Museums Page

Michigan is home to over one hundred museums and historical sites which chronicle centuries of industrial development and transportation history.  This is a select list of museums and attractions which pay particular attention to railroads and the industires they have served.

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Capac Comunity Museum

Charlevoix Depot Museum

Coopersville Museum

Detroit Historical Museum

Flushing Area Museum

The Henry Ford - Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum

Hesston Steam Museum (LaPorte, Inciana)

Houghton County Historical Museum

Iron Mountain Iron Mine

Michigan Historical Museum

Michigan Railroad Museum - Durand

Michigan State Archives

Michigan Transit Museum

New Buffalo Railroad Museum

New York Central Railroad Museum - Elkhart

Port Huron Museum

Public Museum of Grand Rapids

Saginaw Railway Museum

South Lyon Historical Museum

Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Museum

Thomas Edison Depot Museum

Tri-Cities Historical Museum and Pere Marquette 1223

Photo Credit:  South Lyon's Witch's Hat Depot and Historical Museum [Dale Berry]