It was a Sunday, and it was time to return home. But there was one thing we wanted to visit before heading back towards Toronto.
Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre
This small railroad museum is half an hour north of the city of Greater Sudbury. The Victorian style house, built in 1916, is now home to a number of exhibits that pay tribute to the region’s rich lumber, mining and railroading heritage.
The building also houses the museum’s gift shop, washroom facilities and quaint tea room serving hot and cold refreshments during the summer months.
The house had quite a good collection of antiques. It is also remarkable to think that a typewriter, which I had seen in offices while growing up, is now classified as an 'antique'.
As of the time of this writing, the museum is only open during the summer season, so do plan your trip ahead.
Of course, we saw the sign "Do not touch the exhibits" only too late. No more on that :-)
Once you go outside the Victorian house, you can see the rolling stock, as well as homes of the train engineers and other personell.
The sheds and other exhibits showed the tools used in that era, as well spare parts, etc.
You can get inside some of the trains outside, and see how it was furnished back in the day.
Of course, you can also do your own Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge photoshoot here.
One of the most interesting exhibits was the teaching car. I wonder if that was ever a real thing.
Prescott Park, named for the former mayor of Capreol Harold Prescott, holds the museum's outdoor locomotive and rolling stock exhibits, as well as the museum's G-Scale model train outdoor layout and children's play structure.
This is also home to the Garden of Life, a garden exhibit dedicated to the awareness and celebration of organ donation in Ontario, in association with the Trillium Gift of Life Network.
The park is home to lush gardens and a very unique collection of rolling stock. There are picnic tables on site for visitors wishing to bring their own lunch
Overall, this was a great place for a quick 2 hour visit, and well worth the detour. It was not too expensive, and kids will love it. From here, back to Toronto, is about a 4.5 hour drive.
Overall, it was a great visit to Sudbury, which is not too far from the Greater Toronto Area (about 4 hrs drive).
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