Illinois Railway Meseum, Union IL - June 4

Rating - 8.1

Excellent place to take a little boy who loves TRAINS....little guy is 5 years old....and he LOVED it.

We got lucky with mild weather, I cant imagine being here either in the heat of summer, or the cold of winter.  The trains are all in enclosed sheds ("barns") and you have to walk between them (with no a/c in them), its all outside and there is nowhere to hide from the sun/rain/wind.

The place itself is great, but 1/2 of a day is more than enough.  There are several trains in each "barns", but most are NOT OPEN....so you can only walk along side them....pretty boring...even for the 5 year old....the ones you can go on are awesome - like being transported back 40 years or more.

We LOVED the train ride there....there is an old depot (that the little guy LOVED)...and an old train that goes on a 45 minute ride......fun, fun, fun.

We were there on a Friday before school was out, and it was pretty empty.   But I can imagine being there on the weekend, or when its busy, because there is not that much to see/do.

You HAVE TO GO if any of your kids love trains.........