Northern Pacific Railroad Depot Museum — Local services in Wallace

My adult daughters and myself visited this museum today while walking around Historic Wallace Idaho. This museum is free to visit but does encourage and accept donations (they do not in any way pressure anyone for donations). What a gem! It says it is a self guided tour but there was a gentleman (Colonel Wallace) who showed us around the downstairs and explained how everything worked. Upstairs we wandered around and used the interactive displays, including the detailed model railroad and town. Again, there was another man who was happy to show us things, explain how things worked and encouraged our questions. The lady whi works in the gift shop and also makes the jewelry was fun to talk to. This is a must do when in Wallace. Good for young and old alike! Oh, and there is also a take one and leave one basket of painted rocks for...

How nice to have this museum, that is rich with history, in Wallace, ID. Very knowledgeable staff who take the time to answer questions or have a story to tell about the area. You can purchase souvenirs, books or drawings of the trains from back in the day. Interesting story about the building itself, is how it was saved from being torn down and moved to it's current location when the interstate was being built. The railroad was so important to life in the Silver Valley and all that is left of that time is the depot. A must stop if travelling through the...

Very nice and fun museum. Admission is on a donation basis but there was no pressure that you had to donate (We gave the suggested $8 for a family). Staff was very friendly and made sure to fill the kids in on all the fun stuff. Kids loved the train bells, telegraph office and model train. All of that stuff was hands on and it is encouraged that you try things out. I enjoyed the interesting history and the beautiful depot station. A must see for anyone taking in the...