Brunswick Heritage Museum

40 W Potomac St, Brunswick, MD 21716, USA

Address:	40 W Potomac St, Brunswick, MD 21716, USA
Phone:	+1 301-834-7100
Site:	brunswickmuseum.org
Rating:	4.2
Working:	Closed Closed Closed 10AM–2PM 10AM–2PM 10AM–4PM 1–4PM

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Pete Giove-FourWinds

Brunswick Heritage Museum is one of my sons favorite places. The city of Brunswick was essentially built on two things: the C&O Canal and railroads, and both are celebrated here. The first floor is split between the lobby/gift shop of the Brunswick Heritage Museum and and a small interpretive display operated by the National Park Service showcasing the history and influence of the C&O Canal. Behind the desk of the Museum, down the hall, is a small train-themed childrens room. The second floor, accessible by either stairs or elevator, represents life in Brunswick from the early 1900s. If you take the stairs, youll meet a giant wooden cigar store Indian, who represents the buildings history as the former headquarters of the local chapter of the fraternal organization Improved Order of Red Men. Finally on the third floor is a huge HO scale model train layout representing the B&O Railroads Metropolitan Line between Washington DCs Union Station and the Brunswick Rail Yard, which is still active. Guests can get a birds-eye view of the rail yard from the third floor. Signs above different spots along the display name each location and its real life distance from Union Station, and many of the buildings in the layout still exist along the actual line. As of this writing (February 2017), an extension is under construction on the layout, marking the leg between Brunswick and the Harpers Ferry Tunnel. The one thing that, in my opinion, keeps Brunswick Heritage Museum from earning a 5 star rating is that the third floor tends to get extremely hot during the summer.

George Meyer

Free musuem (but give them a donation). Took my 3 year old there and he had a blast watching the model trains. Great local history. The building itself (old social Hall / club ) is cool itself. Put a quarter in the meter and get a coffee or slice of pizza too.

Shannon English

This museum was a lot more than what I had expected. The exhibits were very interesting and the third floor model train layout is great for adults, but especially young kids. The staff was also very friendly (:

Stacey Bassett

A true gem in Brunswick! The model trains are awe inspiring. I enjoyed finding hidden figures throughout the 81 mile stretch from Harpers Ferry to Washington, DCs Union Station.

Chris Van Doren

Pretty disappointing museum with racist artifacts littering the stairs, had some good applecake samples though

David Womack

Great place to take the kids. Everyone is so knowledgeable.

jimmy martinez

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