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Visitor tip
Use the passport-based exploration system to structure your visit through the three travel journeys in the Tunnels Through Time exhibit. This helps organize the experience and keeps young children engaged with a clear activity throughout.
Best time
Plan to visit on a weekday when the museum is less crowded and staff is more readily available. Weekend visits have reported issues with unattended areas and unclear instructions for accessing exhibits.
Visitor tip
The museum works best for children ages 2-6. Parents of this age range report highly interactive and engaging experiences, while older children may find limited content.
About For the Kids, by George Children's Museum
Kid-friendly history & railroad museum. Children's museum in a historic train station featuring exhibits on American history & railroads.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Children's Museum
- Location
- Historic Caperton Train Station, Martinsburg, WV
- Experience Style
- Hands-on, immersive exploration with passport-guided journeys
- Highlights
- Tunnels Through Time, The Grand Idea exhibit, Pedestrian Bridge with railroad views
What visitors say
The idea is good, execution, not so much. There really isn’t much for kids to do. The three areas are very spaced out and you have to walk by travelers/homeless people to get from one area to another. Not conducive to kids. The kids…
My two boys (age 2 and 4) had such a great time here! Very interactive for the littles, while also full of educational material for me to read. We also walked over to the roundhouse which was impressive. We will be coming back here!
Weird experience.....went in on Saturday around 1230. Homeless people sleeping inside, Im with my toddler daughter so excited thinking I was in the wrong place. After some googling headed downstairs to a drake hallway. There were 3…
From 33 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Located in the Historic Caperton Train Station, a preserved historic building that serves as the museum's home and reinforces its railroad heritage focus
- Features 'Tunnels Through Time' immersion galleries that explore American history across four centuries (1600s to present) through a thematic journey approach
- Uses a passport-based exploration system that allows visitors to explore three different travel journeys through the museum in any order, gamifying the educational experience
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