Interurban Railway Museum

Very enthusiastic and welcoming! We visited with our extended family and our guide was engaging and knowledgeable. There is a front room where there were hands-on displays that all our kids enjoyed (ages 4-13). Then there's the museum portion and a tour of the rail car. They even assembled activity bags for our kids to take. Highly recommended!

What a hidden gem inside of the park! We have been to the park many times and never knew this was a museum. Super friendly staff and knowledgeable. Very good with kids. Great part of history!

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This place was super fun. I went on a Friday and joined in for toddlers story time. Of course my 2y was the only one misbehaving and not interested. I still had fun. There a large model train set and lots of things to press buttons that make noise and or turn lights on. We got to go inside and old train that's right outside the building. Also we're giving a pencil and a coloring book, all for free. Not that far afterwards we went to the playground.

Interesting place with a lot of history. While not a large museum, I could spend hours in here cause I'm a curious person. Each individual exhibit has something to teach you if you have the time. Electricity items were really neat and fun. We were in and out in 45 minutes so I only got the highlights. Not my idea of visiting a museum. The docents were very knowledgeable and I enjoyed talking to them. The interurbban railway car was cool. Imagine old school DART. Hope you're not in a hurry. In the area? Check it out.

We loved our visit to this charming little museum! We came on a sunny Saturday afternoon and we were immediately greeted by a very friendly docent, who offered to give us a tour of the place. He started with the train car located outside, which was a great trip to the past. We got to see how back of the car was reserved for the post office, and how segregation affected the set-up of the train car. It was so great to walk through that old car while listening to the guide tell us all about its history of traveling all around the DFW area (even down into Waco!)After the tour of the train car, we went back into the museum to explore. It was a wealth of information, with plenty of awesome hands-on exhibits that are great for kids and adults alike. You can see how electricity for the trains is created, learn all about it first hand! My boyfriend said he actually found this little museum more interesting and informative than the Perot! On our way out, we left $5 in the donation jar, even though the museum is free. There's a $2 suggested donation per person, but they don't demand it at all. We simply felt that, after we spent so long there enjoying ourselves, we wanted to contribute!

What a great way to spend as an afternoon with the kids. The museum is located next to Haggard Park so you can go see and learn some pretty neat history, and then enjoy the park and the great downtown area. The museum itself is wonderful. We were able to tour and get on the actual train and then head inside and tour the actual museum. My kids enjoyed the model train. We will be back for story time on Fridays. The folks working there were awesome as well, very informative and friendly. Looking forward to our return.

Stopped here while visiting the area, not expecting much. But it exceeded my expectations and was very interesting overall! Jacquez was extremely knowledgeable and gave us so many cool facts. I definitely recommend stopping by this place!

We had a wonderful time and our 2.5 year-old loved the experiments and getting to go on an old train. The gentlemen that work there are super knowledgeable and such a wealth of information. They were great with our child, too. At the end of our tour, our child even got a gift bag, which included a paper train to assemble and coloring book with crayons. This is a free museum but donations are accepted - definitely throw in a few dollars if you're stopping by.

This railway museum is free, cute, and small. It is well-maintained and gives you the history behind the local railways in a fun and interactive way. Nice spot for a quick visit.