Travel Town Museum

Travel Town was dedicated on December 14, 1952. The concept of a... more on Museum Stuff

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0	Travel Town Transportation Museum (2004) ...kids can climb over large locomotives, playing engineer... Zagat , a user of Zagat, Read full review on Zagat
2.5	No more climbing on trains Although at one time, children and their families were able to climb into the trains and look around, that is no longer the case (for safety... a user of Go City Kids, Read full review on Go City Kids
5.0	My Grandson's and I love going to Travel Town! (08/01/05) My Grandson's and I love going to Travel Town! The Personal there it wonderful... By grammadar_i_are from Moorpark, Ca , a user of yahoo, Read full review on yahoo
5.0	A Train Fan's Playground Great place to take anyone who loves trains. Will appeal to all ages: from very young to old. Birthday parties here are fabulous for little train... lapazlind , a user of Go City Kids, Read full review on Go City Kids
5.0	Great fun for Kids (06/20/05) My daughter (3 years old) has enjoyed a lot in this place. Its a great... By bnithy from Anaheim, CA , a user of yahoo, Read full review on yahoo

The Travel Town Museum is located at 5200 Zoo Drive, at the northwest corner of Los Angeles' Griffith Park. Exit Forest Lawn Drive, Ventura Freeway (134)

10a-4p M-F; 10a-5p Sa-Su, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat-Sun 10am-5pm

Admission : FREE admission -- Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is closed Christmas Day.
Collections: Particular thematic emphasis of the Collection is placed on the history of Southern California and how the railroad aided its development. The locomotive collection includes such significant examples of railroad history as the Stockton Terminal & Eastern No. 1, built by Norris-Lancaster in 1864, with a wheel arrangement of 4-4-0; the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway No. 664, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1899, with a wheel arrangemnet of 2-8-0; the Soutehrn Pacific No. 3025, built by the Schnectady Locomotive Works in 1904, with a wheel arrangement of 2-8-0; the Pacific Electric No. 1544, the "Electra", an electric steeple-cab built by the North Shore Railway in 1902 and the California Western No. 56, an RS-12 diesel built by the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation in 1955. The rolling stock collection features 'The Little Nugget' club-dormitory No. 701 from the Union Pacific Streamliner City of Los Angeles, and the sleeping cars 'Rose Bowl' and 'Hunters Point', both originally form the U.P.'s City of San Francisco.

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