San Diego Model Railroad Museum, San Diego

Model train fans get ready because the San Diego Model Railroad Museum is the largest such institution in the world. It covers a gigantic 28,000 square feet. There are four different model train layouts here, which were built by various clubs in the area. You can find an exhibit in O, HO, and N scale. It is also the only accredited museum of its kind in the United States.

If you have kids, you will also want to see the Toy Train Gallery located inside. There is an interactive train display from Lionel that children just love. The San Diego 3 Railers Train Club was responsible for the design of this piece. All the clubs involved in the museum are individually responsible to do the designs for their tracks, so it really makes the place quite unique.

Since the opening in 1982, there have been well over three million visitors to the place.

Why You Should Visit:
A small but fun place to spend hours there if you have kids who love trains.