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San Diego Model Railroad Museum

Rail museum · San Diego ·

San Diego Model Railroad Museum

Rail museum · San Diego ·
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"World's Largest Indoor Railroad Display In the lower level of the Casa Del Balboa building in Balboa Park is one of the world's largest indoor model railway displays. There are several rooms, where you can see huge displays of trains going through miniature towns and landscapes. Parts of the California railway system is recreated in miniature, including the Southern Pacific-Santa Fe Tehachapi Pass (pictured here). There are different miniature towns representing San Diego and other California cities throughout various point in history, and the railways that went through them at that time period. In another room is the toy train gallery, with four separate lines, miniature scenery, and even a train equipped with a camera in the front, so you can watch a video from the 'train's eye view.' Both kids and adults will enjoy this fantastic model railroad museum."

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Largest model railroad museum in North America

model trains
detailed layouts
balboa park
volunteers
miniature towns
train enthusiasts
family friendly
kids
Google Rating
4.7 (1.2K)
Yelp Rating
4.2
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1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 Get directions

Restroom
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Free Wi-Fi
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Erin Johnson (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Erin Johnson (Atlas Obscura User)
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by jondi letnap (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
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Information

Largest model railroad museum in North America

model trains
detailed layouts
balboa park
volunteers
miniature towns
train enthusiasts
family friendly
kids
Google Rating
4.7 (1.2K)
Yelp Rating
4.2
Featured in Afar
Featured in

1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 Get directions

Restroom
Family friendly
Free Wi-Fi
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by null
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by jondi letnap (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by ATLAS_OBSCURA
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by null
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by jondi letnap (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Erin Johnson (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by jondi letnap (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by ATLAS_OBSCURA
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by jondi letnap (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Erin Johnson (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Erin Johnson (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Erin Johnson (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Erin Johnson (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by ATLAS_OBSCURA
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by jondi letnap (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by jondi letnap (Atlas Obscura User)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by Avoiding Regret (Sandi Hemmerlein)
San Diego Model Railroad Museum by null
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