Museum of Transportation
The National Museum of Transportation is a private, 42-acre transportation museum in the Kirkwood suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1944, it restores, preserves, and displays a wide variety of vehicles spanning 15 decades of American history: cars, boats, aircraft, and in particular, locomotives and railroad equipment from around the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
Wednesday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
- Also known as: “Museum of Transportion”, “National Museum of Transportation”, and “St. Louis Museum of Transportation”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quinette Cemetery.
Quinette Cemetery
Cemetery
Quinette Cemetery is a historic landmark and African-American burial ground located in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of the city of St. Louis. Quinette Cemetery is situated 1½ miles east of Museum of Transportation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twin Oaks and Valley Park.
Twin Oaks
Village
Twin Oaks is a 4th class city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The former Village of Twin Oaks changed its status to that of a city by public election in November 2016. The population was 392 at the 2010 census. Twin Oaks is situated 2 miles west of Museum of Transportation.
Valley Park
Village
Photo: JDMcGreg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Valley Park is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,885 at the 2020 census. Valley Park is situated 2 miles southwest of Museum of Transportation.
Des Peres
Town
Des Peres is a city in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,193 at the 2020 census. Des Peres is situated 2½ miles northeast of Museum of Transportation.
Museum of Transportation
- Categories: aviation museum, automobile museum, railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Queeny Township, St. Louis County, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.57198° or 38° 34′ 19″ northLongitude
-90.4624° or 90° 27′ 45″ westElevation
531 feet (162 metres)Open location code
86CFHGCQ+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 367087449OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6941038
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Museum of Transportation” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “国家交通博物馆”
- Chinese: “國家交通博物館”
- Chinese: “圣路易斯交通博物馆”
- Chinese: “聖路易斯交通博物館”
- Japanese: “交通博物館 (セントルイス)”
- Welsh: “Amgueddfa Cludiant St. Louis”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eagle-Picher/St. Louis-San Francisco Railway #1621 and Chicago & Illinois Midland #551.
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