InfoAge Science and History Museums — Attraction in Wall Township

This place is a real hidden gem in the area. It may not seem like much, even from the inside at first, because it's so segmented. I thought so when I first walked in. But after exploring and speaking with the various volunteer experts there, I feel like I have to tell people about it. The exhibits are spread out between different rooms and buildings - the place is actually massive in both size and scope.

InfoAge covers so many different things - military communication and radar, as well as various military technology, model trains, shipwrecks, vintage computers, antique radio and TV, military vehicles, and probably much more that I've forgotten. As I said, everything is split into different sections and buildings, so it almost feels like you're visiting a bunch of different museums that just happen to be in one place. Everyone I spoke with was super knowledgable and took their time to explain the exhibits and items that were there.

As for the buildings, they are listed as a National Historic Landmark, so even just walking through them is a cool experience in itself. The buildings were originally built by the American Marconi Company that dealt with wireless communications and telegraphs, and after passing through a few owners became an Army camp with various laboratories used during WWII and the Cold War. The history here is very deep and filled with exciting firsts and discoveries that are really worth learning more about.

Overall, this place is a must visit, especially if you're from the area. I learned a lot and I'm already excited to go back...

A one of a kind museum. Great for all ages. As to what type of museum this place is, that is hard to tell. There are exhibits on radios, televisions, sound recordings, model trains, military stuff, computers and whatnot. The museum is housed on a campus spread out over many houses although many are locked. The admission fee is amazing ( for the visitors) and there are always guides around to explain everything. Many of the old stuff are in working condition and can be TRIED. This includes a rotary phone a jukebox old computers and more. There is also a room set up as a living room from the 1940's that you can go in and sit down and listen to real radio recordings from that era. Now the reason why I am only giving four stars is because first of all the guides don't seem to ever stop talking about something when you want to move on to the next thing. And finally the museum needs a lot more money and volunteers and they drop hints that they want money and volunteering time from you. As an example when I went one of the model trains was not moving and they told us they couldn't afford a locomotive engine! Another guide told us "if you see an exhibit not open it's because we don't have enough volunteers!" So if you don't mind the above this would be a great...

I visited the museum during the Vintage Computer Festival, and so really only visited the radio and computing history exhibits as well as the maker space. Nonetheless, I was thoroughly impressed.

The radio history museum was spectacularly organized and displayed, with many examples of technologies gone by. A number of exhibit items were working and operable by guests, including several interactive exhibits by an amateur radio club such as a working telegraph line with sounder and keys. A side room contained a Tesla coil, a hand generator which could be switched to power either an LED or incandescent light for efficiency comparison, some static electricity experiments, and other interactive items.

The computer museum was a wonder, including rare items such as an Apple I as well as many unique, interesting, or obscure computers. Several were operational, including a PDP-8 and a UNIVAC 1219. Volunteers demonstrated the operation of the UNIVAC and some analog computers while we were there. One of the volunteers had worked on one of the analog computer models for many years and was s wealth of information on its operation and...