We decided to visit because we have two kids who love trains, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover how much I enjoyed it as well. The facility features lovingly restored train cars and engines, many of which are open for guests to walk through. Their restored interiors give you a real feel for what they were like in their heyday. They even have one car dedicated to showcasing the unique China service that was used by various train lines. There are also mock storefronts throughout the main building, giving you an insight into period accurate merchants and mercantiles. Exhibits continue outside allowing guests to see even more engines and train cars. Many cars display QR codes on placards nearby, allowing you to listen to narrations about the cars. The Eastern wall of the main building features maps of many different rail lines that run or ran through Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin, and also has a gallery of retired rail line symbology (the Forgotten Flags exhibit) representing real lines that either went out of business or were acquired and absorbed into another carrier.

My wife and daughter really enjoyed the hobo signs displays throughout the building. For those unfamiliar with hobo signs, they were pictorial representations to share information amongst the hobo population. Some signs would indicate where there were safe places to sleep, whether work was available, or whether kind or mean people lived at a residence.

For parents with very young children, they even have an area at the southern end of the main building that features multiple wooden train tables with wooden train sets, so even the youngest "engineers" have a place to play.

There are also many functioning model railroad sets near the center of the main building, allowing people to see representations of trains operating in the area. I particularly enjoyed the portion of the display that showed an area where freight cars would dump their cargo onto large chutes that extended down to where cargo ships would take on the load.

As an added benefit, your admission also gets you into the local historical society museum, which shares the same building.

In my opinion, it's a worthwhile stop for anyone who loves trains and/or history. The admission price was less than $15 per adult (our kids were too old for the child rate), and we spent a little over two hours in the facility. We will likely visit again someday.