National Museum of Transportation
National Museum of Transportation, Transportation museum in Kirkwood, Missouri.
Description
The National Museum of Transportation is a railway, automobile, aircraft, and maritime museum in Kirkwood with over 190 vehicles spanning different eras. The grounds include both outdoor and indoor exhibition areas where visitors can see trains, cars, and planes up close.
History
The museum preserves a historic railroad tunnel from 1853, one of the earliest railroad tunnels west of the Mississippi River. The collection documents roughly 150 years of American transportation development from that period forward.
Culture
The museum shows how people once traveled and what they imagined about the future of movement. The exhibits reveal how faster transportation changed daily life and connected communities across the country.
Practical
Plan to spend several hours exploring since the museum is expansive with both outdoor and indoor sections to visit. Wear comfortable shoes, particularly if you want to walk through the outside exhibition areas.
Did you know?
The museum sits next to an active railroad line where real trains operate and freight moves daily. This location allows massive locomotives like the Union Pacific Big Boy to be moved and displayed, something impossible at museums without this connection.
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