Colorado Model Railroad Museum

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An absolutely wonderful experience! My sincere thanks to Chris Cochran and all the dedicated volunteers for the incredible work they do here. The level of detail, creativity, and care put into the model railroad layouts is truly impressive and inspiring. This museum is much more than trains it is a place of cultural learning, storytelling, history, and artistic expression. The craftsmanship behind the layouts reflects countless hours of passion and teamwork, and it shows in every detail. The Colorado Model Railroad Museum is a place well worth visiting for all ages. Located at 680 10th St, Greeley, CO 80631, it offers a unique and enriching experience that blends education, culture, and imagination beautifully. Highly recommended. Thank you to everyone involved for preserving this art and sharing it with the community.

Had an amazing time! Went to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary and had tons of fun finding all of their hidden items. The volunteers were incredibly kind and even gave us a behind the scenes tour after they closed. Wonderful place with wonderful people. The trains and the models were fun to watch and interact with. Cannot wait to go again.

My grandkids absolute favorite place.. We've been members for 12+ years now and we visit all the time. The staff is amazing and the exhibits are so cool. After all this time we still find little details in the scenes. We love the view from the top of the caboose and the Lego train set up is always a highlight as well. This museum is a true GEM in Greeley!

This is such a great model railroading museum. It has a very wonderful layout, with interactive components. We went on a day when there was a large variety of visitors. There were young children, older children, even older visitors. I loved watching the volunteers run the trains. They even offered information about certain parts of the layout. It was time well spent!

Really cool museum with such a friendly staff. Definitely recommend it for all ages.

Very nice model railroad set up. Lots of activities for kids. If you have a High Plains library card you can get a free ticket.

Great fun for the whole family! It was worth the short trek from Fort Collins to see something completely different. I'd recommend coming when volunteers are there running the trains (3 days a week), because you can ask questions and they will tell you some jokes. The miniature displays were fascinating, as much as the trains themselves. The scavenger hunt was fun for the kids, and they got a little prize at the end even if they missed a few.

What a beautiful HO scale layout featuring 25 scale miles of track, beautiful scenery, multi era buildings and an incredible amount of memorabilia. The volunteers are fantastic. We look forward to spending more time here, after we move into the area in the coming weeks.

I came up to Greeley to see the arrival of Big Boy, the largest steam locomotive ever built. The planned stop was next to the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. So I went to see all the memorabilia and the model railroad layouts. What a fun time. Lots of history and amazing layouts with trains and miniature buildings. Also a cute miniature circus made of Legos. Then, Big Boy arrived. Wow!!

This place is absolutely incredible. I have always loved trains and just couldn't pass up stopping in while I was in Greeley. I was astonished at the level of pure artistry of the train lay outs and the landscapes and towns people have made. You can view the trains from cat walks above the displays or you can be down in and around them on ground level. The place is clean, well laid out and well run. The people were exceptionally pleasant and clearly shared my passion for trains. I really wish this place was closer to my house as I would love to volunteer in a place like this. It's model train heaven and I spend several hours checking them all out. Plenty of parking and a great building.

Really fun model train museum. I wish it was a bit bigger or cheaper, but still fun to visit and spend time at.

So much fun for all ages! Very well displayed. We like to bring all of our visitors to Greeley to the Colorado Model Railroad Museum.

Great for all ages! I had a great time looking at the tiny features and for the dinosaurs. A fun experience that lasts at least an hour.

This museum kept 5&7 year old, and a 71&78 year mesmerized for an hour and a half! Fabulous displays and a volunteer staff who love what they do adding another layer of WOW to a fabulous experience .

This place is amazing!! From young to old it will capture your imagination and curiosity immediately! The attention to detail is insane! The volunteers that run the trains are wonderful people to watch and chat with. They have so much knowledge and are eager to educate. We were told it took them just over 5 years to complete the museum but over 10 in design. You can really tell how much went into it. I defiantly recommend coming with some time to spare. It is worth walking slow and looking at all the details, watch the trains run through and listened and watch the conductors. I will defiantly come back here again next time I'm in town.

The coolest model railroad museum I've ever been to! Such a neat place to visit in Greeley! I love how the people who are guiding the trains take it seriously and talk to dispatch with everything they do. They have a small souvenir store as well. Overall, this was a great museum that I'd def come back again!

This place was absolutely incredible! I loved trains as a child and had a train set that I had so much fun with, so when I saw that this museum was only a little over an hour drive away, I had to go! First, the location is so nice, being right next to an actual railroad with trains running by every so often definitely added to the ambiance. They had adequate parking and it was easy to find. Once inside, it was mesmerising! There's fun I-Spy games to keep you engaged for all ages and the details on some of the terrain and design was insane. You could easily spend upwards of 2 hours here just diving into all the small details. It's obvious a LOT of thought, planning, and skill to make someone's dream a reality. All of the staff & volunteers were really helpful and gave us lots of information. You can even go inside a sleeper car, which was really cool and immersive. Even though I'm not in the area, I hope to return many times and I look forward to my next visit! And with such a low admission price, I can't complain. Highly recommend.

What a terrific find! The attention to detail and helpfulness of all the employees (volunteers maybe?) was awesome. They were full of info and ready to talk and answer any questions. Kids and adults both loved it.

What a epic model railroad! Visited on a Sunday, they opened right at 1pm. The admission attendant couldn't be nicer. I was given a detailed map of the layout with detailed description on the backside. Lots of railroad historical artifacts and examples on the second floor catwalk. Climbed into the authentic full sized caboose, the kids will love it. The layout itself is epic in scale, detail and variety. Scenes change from rural, urban, mountainous and even dockside. Although I didn't participate, I noticed several kids with a scavenger hunting list as well as several dinosaurs hiding in the layout. The trains have sound and on the day I visited, there was a long Union Pacific live stock train that had pig and cow sounds emanating from the boxcars. Don't miss the big red buttons in various spots on the layout- they trigger a animated part of the layout- don't miss the forest fire scene! Visit! I recommend it!

This is a really fun destination in downtown Greeley. They have (model) miles and miles of trains running through cities, mountains, industrial parks etc. There's an area for kids to get very interactive with, and a few spots through the displays for adults to as well. There are several really nice volunteers scattered about to answer questions and tell stories. Make sure to ask for a scavenger hunt list, because they have lots of fun hidden throughout.

Fun place to take the kids on a winter day. It was pretty quiet on Friday morning in January. My one and two year old loved playing with the kids train toys, going in the caboose and watching the model trains go by. It's not terribly big, but we were still here for 2 hours. We'll be back!

First time visiting. Came across it by accident on YouTube and went within a week. SO impressed I purchased the family membership and plan to go back this weekend to spend more time. Highly recommend - for all ages.