Model Trains Museum
The Model Trains Museum is a private museum in the town of San Nicolaas in Aruba. It covers the history of train traffic from 1875 to the present. The museum is on the ground floor of a private residence, and includes model trains from England, Germany, the U.S, and Canada, and a number of model planes and automobiles as well.- Type: Museum
- Description: private museum in Aruba
- Also known as: “Model Train Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rodgers Beach and Seroe Colorado Lighthouse.
Rodgers Beach
Beach
Photo: Ginafromaruba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rodgers Beach, Aruba, officially known as Nanki is a small beach immediately west of Baby Beach. It is known for its calm waters and private feel, though it is a public beach. The water is shallow at first, but further out it becomes a good swimming beach.
Seroe Colorado Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
The Seroe Colorado Lighthouse, known also by the Colorado Point Lighthouse, is located in Seroe Colorado. It stands as one of two currently active lighthouses on the island. Seroe Colorado Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southeast of Model Trains Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ceru Colorado and San Nicolaas.
Ceru Colorado
Village
San Nicolaas
Town
Photo: Natalie Liao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Nicolaas is 19 kilometres southeast of Oranjestad, and is Aruba's second largest city. As of 2010 it has a population of 15,283, many of whom originate from the British Caribbean and the rest of the Caribbean.
Savaneta
Photo: Caribiana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Savaneta is a town and region in southeastern Aruba. Until 1797, it was the island's capital city. It is home to the island's oldest surviving home, a 150-year-old cas di torto, or mud hut.
Model Trains Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Aruba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.43449° or 12° 26′ 4″ northLongitude
-69.88747° or 69° 53′ 15″ westOpen location code
774GC4M7+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1770257502OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6888298
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Papiamento—“Model Trains Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Müasir Qatar Muzeyi”
- Azerbaijani: “Qatar Modeli Muzeyi”
- Dutch: “Aruba Modeltreinenmuseum”
- French: “musée du train miniature de Sint Nicolaas”
- French: “Musée du train miniature de Sint Nicolaas”
- Papiamento: “Museo Model Trein Aruba”
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