Holiday Happiness with Santa!

Holiday Happiness with Santa!

Come celebrate your 2025 holidays at The National Museum of Transportation! Santa Claus will be on campus today from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to visit with his fans and listen to their wishes. The E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Exhibit and The Magical Macy’s Model Train will be running today from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For our full Santa and Live Reindeer 2025 scheduled dates, go here. Acoustik Element Holiday Sounds will be on campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.! Our holiday hours and schedule are here.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

We invite you to come visit the National Museum of Transportation! Full of photographic opportunities, historic artifacts, model trains and aircraft, the first F/A-18 Super Hornet, and a Virgin Hyperloop Pegasus pod from the Smithsonian, the Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. TNMOT is primarily an outdoor facility.

Our knowledgeable tour guides are available in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center to answer your questions about our vintage vehicles. Public guided tours are available at 10 a.m. each open day, weather permitting, no reservation required. Much of our extensive 70-piece locomotive collection is covered under the Roberts Pavilion, plus more nearby, for safe exploring. A tour guide is on hand at the pavilion ready to reply to your inquiries.

The Major Lee Berra Creation Station

The Major Lee Berra Creation Station, an interactive transportation-themed play and educational area geared to one- to five-year olds, has boarding times at 9:15 | 10:30 | 11:45 a.m. | 1:00 | 2:15 p.m., with an additional $3 per person fee.

The Wm F. Ross Jupiter Miniature Train

The Wm. F. Ross Special Miniature Train operates rides around a substantial portion of TNMOT’s property, with knowledgeable and friendly conductors narrating the trip. Train tickets are $7 extra for unlimited rides available from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., weather and mechanicals permitting.

The Holly Jolly Trolley

The historic trolley/streetcar rides are free with Museum admission. The trolley is operated by experienced volunteer conductors Thursday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., subject to weather, mechanicals, car and crew availability.