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Wheeling, West Virginia: Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum

Former school building houses nearly a half-million old toys, including a trippy black light room with a K-Land Knex miniature amusement park. Open since 1998.

Address:
144 Kruger St., Wheeling, WV
Directions:
On Kruger St. just south of the Shriner statue, in the old Elm Grove Public School building.
Hours:
Jun-Dec daily 9-4, Jan-May F-Su 9-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
304-242-8133
Admission:
Adults $12, 4-17 $6, 65+ seniors $9
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Largest jigsaw puzzle.

Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum

The museum features a 22.5 ft. x 6 ft., 40,000-piece Ravensburger puzzle of Disney moments. Currently, this is the confirmed World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle, both in size and number of pieces.

[Jeff Foushee, 06/05/2019]

The Great Garloo.

Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum

Great little toy museum with classic toys, trains, dolls and other displays. They let you play with the slot cars and the pinball machines! Two floors, in a building that used to be an elementary school.

[Karen, 10/20/2014]

May 2015: Photo added.

Toy museum in a school.

Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum

The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum, housed in a 1906 vintage restored Victorian era schoolhouse, features an impressive collection of thousands of toys and trains! See operating train layouts, dolls and dollhouses, toy soldiers, vehicles, farm toys, Western toys, space and cartoon toys, and much, much more! Guided tours are given, exhibits change frequently, fully handicapped accessible, plenty of free parking. The museum also features a unique gift shop.

[Allan Miller, 05/21/2003]

May 2015: Photo added.


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