This was our third visit to the PumpHouse. Due to COVID restrictions we had the whole building to ourselves for a private tour! Our 4 yr old ran off to see the amazing train room while a few of us took the guided tour. We learned a lot about the architecture, Kingstons history and were amazed by all the artifacts in their collection room. Always a great balance of fun for all ages. So reasonably priced youll want to leave a donation. Staff is dilligent at sanitizing between tours, face coverings and social distancing. We felt very comfortable with their COVID protocols. This trip we also saw a flying fish! A live fish fell out of nowhere onto the front lawn while we waited for our tour. Shortly after a Sea Gull swooped down to retrieve his live lunch. Cloudy with a chance of minnows!!

Good history of water pumping station for Kingston. Also received a message of how, where and why artefacts s are captured and stored on Kingston. They are moving into an analytical stage of storage, where they are not keeping every copy of an artefact l, but maintaining the best few copies. Are also now attempting to best store artefacts to prevent further deterioration.

Beautiful spot! Will definitely go again!!

Small museum, good view of the old city water pumps. Huge model train setup. For the Canadians of a certain age, the model train set that appeared on the opening of The Friendly Giant is on display. You can run many of the trains. The old steam launch outside is a nice treat as well.

A small museum, can take you around an hour to finish it. It is even better when they do special exhibits. Last year they had a Leonardo DaVinci special exhibition!. Entrance fees are quite modest and suitable to the expectations. Car parking is free with the tickets.

I honestly want to put 1 star just so this place doesnt get crazy popular and busy! Such a perfect mix of museum and play room

Great place to take kids who love trains. It is hands on and a play room that is very fun but hard to get kids out once they start playing.

Super-friendly, knowledgeable staff. We had a nice visit to the Pump House Steam Museum. Its not a huge museum so you could probably spend less than two hours there. We arrived at the end of the day so only had one hour.The model railroad section is great for younger children. Press a few buttons to watch the trains whiz around the tracks.It was interesting to learn about Kingstons bid to become the capital of Canada and the need for a steam-powered water pumping system. There are some interactive exhibits and we saw a Kingston Believe it or Not exhibit with fun facts about Kingstons early history. It was well worth the visit!

For the price the museum is not bad. But it is quite small so its better for people with families. Other than the size of the museum, I was satisfied with my visit.

Neat little museum. They also have forts on fortnite, every Thursday throughout the summer. Great fun with the kids!

Lots of history in one place

Interesting exhibits if youre interested in local history and civil infrastructure.

Always something new to seeGreat verity of model railroad equipment to see from Of scale to N scale . Also has the original HO layout from the CBC show The Friendly Green Giant fully operational. Well worth the visit.

Very interesting place if you like history, engineering, or trains!

This was an impromptu stop and we were extremely surprised and happy with the visit. First it’s a great value at a few bucks to enter. The exhibits were excellent and very informative. The best part was the train display and the kids area. My kids wanted to stay and play and had a great time.

The Pump House has some interesting facts about the early use and movement of water in the Kingston area.

Great place to learn the history of the pump houses impact on Kingston. Great learning experience for all ages. They also do seasonal events that are well worth the visit.

This is a great place for young and old

Interesting displays inside (fee) nice location outside on Kingston waterfront with bike/walking paths and summer boat rentals. Pay parking lot. Some construction currently (in off season)

History Science and technology museum in the 19th century pump station with a discovery center. Great place to learn the importance of the pump house and the water works for the Kingston.

Interesting snapshots of downtown history, very cool to see the early municipal water pumps.

Its interesting for kids to learn how engine works.

Great little museum... loved the Divinci exhibit (congrats to whoever put it together - very interesting showing lesser known of his studies on water)... very cool rehab of the mechanics of the original pumphouse... AND you have the Friendly Giants train!!!!

This was a quick, fun tour of old pumphouse equipment. The entry fee was reasonable. Some of the push button activities didnt work and a few of the model trains werent operational. If you had kids with you, there were activities just for them. The Davinci exhibit was a neat complement.

What was supposed to be a visit to a 19th Century pumping house turned into a more emotional experience for me than anticipated. I learned about the Irish fever sheds and became so heartbroken. It overshadowed the quality of the museum. Perhaps another visit sometime.

Every Thursday is fort night. Had so much fun. Great time walking around museum too

They often have fun events for both kids and some adult only events. A fun way to spend the evening

Great little museum. My 4 year old loved the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit and the Imagination room. She super loved the model train room. Admission is well under $10 for adults and kids under 4 are free. 10/10 would go again.

Definitely a good place to take young kids and let them explore and learn. We went there with our 3.5 year old during the train exhibit over the Christmas period.

Went for my husbands schoolwork in post graduate program. Entrance was around $12 between the 2 of us. Timing was great for us because of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit tour that time, so it was extra interesting.

A little disappointed that there was no actual steam working the pumps. The railway sets made up for that.

Saw the Leonardo exhibit, it was fantastic. Would happily see it again.

Great place to go on a rainy day. Lots to do for a 3 year-old

Staff were knowledgeable and friendly. There is also a great train layout for those interested in trains. Currently there is also a Da Vinci exhibit. Really interesting

This was a really cool place for the kids. The DaVinci exhibit was awesome, and the staff was very knowledgeable in walking us through the exhibit.

Great fishing spot

I visited almost the first day it opened. There were more info on how pumping works. But those science info was probably too difficult and now it was replaced with science camp and other exhibits. But this museum is still full of fun for family with kids to spend couple hours. Dont forget about the fun train models!

Mildly interesting. It was expensive for how small it was. Might have been better with small kids.

Great way to spend a raining afternoon.

Kids had fun. Friendly, helpful staff

We enjoyed our brief visit to the museum. Seeing the set up was very informative and well explained. We were very disappointed, however, because the train set-up was closed for remodeling. Well hope to see that another time as that was the specific reason for this visit.

This is a great small museum in a beautiful location on the Kingston waterfront. It is a short walk downtown or to the Queens University campus. It makes a great destination for children as the exhibits are lovely moving machines that capture the imagination.

All the pumps you could ever want to see

It was a very cool experience. The staff there were amazing and knowledgeable. Gave us a brochure and information about other museums and events in Kingston. Was a great experiance.

Our 4 years old loves this place. Excellent choice of educational toys and games and a train table and model railway.

Nice people. Lot of stuff for kids. Not expensive

Check it out for 2017 they have a beleave it or not exhibition you learn lots and my husband loved the train exhibit

Kids loved the flywheel, trains and games room.

Fascinating look at bygone technology.

Fun times with the whole family!

The children and I loved it...we went back 3 times during our holidays!

Fun place to visit the huge engine! Really cool :)

Cool engines but not interesting cause you cant touch the engines and toys for kids to play with.

Kids love this place. Not too pricey and well kept.

Great place for kids to explore!

Great experience, wish Id had more time available to thoroughly explore everything offered

Entry fees are reasonnable. Kids can play and touch things while learning!

It was a great learning experience and lots of fun, especially for the little ones.

A different experience, brings you back to the past.

Very interesting display.

Great museum to visit!

Interesting museum with an addition of a few model trains.

We loved the model trains here too!

Trains and Tots is fantastic

Great little museum on the water front in Kingston

Groudon!?

Surprisingly fun and enjoyable for the whole family.

Heritage !

Kids like it for short visits.

Excellent place

Enjoyable

Hands down a must see if your in Ktown.

Nice little museum, nice for kids and techies

Amazing childrens program and space

Beautiful museum