The Museum of Transportation is a 42-acre transportation museum in Kirkwood, Missouri. The Museum of Transportation is a privately owned and operated facility. Founded in 1944, it has a wide variety of vehicles: antique cars, boats, aircraft, and a sizable collection of locomotives and railroad equipment from around the United States. The museum houses 'one of the largest and best collections of transportation vehicles in the world,' according to the Smithsonian Institution.Using our custom trip planner, Saint Louis attractions like The National Museum of Transportation can form part of a personalized travel itinerary.
The museum restores and displays a collection spanning 15 decades of American history. In addition to a world-class collection, the Museum is home to a nationally acclaimed research library of transportation-related memorabilia and documents.
MOT hosts eleven car shows annually.
A miniature train operates around a loop of track near the parking lot and full-sized restored trolleys operate Thursday-Sunday from April through October.
During the Christmas holiday season, MOT hosts the E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Display, the largest indoor holiday display in Missouri.
The Museum is open daily March through October. In November through February the Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday. The Museum is closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.
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Love walking among the history of the trains and cars. It is a chance to show the younger generation some of the things that we saw on a daily basis.
Love walking among the history of the trains and cars. It is a chance to show the younger generation some of the things that we saw on a daily basis. more »
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A wow venue. Don't underestimate the touching of some of the biggest steam locomotives ever built. Or the knowledge base of the staff in the antique cars exhi it.
A wow venue. Don't underestimate the touching of some of the biggest steam locomotives ever built. Or the knowledge base of the staff in the antique cars exhi it. more »
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Overall a very nice museum to visit. Mostly trains and cars, but there are other items as well. Some very unique pieces such as a fabulous custom car owned by Bobby Darin and the world's largest tanker car. They also let you get into the cab of a Big Boy. A couple of issues: The price is on the high side (not outrageous, but high) but then they continue to nickel and dime you with other activities. Plus a lot of the best train cars were not accessible to see on the inside, so you had to try to look through windows, which didn't work very well. Finally know that there is a lot of walking and climbing involved.
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Everyone was very nice and it was a good way to spend an afternoon. Train ride was fun and for $5 you get as many rides as you want until the rides are done. Make sure to visit all the buildings (you can only see them all if you get a map). We missed two buildings and still spent 2-3 hours here. (We read all the signs and took our time too... It can be done quicker if you want)
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