This railroad museum is one of the best that Ive been to! Lots of different interactive activities, even during covid. There was a caboose, steam engine and boxcar that we were able to go in! The whole back of the museum is a model train layout with several different gauge engines. We will definitely be back!

Cute and very reasonably priced museum. Nice activity to do for an hour.

The Wilmington Railroad museum is wonderful for littles. They have the opportunity to play trains, learn history, explore a real engine, caboose, and see really intricate and well planned model trains!

We visited today and loved it. My 2- and 4-year old enjoyed watching the model trains and pressing all the buttons. Unfortunately we werent able to go in the caboose or the train but it was nice to look at them too.Also a lot of train history from the area displayed.Everyone who loves trains should definitely stop here and have a look. Prices are not too high.

This place was very cool. They had railroad cars you could go into and the worlds longest model train set. There were cool artifacts and great stories. I would go back.

If you are a train fan this is a great place. Lots of history and great displays

My son is obsessed with trains and loves going to the museum (sometimes multiple times a week). The employees/ volunteers are incredibly helpful and are great about explaining things to kids and parents alike!

What a little treasure! My kids enjoyed the museum very much. There were Christmas displays for the season which were beautiful. And its near to the Cotton Exchange so you can pop over there for more activities after.

Great place. Our 2 year old grandson didnt want to leave. I didnt want to leave either just because of the thrill watching his eyes get so big watching the model trains move around the room.

Very cool little museum showing off the history of trains as well as 2 massive dioramas of model trains complete with interactive push button control system allowing visitors to run different lines and models at the press of a button. Multiple guages with large and small sizes as well as other small interesting features not related to trains but running on a track. From a car in a garage to a gas station and a McDonalds drive thru. Informative videos as well in the relatively small theater. Staff is friendly but they do close a couple minutes early so be aware if youre coming in right before closing time. Great spot to spend an hour or two for adults and kids alike.

Very interesting! For young and old alike! Loved the scale models of downtown Wilmington, the Pullman standing suitcases for long-haul trips and the lit night views with lightning!!! Nice gift shop too! Will be taking my grandkids!

A awesome spot for adults and children. Really cool exhibits that tell the story of rail roaring and particularly the railroads in eastern North Carolina. The model train exhibit was exceptional.

This is a wonderful museum for those interested in railroad history. They also have several model train setups that are fun for all ages. I bought an annual membership so that I can take my grandchildren as often as theyd like to go. So far, their interest has not worn out!

Awesome. This is the word which best describe this little, but fascinating railroad museum. They have some stuff to look at but the main attraction is the giant (!!) railroadcity with many trains and cars. If you like railroad or have little children they will love this. There are so many buttons to push - wow! The details are great - many many hours have ben invested in this attraction. Definitly worth a visit. Highly recommended. The managing ladies are doing a wonderful job.

Each room gets better than the last as you walk through. Everyone from my 2 year old- my parents in their 60s enjoyed this place! And it was obvious that the people working there loved their job. Defiantly worth going !

So happy to have been part of the 40th Anniversary!! Great day! Thank you all for an eventful time!

Neat place...

Cool museum with a huge model train exhibit

This place is fantastic! Go! And take the whole family! My family spent 3 hours there. Price is very reasonable, too.

A great small museum showing railroad history in NC! The miniature trains and scenery are made for the kid in you. Friendly staff and ample parking. Recommended

This was a fantastic trip with my four-year-old grandson. He absolutely had a blast running from train display to train display. He also enjoyed riding the full size steam engine, the Caboose, and boxcar. If you havent been there yet, do yourself a favor and go. You will enjoy it.

Great displays, staff are friendly and knowledgeable, not just with trains and displays that are related to the Wilmington area but the history of the display and Of Wilmington.

The best model train layout Ive ever seen.

Great place to experience reality about the past. Model trains setups are amazing.

Kids had a great time. Nice staff. Very interactive!

Beautiful piece of History , amazing for kids we enjoy every detail

Went to 40th Anniversary celebration, husband is a train aficionado. Enjoyed it, learned a lot, great displays.

Lots of fun model trains set up and larger decommissioned trains that are perfect for kids (and adults) that are obsessed with trains. Also, they have interesting history of the railroad system in the area.

Pretty fun outing. Brought out the kid in me.

Honestly not very kid friendly. Youll notice all of the dont touch signs there. There is some interactive sections where they can run model trains, but even then you have to hover. No running, no pushing multiple buttons, not a very easy place to take a 6 yr or so. Son enjoyed playing in the trains most and not the museum. Transportation museum in Salisbury is much better.

Staff was polite an place was great

The back room has a really amazing model railroad based on cities in North Carolina.

Very cool place. I practically had to drag my 14-year-old daughter who is pretty much jaded by everything, but she ended up being utterly charmed by all the cool little details in the model train layouts. There are three of these, the biggest of which has recreations of parts of downtown Wilmington and Wilson on one end and mountain scenes on the other. There is also a good deal of information on local railroad history. Plus the code symbols used by hobos.

Awesome place for all ages. Going back soon.

Absolutely amazing. Some of the layouts were featured in I love toy trains videos and DVDs so our son was super excited to see them in person. Staff was super friendly and informative.

Very educational. The train interaction is perfect for kids (of all ages). Entrance fee isnt bad at all either. More of a donation for maintenance.

Great place for all ages. You can really tell the volunteers love what they do with all the special detail put into all the scenery. My grandson was in heaven.

This is a great place. Its inexpensive, clean, well maintained, has a friendly staff, and some incredible exhibits. If youre in or around Wilmington, dont cheat yourself by skipping this place. P.S. Bring the kids. Youll be glad you did.

This is a really cool little non-profit museum. They have some pretty good information on the Atlantic Coastline Line Railroad and other railway related things in the area of Wilmington and NC in general. There are a ton of very cool toy railroad car displays and a couple real ones to climb in and look at. Very child friendly. Id recommend checking this out.

This is a fun place to visit. Worth going to, theyve done a great job.

Awesome museum to stop in for a while. Not a whole day event, but there are plenty of cool exhibits and our little one loves it. Dont forget to go in the caboose out front.

We love the train museum. We were members for at least 6 years. Our grandson is 9 year old now and he still love it.

Very friendly staff! My son loved playing conductor on the model trains. He is 2 years old and had a blast! My wife and I have visited in the past (before he was born) and loved it then too.

Wonderful little railroad museum!!! Incredible model train layouts, lots of love for the art is shown! Several large locomotives and cars....just a lovely experience!!!

Quite small with 3 or 4 rooms and a couple of medium to large model train displays. It might take you an you an hour at most if you take your time. There is an engine outside the kids can ring a bell on, a caboose you can go in, and one other car.

Such a good time. A laid back self guided tour through the history of the railroad. Playing with the trains didnt hurt either...

There’s nothing better on a threateningly rainy day than visiting a museum, or two! And what better place to visit than something historic that continues to affect our every day. The railroad system in the USA made a huge impact in so many different things and the Wilmington Railroad Museum keeps that history alive and well in an interactive way! Hands down, the best “to-scale” working model trains I’ve ever seen! Does not disappoint!!

Very nice place. Just wish there was more to do for the price you have to pay.

It really teach you about the history of trains.

My step dad worked railroad forv40 years and he loved seeing everything they had

Interesting history and one of the best model train exhibits Ive seen.

Great layouts, local railroad history. Friendly, helpful, volunteer! staff. Thanks to the volunteers.

Pretty awesome place

The kids had a lot of fun and loved all the buttons they got to push

So much to see. A hidden gem downtown.

This was such an amazing experience! Thank you- tour guides, engineers, clerks- everyone who made this place possible. I learned so much. There are so many young & big kid things to do in this museum (Im 50!). Affordable, educational, & fun.

Fun place to visit if youre interested in trains. They have lots of old toy trains on display and i saw one like i played with when i was a child. There is also scale trains running around on several tracks you can watch.

A number of very detailed model railroad layouts. Many interactive and all well maintained.

Excellent place for kids

Great location if staying downtown, however I believe they allowed too many people in and it was overly crowded for the Holiday Lights exhibit. Beautiful train setups! Bathroom was under construction, but the toilets were disguising!!!

I take my son here often and he loves it. They get to have a Thomas the train day where Thomas comes and gives rides to the kids. It’s best if you get a membership for the year. They have indoor trains and a nice play area for smaller children and a little store for souvenirs as well!!

Great time doing the scavenger hunts that they offer with admission. Model train set up is very elaborate. Free parking and small play area for toddler age children including a train table.

Worth buying a family membership if you are local. Kids are safe to explore without fear of them getting lost or breaking things. Amazing history. Great displays and play area for the children. Nice volunteers.

I volunteer here! its an amazing museum! i really recommend it to anyone who is in town.

Fun little place. Spent about 90 min. Mostly just let the kids run around and enjoy themselves. Family friendly staff.

Had a great time is a good value, highly recommend the Christmas light show.

Small. Friendly staff. Honest African American coverage (I think) ... Interesting historical information, fun kids play area. Only thing to fix IMHO is getting higher step up places for kids to get a better view of the model train builds.

Small and tucked away down by the water, this museum did not disappoint! Our son loves trains, our daughter is along for the ride, but everybody had a good time here. Theres an actually train engine by the entrance and a caboose to climb around on. An entire room was filled with a model train metropolis. There were plenty of kid interactive opportunities and everything was very clean and well kept.

Great service and food!

For having such a small footprint, this museum has a ton to see and experience. Real (retired) trains, historical gems, and beautiful, intricate, interactive model train setups

Great place even if you dont love trains...

Its a great place to take kids. Lots of things to see and touch

It was so cool seeing everything all decorated for Christmas

So friendly. Such fun!

Kids really loved it. They have a.couple trains they can play on as well as a.hamds on kids area.

Very informative about the rail road system in Wilmington NC. Fin playing with the train lay outs.

We enjoyed seeing all the different trains running on the tracks. My granddaughter enjoyed pushing the different buttons to see what they could do.

Great place, just amazing. Wonderful for old time rail buffs and the huge model train exhibit of various gauges, all working, is super for kids.

So much to see and to learn!! We cant wait to go back!

It was really cool and the trains are awesome..

Great place only thing they need is a tour explaining things.

A must see if you love trains.

This was a fun place to go on a rainy day. Very family friendly and educational.

I was expecting a small museum with a few choice items. Instead, my wife and I both thoroughly enjoyed this museum. It not only has a large train layout that is really nice, it also has a history / museum section, it has a video theater with some custom videos, and it has a childrens section. in addition to all those things inside, outside it has an engine and a couple cars that you can climb inside. My wife who is not the railroader also enjoyed this museum very much; I think that says a lot about museum! In short, it exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended.

Really cool place for kids at Christmas.

Kids loved it

Major fun. it has awesome model trains.

Really knowledgeable staff and the models are amazing!

Very nice and educational museum centrally located downtown Wilmington in historic area, excellent exhibits of trains and history, a nice experience.

My son loves this place and still talks about a year later. We will return in july for another visit. Amazing collection of memorabilia and model trains. And the history here is mind blowing. My family has been in north carolina since the late 1700s and ill be moving there in the next couple of years to keep the tradition alive.

Fun place to visit for kids and adults all the same - beautiful models and setups and very interesting history displays!

Love going with my grandchildren, they have a blast, its a place to see. We going every year!!!!

Always a great stop while visiting the city. Something new for our son to see each time.

First time here and it was pouring down rain so it was a nice activity to do inside! Children and all ages will love to see the huge train display and will enjoy reading and seeing all of the history! This time of year its nicely decorated for Christmas!

One of the best model train set up weve seen. Great displays, easy to get around, fun for any age.

If you are into model trains. This place is for You!

Great old railroad museum. Lots of exhibits and history about the early railroads. Special emphasis on the the Atlantic Coastline RR.

The kids group really enjoy learning about the different trains

$9.50 per adult too walk around a little building seems overpriced. We passed. Threatening parking signs everywhere make the area feel unfriendly.

Very neat, probably better if you are a train fanatic.Very cool model train set ups that have a lot going on a a ton of attention to detail.There is a play area for kids with a wooden train set, which is nice for letting the adults either just look around or relax for a while.Would be nice if they had more to look at in terms of actual trains (they have an engine, a boxcar, and a caboose), but space limitations are certainly a factor in what is offered.Wouldnt drive to Wilmington just to see this, but if you are in the area its a nice museum to check out.