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Illinois Railway Museum

The Illinois Railway Museum opened in 1953, but before that it was known as the “Illinois Electric Railway Museum”. In…

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Things to Do in Whippany, NJ

You can learn more about the history of railroading at the Whippany museum. Opened in October of 1985, the Whippany…

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What is a Museum?

A museum is a permanent institution that houses artifacts and objects from a particular period or area of history. Museums…

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Whippany Railroad Museum

The Whippany Museum was created in 1985 to preserve the history of the town’s railroad system. Many privately owned railroad…

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Types of Museums

There are many types of museums. In fact, there are more than eight million objects in the British Museum alone….

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Museums All Over the World

There are many museums all over the world, but few can compare to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New…

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