National Railroad Museum
The National Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1956 by community volunteers, the National Railroad Museum is one of the oldest and largest U.S. institutions dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nation's railroad history.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: railroad museum in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
- Also known as: “nationalrrmuseum.org”
- Address: 2285 South Broadway, Green Bay, WI
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capital Credit Union Park and Heritage Hill State Historical Park.
Capital Credit Union Park
Stadium
Capital Credit Union Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, a suburb of Green Bay. The stadium is home to the Green Bay Rockers collegiate summer baseball team of the Northwoods League; the Green Bay Glory women's soccer team of the USL W League; and a variety of community athletic and social events. Capital Credit Union Park is situated 3,500 feet northwest of National Railroad Museum.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Park
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park, is a 56-acre open-air museum located in Allouez, Wisconsin. A Wisconsin state park, the site is operated by a non-profit organization called the Heritage Hill Corporation in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Resch Center
Stadium
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Resch Center is a 10,200-seat multi-purpose arena, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States built in 2002. It is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team, the Green Bay Gamblers ice hockey team, and the Green Bay Blizzard indoor football team. Resch Center is situated 1¼ miles north of National Railroad Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashwaubenon and Allouez.
Ashwaubenon
Town
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.
Ashwaubenon is a village in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 16,991 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Green Bay, Ashwaubenon is part of the Green Bay metropolitan area and carries a Green Bay mailing address.
Allouez
Town
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Allouez is a village in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 14,156 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. Allouez is situated 1½ miles east of National Railroad Museum.
De Pere
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
De Pere is a city in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, located on the ancestral homeland of the Menominee people. When French explorer Jean Nicolet visited in 1634–35, the site was home to a multi-tribal settlement of several thousand people, drawn by the abundant fishing at the first rapids of the Fox River. De Pere is situated 2½ miles south of National Railroad Museum.
National Railroad Museum
- Categories: railway museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Village of Ashwaubenon, Brown, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.48312° or 44° 28′ 59″ northLongitude
-88.04789° or 88° 2′ 52″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
86PHFXM2+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 46818988OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
5264174Wikidata ID
Q441849
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“National Railroad Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “國家鐵路博物館”
- Dutch: “National Railroad Museum”
- French: “National Railroad Museum”
- German: “National Railroad Museum”
- Japanese: “アメリカ国立鉄道博物館”
- Korean: “국립철도박물관”
- Korean: “미국 국립 철도박물관”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa reilffordd genedlaethol”
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