Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum

 

Saturday is Museum Day, a time when people are admitted free to participating museums across the country hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. The Museum Day ticket provides free admission for two people on Saturday, September 22, 2018

There are several participating museums in the Miami Valley, including:

Springfield Museum of Art (Ohio) (shown above)

Since 1946, the Springfield Museum of Art in Springfield, OH has served the region as a premier destination for the promotion, preservation, study, and appreciation of historical and contemporary American artwork.

107 Cliff Park Rd
Springfield, Ohio 45504

Museum Hours:

Wednesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm
Sundays 12:30-4:30pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday

 

 Garst Museum 

The Garst Museum contains exhibits about Annie Oakley, Lowell Thomas, Native American culture, local military activities, pioneer life and prehistory. There is also a display of two streets of old village shops. America is presented through a wide range of artifacts. There is a Treaty room with over 1,000 artifacts, including the Treaty of Green Ville. The Lowell Thomas Birthplace was moved to the museum grounds and is open on weekends in the summer. The museum also features a genealogy library operated by the Darke County Genealogical Society and a gift shop

2o5 N Broadway St.
Greenville, OH 45331

Tues – Sat 10am – 4pm
Sun 1pm – 4pm

Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum

 Dedicated to the preservation of Bradford, Ohio’s railroad heritage, the railroad was once a significant part of Bradford’s economy, employing many who manned the trains, worked in the switching yards and in the roundhouse where steam locomotives were kept and serviced between runs.

The museum has restored Bradford’s former Pennsylvania Railroad BF interlocking tower and opened a museum in the former bank building. The museum contains photos and displays that will allow the visitor to journey through Bradford’s railroad history.

 

For your free tickets, go to https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-2018/