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Brunswick Heritage Museum

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Brunswick Heritage Museum

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Located at 40 West Potomac Street in the heart of historic Brunswick, Maryland, the Brunswick Heritage Museum preserves this community’s railroad heritage through dynamic presentations for railroad fans and history lovers of all ages.

Story

A railroad life museum!

Mission

Brunswick Heritage Museum tells the story of Brunswick, past to present, through dynamic presentations and programs, for history lovers and explorers of all ages.

Address: 40 W Potomac St, Brunswick, MD 21716, USA
Phone: (301) 834-7100
gro.muesumkciwsnurb@tcatnoc
State: Maryland
Zip Code: 21716


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Reviews
Brunswick Heritage Museum is one of my son's 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 children's room. The second floor, accessible by either stairs or elevator, represents life in Brunswick from the early 1900s. If you take the stairs, you'll meet a giant wooden cigar store Indian, who represents the building's 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 Railroad's Metropolitan Line between Washington DC's Union Station and the Brunswick Rail Yard, which is still active. Guests can get a bird's-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.
10 years ago (17-02-2017)
Great place to take the kids. Everyone is so knowledgeable.
10 years ago (22-02-2017)
Pretty disappointing museum with racist artifacts littering the stairs, had some good applecake samples though
10 years ago (17-01-2017)
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 (:
10 years ago (30-07-2016)
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11 years ago (28-09-2015)
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