Fantastic Museum. A LOT of things to look. The staff is awesome. I had a great time exploring here!

Nice tour guides that walk you through the museum explaining how things worked.

Wow! Awesome museum! So much things to explore there, so huge slice of history and technology. I am, personally, was impressed by exhibition of different types of cables (photo included). My son (7yo) was blown away by using retro phone with caller. Weve got David as a guide through this place. He was super informative and nice. This place is truly unique: automatic machines, telephones, telegraphs and teletypes, switchboards, cables and of course incredible people! Go explore!

A fascinating look at back room switching equipment from the previous century. One of the most interesting museums Ive ever visited

Super cool niche museum, a lot of fun to wander around and the tour guides really know what theyre talking about. Not recommended for families with children under ten, a lot of the displays are live and not contained, so they arent safe for a child that might run off. Otherwise, its really neat to poke around and discover the history of telecommunication!

Super cool museum with all sorts of old mechanical computers that used to be used to make telephone calls. The people at the museum are very friendly, and will give tours and demonstrations.Its really fun to watch the machines make physical connections between two phones!

My husband and I absolutely loved the museum and the tour! We were both very impressed by the amount of working (!) phones and communication systems in the museum, as well as the level of knowledge and friendlyness of the volunteers! Such an amazing place to visit!

Nice museum, great staff, all phones workable !

A true gem for anyone geeky - completely volunteer run, donation supported, and full of very rare equipment, much of it still working.Youll talk with engineers who actually worked on these systems, and learn a lot of interesting things about older phone and TV.Absolutely must go if youre free on a Sunday afternoon.

Gives a rare peek into the history and evolution of the technology that silently runs our modern world. Exhibits are impressively massive, and many are operational and demonstrated by knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff.

This museum is a time travel machine : its amazing to see how much telecommunication technology changed in over a century. I think anyone can appreciate that and have a great time here, technically inclined or not. Kudos to the volunteers running it and special thanks to Peter for the very informative tour. An additional wing /space could be added to present the wireless side and show how much and fast that changed as well.

This has to be my favorite museum ever. Extremely knowledgeable folks, great stories and doing everything they can to share what they know

Fantastic place with amazing volunteer tours. With or without a technical background you’re sure to be amazed. By far one of the best museum experiences I’ve ever had.

The Connections Museum is located in an old telephone communications building in Georgetown and showcases the history of the telephone from the Alexander Graham Bell days (late 1800s) until about 100 years later. There are rows and rows of old switchboards from various decades. Most of these are still working. And our tour guide -- who worked at this place for real back in the day -- was more than happy to demonstrate each. In addition, there are scores of old telephones, teletype machines, transmitters, cables, and a washing machine (dont ask).This is definitely a cool place to spend a couple of hours, see some fabulous olde gadgets, and learn a bit about how the simple act of placing a phone call evolved over time,

The best place in the world if you are really into telephone switchboards.

Great place to nerd out. Whats amazing is all this old equipment isnt just sitting behind glass -- much of it still works. A dedicated team of volunteers breathes life into this gear so you can see it work, and even operate some of it yourself. Highly recommend.

I cant wait to go back to ask even more questions!

Um this place ruled. here’s an unrelated picture of us catching pokemon

Slow guided tours that take a while. Not a quick stop over on a Sunday afternoon. Also, the tour guide called my dog fat.

I drove past it for years but never stopped in. So glad I did I have to go back now. It is absolutely unbelievable if you have any kind of a tech or mechanical streak in you. I would highly recommend it to anyone

Amazing and engaging place full of very knowledgeable tour guides and awesome old hardware.

An interesting place for all things communications history. Many old telephones, switching equipment, teletypes, test equipment, etc. Great volunteer guides. Well worth a Sunday afternoon visit. Donations appreciated.

Amazing collection, amazing volunteers!

This place is incredible! I really didnt know what to expect when I planned to visit with my son. Sure, the website offers a virtual tour but it doesnt even begin do this museum justice. There is so much telecom equipment here that it can be quite overwhelming. But, luckily, the volunteers that work there are such great guides! They are so friendly, passionate, and knowledgeable and make the entire visit a phenomenal experience! Each and every one of them really love what they do and it truly shows in how they want you to really be interested in the hardware that is on display. We spent just over 2 hours visiting and had a great time! I highly recommend this place! And be generous with your donations as they rely on these to purchase and maintain the equipment.

As a geek, this is an amazing place to visit.And the people there are extremely welcoming.

What an awesome place. Volunteer David was extremely knowledgeable and took us through a thorough tour of both floors. There is so much to see that we will totally be back!

It was fortunate to have professional and passionate guides, my friend and I learned a lot from their detailed information and insightful perspectives about the technology for human connection in the past and future. Certainly, just like my friend said, these are things we have forgotten or taken for granted. Highly recommended!

A hidden gem! Dont let the exterior fool you, the collection is amazing, and the personal tours provided by knowledgeable volunteers are fascinating. They have one of every generation of phone switch installed and fully operational and you can watch as they route calls.

Fantastic Telecom history saved for posterity

Great history and evolution of the phone systems. Incredible collection. Worth the stop. Guides are Very helpful too.

A must see for anyone interested in telecommunication history. I work for the phone company in Canada and this was well worth the drive. Definitely opt for a guided tour as the knowledge the tour guides demonstrate is unparalleled in any YouTube video or article you could ever find.

This was honestly a great experience. Learning about how the old telephone switches work was amazing. The fact that they still got them working blows my mind.

Too bad theyre only open on Sunday. Amazing working displays!!

Amazing collection if you like vintage telecoms or technology at all absolutely worth a visit!

Oh man it is a must-go if you are into tech stuff!! And they have great volunteers and a ton of stuff!

Amazing working display of equipment, super helpful and knowledgeable volunteer staff. Well worth the trip!

This was my favorite place in a weekend in Seattle. Got to see working switchboard, step-by-step switch, panel switch, crossbar switch, & ESS. I also liked the outside plant on another floor. Best part was really clear explanation by volunteer who gave great background for each development. Wonderful that a telco actually supports this marvelous museum.

Really interesting collection. Since we were a group of engineers or guide, a former switch tech, gave us a in depth 3 hour tour of how everything about the awesome working 50s switches works. He was extremely knowledgeable and answered all our questions. If your into this kind of thing I highly recommend this.

A must-see for electronics geeks, interesting for the rest of us on an otherwise free day.

Delightfully quirky place. They take a pretty broad approach to their subject matter, and the volunteers each seem to have their own area of expertise. Radio, and telephone are especially well covered with exhibits from the earliest days through the 20th century.

So amazing!

One of the best museums in this area, especially for techies. Super friendly staff, and you can actually use almost all of the equipment there!

This place is incredible. Can’t believe it’s been in operation for 30 years. You can place calls and act as a switchboard operator!

This is one of the most interesting museums Ive ever been to. My guide was a professional who knew what he was talking about and was able to answer all my questions about the equipment and how it is used.I could take as many pictures as I wanted, as well as interact with the exhibits.The museum is maintained by volunteers and there is no entrance fee.

Great if youre into physical communications

I spent 6 hours there and still would have stayed.

Fascinating equipment and the tour was very informativeStill a specialist museum for telecommunications nerds.

Amazing museum for any nerd or curious person.

An amazing treasure of techno artifacts - possibly one of my favorite places in the solar system

This place was made by nerds for nerds. Are you a nerd? I know I am. I had a blast, and I will return.

Very good Telephone Museum.. outstanding.

Extremely interesting! Worth a visit.

Love it it is the best to learn about the history of communication a lot of displays recommended 100%

Awesome people explaining a great piece of history.

Out of the way, however, worth it if youre a nerd!!

Nerd heaven. If you wish you could have worked at Bell Labs, this place is for you.

Come see working crossbar switches!

Awesome history with passionate volunteers

Astounding collection of telephone history

Fascinating place.

Great items and people

Vintage equipment great

Hands on old telephone technology.