Are you looking for a fun, educational, and comfortable (a la air conditioning in the summer and heat in the winter) family attraction that is guaranteed to entertain your entire family? Colorado is home to many museums and indoor attractions, but today we are here to tell you about one of the lesser-known of the bunch: the Colorado Model Railroad Museum.
Located in Greeley, the Colorado Model Railroad Museum is a 5,500-square-foot wonderland that offers a little something for everyone!
Billed as being "one of the finest, one of a kind miniature accomplishments in the world," the CMRM is home to HUNDREDS of different railroad scenes plus 500 scale locomotives and 80 scale miles of train track.
To make each exhibit all the more unique, the Railroad Museum also boasts thousands of handmade artifacts, including an impressive 28,000 handmade trees. Wow!
The Colorado Model Railroad Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. June through August and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. September through May.
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