Last weekend some friends visited us from out of town. They suggested we all visit the train museum in Old Sacramento. I had heard that the train museum was worth a visit, but it took out-of-towners to get us there. It really is a neat; lots of history brought to life--really brought to life, for some of the decommissioned trains really rock as you walk through them and they have mannequins "playing" the part of the long-gone train employees. (including a looped recording of them "talking.")
Our kids were a bit young to really enjoy it. The real, full-sized trains were big and a bit frightening for them. The historically-dressed, talking mannequins were eerie. The parents among us tried to impress upon our children that this place was cool. But our oohs and ahhs did not convince them. We still had to carry them most of the time we were touring the place.
They did enjoy the train sets (shown in the bottom two photos) set up for them to play with at the end of the tour. There is something simply magical about miniature trains and miniatures tracks. I'm trying to put my finger on it...I know it's related to dollhouses and miniature golf. I'll get back to you when I figure it out.
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