Dalton Freight Depot and Visitors Center — Attraction in Dalton

We are from Chattanooga and recently discovered the beautiful town of Dalton, GA. With this past Saturday's visit, we decided to give the Dalton Freight Depot a visit. We arrived at 4:45pm (15 minutes before closing). The only individual we encountered greeted us not with a "welcome to the Freight Depot", but with an irritated "just so you know, we close at 5". I imagine this is not quite the ambassador one would desire for their town. We understood that this was 15 minutes before closing time, but this quaint visitor center took us around 5 minutes to tour and visit the brochure kiosk. There isn't a whole lot to see at this historic depot, but a more professional and courteous introduction would have been far more effective than what we received. As we exited, my four-year-old daughter turned around and thanked him and said goodbye, without a single word in response from the gentleman working the desk. We will certainly not be coming back to the Freight Depot, but it's a good thing that we already love the town of Dalton and will be returning to enjoy the many delightful stores, restaurants and sights that Dalton, GA has to offer despite the young man that seems to very much dislike where he...

This was a fantastic place to visit if you are with a train enthusiast! They’re open til 4pm, a lovely historical building, lots of visitor center info and brochures. The bathrooms were spotless, tables out front for picnics (a brewery/bar shared the parking lot if you need a pub snack) we had a great time! The visitor center attendant was very sweet and welcoming. I can’t wait to visit there again! We saw 2 trains within a 30 minute time period; midweek around 3:30pm. The schedules are not set, but you’re more likely to catch trains during the weekdays during business hours, compared to a Sunday afternoon. (Just my observation from living 5 miles from this depot on a CSX rail line… weekends are more quiet.) check this place out if you’re in the...

Was a cool depot. They had a monitor for the train schedule. Saw 2 trains pass while we were there. The lady in the visitors center was very helpful for things to do in the area. They also had a small museum on tufting blankets and such that was quite interesting. The start of the carpet industry. The restrooms were very clean. They had a display and explained about the Sherman Necktie. What they did when he had the rails pulled up to...