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Visitor tip
Bring children of all ages to interactive stations with operational buttons—the museum features mini train tables sized for toddlers and wooden train play sets alongside full-scale layouts, keeping engagement high across age groups
Best time
Visit during seasonal special events like Night Trains (October-November spooky edition with treats and costumes welcome) or the Spring Hobby Show and Sale (May 9, 2026) for elevated experiences beyond the regular exhibits
About Twin City Model Railroad Museum
Railroad history plus model & toy trains. Specialty model-railroad museum featuring large displays, toy trains & history exhibits.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Model Railroad Museum
- Main Attraction
- 11,000+ sq ft with 30'x50' O-scale Twin City model train layout
- Experience
- Highly interactive with buttons to press and trains to operate
- Location
- Saint Paul, MN
What visitors say
We recently attended the Night Trains® - Spooky Trains Event 2025 and we left genuinely impressed by the charm and creativity of the evening. Held in the museum’s regular Night Trains season, the spooky-themed edition added just the…
We used to come here a good bit when our son was younger. He's 16 now, and it has been a few years, but we went last night for night trains and had so much fun. Everyone there is so kind and I love how many interactive buttons there…
If you like model trains this is with a visit. Different size models with pretty cool layouts. They sometimes have special events. You can book a birthday party here. Photos are from their Halloween event. It was pretty neat
From 816 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The museum features a 30' x 50' O-scale model train layout of the Twin City area, one of the largest interactive model railroad displays in the region
- The museum maintains model train layouts across multiple scales from Z gauge (smallest) to G gauge (largest), providing rare diversity in scale representation
- The Night Trains event features dimly lit, glowing town layouts with seasonal themes (including spooky Halloween variations), creating an immersive nighttime experience unique to the museum's programming
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