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in Los Angeles, CA 90027about Travel Town:
Train fans love this popular Griffith Park museum. Trains of all shapes and sizes are available for riding, for climbing, and for just looking.
Train rides leave the depot every ten minutes for a trip around Travel Town. Tickets are $2/person. Babies can sit on a lap and ride for free. These trains have bench-like seats that hold two people.
After a ride, children love to stroll among the big train cars and engines that have been collected by the Travel Town curators over the years. And, if they're careful, kids are allowed to climb into the specially marked engines and boxcars, which leads to hours of pretending and imagining.
Inside the Transportation Museum is a collection of old vehicles (for looking, but not for climbing). On weekends, from 10:30am to 3:45pm, a glass window opens onto a working miniature train scene, complete with towns, cars, and tiny people.
Thomas the Tank Engine Playday takes place on the first Sunday of every month from 1pm to 4pm, and on the second Saturday of every month docents lead tours of the passenger cars from 11am to 3pm.
Travel Town has plenty of picnic tables within range. A gift shop full of train-related toys, clothing and costumes, is open during the museum's regular hours; proceeds help with the restoration of the trains at the museum.
And don't forget to visit the other train ride in the area: the Griffith Park & Southern Railroad, on the other side of the Park.
Note: The last train ride departs 30 minutes before closing.
Train rides leave the depot every ten minutes for a trip around Travel Town. Tickets are $2/person. Babies can sit on a lap and ride for free. These trains have bench-like seats that hold two people.
After a ride, children love to stroll among the big train cars and engines that have been collected by the Travel Town curators over the years. And, if they're careful, kids are allowed to climb into the specially marked engines and boxcars, which leads to hours of pretending and imagining.
Inside the Transportation Museum is a collection of old vehicles (for looking, but not for climbing). On weekends, from 10:30am to 3:45pm, a glass window opens onto a working miniature train scene, complete with towns, cars, and tiny people.
Thomas the Tank Engine Playday takes place on the first Sunday of every month from 1pm to 4pm, and on the second Saturday of every month docents lead tours of the passenger cars from 11am to 3pm.
Travel Town has plenty of picnic tables within range. A gift shop full of train-related toys, clothing and costumes, is open during the museum's regular hours; proceeds help with the restoration of the trains at the museum.
And don't forget to visit the other train ride in the area: the Griffith Park & Southern Railroad, on the other side of the Park.
Note: The last train ride departs 30 minutes before closing.
tips:
Take a birthday party on a train ride! Empty boxcars are available for rental. The museum staff provides table and chairs; you bring the food and decorations. Fifteen or more train ride tickets are available at a discount price of $1.25 each. Make your reservations early, by calling 323.662.5874 between 10am and 2pm.
getting there:
Take the Forest Lawn exit off the 134 Freeway, go south, and turn into Griffith Park. Follow signs to Travel Town. Or take the Los Angeles Zoo exit from the 5 Freeway, and follow the signs.
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