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Location
Parking
parking available
Best time
Visit on the 3rd or 5th Saturday of the month to see the trains operating in the impressive HO Scale Model Railroad layout, which features an entire reproduced city—the highlight many visitors mention.
Visitor tip
Plan to spend time in the basement toy room, especially if visiting with young children (ages 2-5). Multiple reviewers noted their toddlers had great fun playing there while exploring the trains.
About DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building
History museum with a model railroad. Local-history museum known for its detailed model railroad installation with 2,000 ft. of track.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun 12-4pm
- Highlights
- HO Scale Model Railroad, Train Saturdays programs
What visitors say
Lovely museum located in a beautiful old Library. The staff was extremely friendly, which made my visit even better. My 2.5 year old daughter had a great time watching the train and playing in the 'toy room' downstairs. I enjoyed the…
If you love trains, you cannot miss this place. Never have I seen such a beautiful reproduction of not only a train track but an entire city. The trains operate on 3rd and 5th Saturdays, but nonetheless a beautiful place to visit any…
The kids went for a walk pick explorations and learned past history and how people lived back then.
From 108 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The museum features an HO Scale Model Railroad with 2,000 feet of track and detailed reproduction of an entire city layout
- The museum is housed in a historic old library building in Wheaton, IL
- Admission is free to the DuPage County Historical Museum, making it an accessible educational resource for all ages
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