that we knew a decent amount about trains and railroad history, let us know some of the lesser known facts that you won't be able to hear anywhere else. The gift shop has only railroad timetables, calenders, and books that are are fantastic value. They have a diesel locomotive that you can go in to see the engine and the cab. This museum also has one of only 2 preserved NYC steam locomotives, but has been out in the elements for decades and is in need of some love. So please visit this museum to support the preservation of railroading history!"

"The have a lot of good information that is presented in a way that makes it interesting to view. I took my 3.5 year old twin niece and nephew once and bought the (very reasonable priced) annual membership. We have gone twice now and they love it and still ask to go back! There is a space for children to explore dramatic play in being a train conductor themselves. They can dress up, and interact with a (child) life-size train. There is a ticket booth, and train space to play in. They also have a wooden train table (actually 2, a fairly large one and a smaller one) to play with wooden trains. They have a huge variety of trains and train piece to build sets however children choose. They also have a lego train building table. There is an entire room with a model train set up. And I don't know about other train loving children, but my nephew could sit in there and watch the trains from many different angles (and they have step stools!). Lastly though they do not sell food, they DO have a train car with tables and it was the perfect spot to stop and eat their lunches at while watching REAL trains pass by outside. This is a great place for anyone to check out at least once!"

"We took the kids here on Saturday. We all had a nice time looking at all of the old train things. There were a few train cars and an engine that we got to explore. They have a very large model train room, and model train cars displayed everywhere. Then the kids loaded up on things from the small gift shop area. We will for sure visit again sometime."