Through Tuesday, Jan. 1: Model Train Festival

Washington State History Museum

By Volcano Staff on December 17, 2012

There are some hobbies better kept to yourself. You know, the ones you do alone in your basement late at night. And then there are some truly cool hobbies, like model railroads. These should be celebrated and dragged out in the open for all to admire. This is why the Model Train Festival, downtown Tacoma's biggest model railroad exposition (taking into account, of course, the relatively small size of the subjects at hand because they are, of course, models), is being held through Jan. 1, instead of like, a half hour. This gives you plenty of time to enjoy every floor of the Washington State History Museum filled with operating modular layouts.  New this year is the Polar Plaza Express - a ride-on train that will travel between the Washington State History Museum and the Tacoma Art Museum. Remember to look both ways before crossing, and keep your pennies to yourself.

WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM, FRIDAY, DEC. 21-TUESDAY, JAN. 1, 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. DAILY, EXCEPT UNTIL 1 P.M. DEC. 24 AND CLOSED DEC. 25, 1911 PACIFIC AVE., TACOMA, 253.272.3500