Museums - A Photo Thread

[geomorph]

Railway Display: History Colorado Center
Location: Denver, Colorado







Railway Display: Alaska State Museum
Location: Juneau, Alaska







Railway Display: South Carolina State Museum
Location: Columbia, South Carolina







Railway Display: The Franklin Institute
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania







Railway Display: Atlanta History Center
Location: Atlanta, Georgia













Railway Display: Chicago History Museum
Location: Chicago, Illinois















Railway Display: Fort Calgary
Location: Calgary, Alberta







Railway Display: Glenbow Museum
Location: Calgary, Alberta











Railway Display: Washington State Museum
Location: Tacoma, Washington













Railway Display: Flagler Museum
Location: Palm Beach, Florida













Railway Display: Origen Museum
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada















Railway Display: National Postal Museum
Location: Washington, DC

















Railway Display: National Museum of American History
Location: Washington, DC



























All photos taken by geomorph in 2009-2023.

[whatnext]

Cool! Have you been to the museum in Cranbrook, BC with the large railway collection?

https://www.cranbrookhistorycentre.com/exhibit/railcar_collection/

[geomorph]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Cool! Have you been to the museum in Cranbrook, BC with the large railway collection?

https://www.cranbrookhistorycentre.com/exhibit/railcar_collection/

I had not heard of it! I see they are eager to provide some sort of shelter for the rolling stock to protect them from the ravages.

[geomorph]

Railway Display: California State Railroad Museum
Location: Sacramento, California































Railway Display: The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Location: Dearborn, Michigan

























Railway Display: National World War 2 Museum
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana











Railway Display: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Location: Washington, DC











Railway Display: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Location: Chicago, Illinois















Railway Display: Heinz History Center
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania











Railway Display: Museum of North Vancouver
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia













Railway Display: HistoryMiami Museum
Location: Miami, Florida







Railway Display: San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Location: San Diego, California

















Railway Display: Washington State History Museum
Location: Tacoma, Washington

















All photos taken by geomorph in 2006-2025.

[meh]

geomorph, have you visited the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis?

https://tnmot.org/

https://www.allaroundstl.com/reviews/places/national-museum-of-transportation-/

No grand buildings but TONS of awesome old machines on display (especially of the locomotive variety).


https://whichmuseum.com/museum/national-museum-of-transportation-des-peres-14910


https://www.facebook.com/groups/21550063750/posts/10160308503568751/


https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheRockIsland/posts/6440985976030731/


https://www.allaroundstl.com/reviews/places/national-museum-of-transportation-/

[Alpha]

A radio museum with own broadcasting transmitter exists in Cham, Bavaria, Germany in a former telephone exchange.

[geomorph]

Originally Posted by meh

geomorph, have you visited the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis?

No I have not visited but it looks interesting!

[geomorph]

Museum: Jurassic Park Discovery Center in Islands of Adventure theme park
Location: Orlando, Florida
Architect: ?
Completed: 1999

This one is a simulated museum featuring some partially fantasy-based science!

































All photos taken by geomorph in 2011.

[geomorph]

Originally Posted by Alpha

A radio museum with own broadcasting transmitter exists in Cham, Bavaria, Germany in a former telephone exchange.

I have never been to a radio-specific museum, but there is one in my state in Northern California called the California Historical Radio Society in Alameda in a former residential building.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Alpha

A radio museum with own broadcasting transmitter exists in Cham, Bavaria, Germany in a former telephone exchange.

On my must-see list of Bavarian museums is the Europäisches Spargelmuseum (European Asparagus Museum)!


https://museen-in-bayern.de/en/museums/museum-details/europaeisches-spargelmuseum

[geomorph]

Museum: Lucy - A Tribute at Universal Studios Florida theme park
Location: Orlando, Florida
Architect: ?
Completed: 1992 (closed 2015)





















All photos taken by geomorph in 2011.