Do the Locomotion
Is there a train fanatic in your family? Or just looking for a fun family weekend? Visit Strasburg, PA - The Train Capital of the World, near Lancaster in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Attractions include:
- 5 operating layouts of various sized toy trains
- Museum Theater features cartoons and comedy movies featuring trains - runs continuously
- May through October daily 10 - 5; April, November, December - weekends only
- Restored, Victorian coaches or open-air car
- Special events/trains, like Easter Bunny train and Thomas the Tank Engine
- 4 gift shops at railroad (toys, books, gifts, trains)
- Buy lunch or snack on your own (April - December) - homemade soups, sandwiches, desserts, hot dog and PB&J for kids
- Can also buy box lunches to eat on train or picnic
- Make reservations for dinner (Children's Menu) - May through October
- Motel "rooms" are restored 25-ton cabooses
- Restaurant is restored Victorian Dining Coach with simulated railroad movement and railroad music - serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with extensive children's menu and reasonable prices
- Restored farm house with petting zoo and Amish buggy rides
- Family caboose sleeps parents and up to 4 children (1 double bed and 4 bunks); Efficiency Caboose includes kitchenette - all cabooses include private bath, tv, heat & air
- Go inside real locomotives - over 100 locomotives and rail cars from mid-19th and 20th centuries
- Recreated 19th century depot
- New Railway Education Center - live demonstrations of trains and how they work; hands-on activities
- Exhibits of railroad artifacts, art, photos, books
- Across the street from Strasburg Railroad
- Can see museum in 2 hours (1 hour minimum)
- Located in nearby Lancaster
- Traditional Pennsylvania Dutch food - delicious!
- Willow Valley is a huge smorgasbord
- Good 'n Plenty serves food family-style at long, shared tables
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