Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History — Attraction in Kennesaw

I have a membership here and take my 1.5 year old son for Mommy and Me Story Time on Thursdays. It's a great program. The story time is geared at kids a bit older, 3-5. But they also have 3 crafts that are perfect for my son. They bring out extra toys that go with the theme of the week. We have attended special events: Halloween, Polar Express, and Trains Trains Trains!. Those are great also, sometimes quite busy. We come on rainy days for a good indoor area to move around and play with trains or the toy kitchen and blocks. For people visiting Kennesaw, it's a neat and interesting museum to peruse. I brought my dad and he could have spent all day there! There's a caboose you can go inside and look around. I think they're working on funding to fix it up. The only downside is the parking, it's fine for a normal day, but for big events, it fills up fast. And if the weather is bad, it's a few minutes walk uphill to get inside, which can be quite a challenge while carrying...

Enjoyed this place, went with my friend, her mom and her two sons. The kids are ages 9 and 6 and love trains. I happened to catch the time of the museum celebrating it's 50th Anniversary that Tuesday the admission was free. It was a few hours away from home as we visited from Columbia, SC. The children love trains and it would have still been worth the price as they enjoyed a lot of the interactive exhibits and the children's interactive stations. Then after a couple of hours at the museum we went across the street to the Frozen Cow and enjoyed some very good ice cream. I personally liked the Banana Foster's special on the menu.

It was well worth the trip as the museum was not busy and the gift shop had plenty of unique items for train enthusiasts of all ages to get things big or small. We definitely plan on returning to the museum and the...

Very pleasant surprise. Quite a bit more to see here than we had anticipated.

Museum is laid out well with a tremendous amount of information to absorb. I love looking at all the detail of the iron work, and the equipment used. Couldn't stop thinking about how they could accomplish all that detail back then.

There's a short version of The Great Locomotive Chase movie that was very well made for a local production that was worth watching as well - about 20 minutes.

So much more insight as to how important the supply line from Atlanta to Chattanooga was in the war.

And the "General" - the train itself, was in there at the end.

Missed the senior discount cut by a few months, and I never worry about getting military discounts , it was only $10 anyway, and worth it.

We loved it! And the people working there were extremely helpful and...