The train engine, caboose and rail car where so beautiful displayed that I was happy I came even before going inside the small museum. The staff enthusiastically share their knowledge of local history.

The Community Museum has some much to offer in the middle of historic Gaithersburg. The museum had an interactive play space where kids and adults can relive selling train tickets or sending telegrams, or do a scavenger hunt and win prizes. The caboose is converted into a playroom with wooden trains for the younger kids (and dads). There is a Budd car converted into Museum space that is perfect for watching the MARC and cargo trains go by without the noise.

A lot of effort seems to have gone into revitalizing this museum and the immediate area around it. It is nice, especially if you like railroads and some history. However, this is a 30-45 minutes stop at most and the area about a block away in any direction from the museum feels a bit rough. We went on a Saturday afternoon and by 5:00 everything was empty and there was almost no one around. Would not recommend going or staying after the museum closes as we did not feel entirely safe. During opening hours it looks ok m, but only for a short stop.

Really nice place to visit with the best attention. Thanks a lot. We had a great time seeing everything and seeing the trains passing by

Cute place and I was able to walk around in the caboose!

We took our 3 & 4 year old kids to this museum. We weren’t sure how interested they’d be, but decided to check it out. It was SO much fun for them! They loved doing the scavenger hunt, playing with fake money, stamping train tickets, playing in the school room, and exploring the general store area. The caboose with the play area was also a big hit. For me, there was also a lot of really neat history facts about this area. Plus, it’s all AIR CONDITIONED!! It was a lot of fun & we’re looking forward to visiting again and discovering even more things to do.

We love coming here! Best viewing area for trains, best free play area for kids or kids-at-heart. The muesum staff always has a new and fun for activity for visitors. Periodically, there are also free events for the community and there are regular low-fee story time activities during the week. (Can you tell, that we come here a lot?). Just an absolute local treasure.

Good for a 20 minute Gaithersburg history lesson for adults, and a great place for kids. The caboose is full of toys and activities for kids, and the museum is along active tracks, so you might see a freight or commuter train rumble past! Ask to go in the silver car--its a retired B&O/MARC commuter car.

I had a good time at this little museum, my guide was a wonderful lady who took the time to brief me on just about everything. There is a little cafe inside, but there is aslso a few options for food in the area. It is worth visiting this place and to get to know the history of the old B&O train.

Small museum but with a lot of history.My kids love this place. The firefighters are wonderful with the kids. I recommend this place. Its free but please leave a donation.

Good!!

This is wonderful place for children, my kids are 1 and 4 years old they are a little bit too small for the museum house but the train part, they were enjoy wooden train track, magnetic trains, hook-on trains, lot of cars, ambulances, tunnels, bridges, lego trains, engineers costume, chefs costume with abundant of cooking toys, crayon, coloring books, story books.By the way museum house is wonderful with hands on things like, beans to weights on sliding scale, coloring pages/books, crayons, chalks with boards, maps, globes, maze game, other games and all kind of interesting stuff like cashier, manual calculator, and most of all, there were running by wonderful ladies, one is Luis if I did not spell wrong but the 2 others, I forgot to ask theirs name. They all are so kind and fun, they all are friendly, informative, and make you feel so welcome. :)And by this fall, there will be a fountain play, could not wait!!!!If you come by here, dont forget to swing by griffin park, and every Thursday all summer long there will be shows on stage Gaithersburg pavilion, near by there is Fire Museum which will only open on Saturday. And dont forget to check out Constitution garden park.

Really good service

A little bit of local history which is nice. They do have storytime for kids (at a small cost)

Came to the Train Day at Gaithersburg. Kenrlands Acoustic Jam was playing. They really made morning thoroughly enjoyable.

Didn’t have a thanos exibit