Pretty cool museum of the railroad with the busy switch yard right on the other side of the fence. Great place to stop and enjoy the view.

I loved learning about the history of the Harvey house. Its beautiful decorated old fashioned from the times it was once being used as a restaurant with Harvery women and workers by the railroad. Now during the holidays its beautifully decorated with Christmas trees and lights like no other place on New Mexico. Its fun for adults and children to see!

Very cool place! I found it completely by accident and Im glad I stopped!

Wonderful museum! It was fascinating to see the history of these railroad reststops and the lovely restoration of the rooms. I also was impressed by the different china from several different stops and the small walk-around tour was very explanatory. Great way to spend an hour or so. Would love to visit the other ones now that I know about them.

Learn about the history of and see artifacts from the Fred Harvey company and the Santa Fe Railroad. Great for history buffs and train lovers.

I visited at Christmas time in 2017. Absolutely beautiful and worth going to with many people. So lovely and just wonderful thoughts of the way things use to be. Only regret is that my parents would of really loved it. But they have passed away. But this was their era and they would have so enjoyed it.Thank you to the entire staff for doing such a lovely job of making Christmas even more beautiful and it was a lifetime memory that Ill never forget!!

This is such an awesome little museum. It shows how the rooms were from back in the day and had some older objects and things that were used in the past. I recommend anyone who hasnt been here to stop by just to learn and explore how is was in the past. Also when I was younger they had a big train show, some days they had a quilt show and different things on display. I would give a call before going and ask what is on display that day.

The Harvey house Christmas display was awesome.

~150 Christmas trees beautifully decorated!

It was not open and I guess is never open anymore cant even watch trains from it anymore THANKS ALOT BNSF

When you go and see it you will know why I gave its rating

Went here with family to see their annual Christmas tree display as well as the history of the Harvey house. Display was very well done and we had a wonderful visit. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Would recommend a stop here if in the area!

Great collection of original clothing, furniture, and items like a vintage time clock really made this fascinating. A nice look back at the history of Harvey Houses and the Harvey Girls who worked and lived there. Tours are offered but you can choose a self-paced option if you prefer.

Old bottling company,a couple times a year the open it up. They have old memorabilia on the walls and all over,basically a blast from the past, one year they had some old trainsets set up which was cool,but the coolest is all the old bottles from way back when they actually used the place for a bottling plant. They usually open in the spring and fall for a weekend.

What an amazing museum! Its sad to see somewhere so cool get visited less than it should, so definitely check it out whenever you have the time!!! The tour was extremely interesting

Great Harvey house musium. Had a personal tour with such great information. Plus had a gift shop that was not expensive at all.

Such a grand place to explore! The volunteers are so knowledgeable about the Harvey House and all other Fred Harvey Establishments. The old House is kept in amazing shape and it is always clean. The exhibits are expansive beyond just the Harvey House, but to what the world outside the House was like during that thriving era. There is always has something interesting to look at and buy! I always find a great book there. Even though it is a small museum I give it 5 stars because it is free (but please make a donation), it is unique, and the volunteers are amazing.

We had a great time. Daughters love history and with the guided tour through the rooms we got a very personalized experience. We were travelling for medical appointment and looking for low cost experience. Website listed minature train museum which had been moved to another location.

Enjoyable museum very organized & informative. Donation at the door, quiet tucked away across from Petes restaurant and backs up to the railroad yard. Great for all ages. Wheelchair accessible first floor - upstairs requires climbing stairs - both floors offer history of the era. Curator friendly & welcoming. Gift shop moderate prices worth shopping fun classy items. Highly recommend!

A wonderfully curated museum in the original Harvey House restaurant building. Both the building and collection are magnificent. Fred Harvey was an early feminist and had ideas that were way ahead of his time. Don’t miss this gem in Belen!

Cool place to visit! Glad we had the chance to walk through and see the history of the area.

Festival of Trees very nice!

Very interesting small museum. Very well done..

Friendly and informed staff. Truly a pleasure to visit such a historical place.

Good place for kids or train enthusiasts.

Wonderful experience, not my first time here, and it wont be my last.

Best kept tourist secret in metro ABQ

Great museum for railroad history. Enjoyed their extensive Christmas decorations. Worth seeing.

Love to take the kids here to learn about history. There is much to see here!

Going to the Harvey House was amazing. Myself and my grandchildren went to see the Bug Lights, which was fabulous all on its own. We toured the entire museum excitedly finding treasures among the Christmas lights. The gift shop was loaded with treasures galore. Santa Clause and Mrs. Clause were there to give magical coloring books and crayons to all the children. We had free hot chocolate and after making a small donation, we had enough left to buy two cookies each to eat. We laughed and giggled as we took pictures. This is a memory all three of us will remember. We look forward to next year.

I had never heard of a Fred Harvey House before Albuquerque residents took us there to see the Bugg Christmas Light display. There was not much museum-type stuff to see, but the place was charming, hosted by local, gracious volunteers. (Museum artifacts were probably moved to showcase the numerous lighted Christmas trees.) A very pleasant Sunday evening late in November!

Great history Wonderful docents!

Great museum guide! She really brings the museum to life!

I enjoy going there, the people are so friendly

Really fun place. A lot of neat and interesting history to be learned.

I had recently began a series of book written by Tracie Peterson that incorporates the Harvey House history. After doing some research I found there arent many places left that show the history today. This museum however was perfect from the displays, guided tour, free admission, crowdless atmosphere, and gift shop--even for my dad and his wheelchair. Thank you so much for keeping up this historical gem!!

It shared a little bit of history about the town of Belen and a great place to kill some time. The ladies were nice and accepted a gift of metal art which made me excited at the idea my children may get to see it some day. I had a great tote and look forward to stopping back by in the future. An awesome part of American railroad history!

I love this rare chance to look into the past! Harvey House is this and more. Go upstairs and see the military room! Talk to Volunteers that dress as Harvey Girls!

Nice place and nice people

Beautifully displayed history. Loved it!

Pretty boring place, thought it was a train museum but when I took my son a few months ago ( October 2019) they didnt have much of anything

Interesting place and history. Next to great Mexican food restaurant.

Its Taco Bell, what else is there to say.

Neat place, lots of history and things for kids to do.

Excellent rendition of times past. Enjoyed the tour and video.

Love the museum and especially the Bugg Lights. Sad that this is the last year the Bugg Lights will be displayed here.

A must do stop while in Belen NM. Especially if you enjoy our history. The Harvey Houses were a staple of our past. Seeing the actual china, table settings, kitchen and quarters for the girls so cool. We (NM) had 18 Harvey Houses. Sadly many are gone. But there are still some here. In Las Vegas, NM they are renovating one, La Casteneda. Plus the Montezuma is still in regal form, part of a private college campus. The holidays bring beautiful decorations and many decorated Christmas trees. I cant wait to see!!

Cool place to take the family

I visited the Harvey house and they were having an show of their quilts thats the ladies made with the quilting class that they do and these quilts were very pretty and you could see the detail in each one

Very cool! Like going back in time.

What a wonderful museum. Hosts are very polite, and the tour was awesome. My family and I enjoyed the experience.

Free museum, where volunteers give guided tours. We had an amazing tour, and learned a lot about the Harvey houses in NM. Great way to spend a couple of hours.

Lot of History about how New Mexico was years ago & they give you tours of the place.

A nice view of the past

A friendly and interesting little treasure. Get a taste of what tourism was before automobiles and airliners.

Great historic exhibit. Needs living history exhibit, like Spanish colonial mustang, and New Mexico Dahl Sheep to draw more tourism.

Good display of old railroad & Harvey House memorabilia.

Nice little museum and static buildings.

We came to see the Bugg lights but were impressed by the museum and its friendly staff.

Awesome place to see

Great place to go and learn some history and see Christmas lights during the holidays

Interesting, we went for the bug lights but I would like to go back for the museum

Worth a stop for a student of New Mexican history. The Harvey Houses helped open the west.

This is a small but quite educational museum! I was impressed with the layout and history.

Wonderful your...very personal with interesting stories

Good place to remember history

Historic and pleasant helpful volunteers

Wonderful visit. The museum has great exhibits and the model train layout is marvelous.

A must-see in Belen. One of the few remaining Harvey Houses open to the public.

Fascinating piece of history, volunteers are super nice and informative!

Nice museum. Great folks volunteering here.

Great place for history are you guys are

Winter wonderland and the staff where friendly

Tons of amazing history and its free. Cant beat free. It transports you to the 1910s through 1939. Train history, and stories of people that worked there.

Interesting looks of history

Nice old things

Railroad & Harvey girls. The best...

Impressed!

Lots of Belen history here and the staff are friendly

Historic

A good place to spend a day out of the

Wonderful preservation of an important chunk of history!

Loved it! Very great history to it

A must see!!

Great history and Christmas display.

Love the History

Enjoyed my visit

It was good

Love it

The Harvey House -Fred Harvey Company is an Wow Musuem that you must see!

Very interesting, and in a historic hotel.

Amazing community asset.

Beautiful

Just beautiful.

Cool place to visit

I was not there

Pretty cool train museum !

Very interesting and informative

Fun historic place to visit

It was awesome I loved it