Kingston, Canada
23 Ontario St
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+1 6135447867
Good for kidsToiletsNo restaurant
Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entranceWheelchair-accessible liftWheelchair-accessible toilet
I know that i should be writing about the pump house and the beautiful history behind the various types of equipment used etc., (trust me when i say the people here are super knowledgeable and well informed and if you are a history buff, you've gotta visit this place and you will keep visiting to see the diff exhibits that are contantly updated) but I want to talk about the little train room!! For a railfan and budding ferroequinologist like me, this was the highlight of the trip. And for Canadians who grew up watching "The Friendly Giant" (not me unfortunately) i am sure the model there will revoke a lot of memories. The place is being maintained by volunteers and i encourage fellow model fans out there to visit this place and extend our love and support to this beautifully maintained collection. Some TLC and all the trains here can be chugging along in their former glory!! The various Dioramas are also well crafted by the volunteers!! A must visit if you are in kingston and a great place to take your kids to teach them about the powers of steam! I am going to be driving here many times just to visit this place!!
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This was our third visit to the PumpHouse. Due to COVID restrictions we had the whole building to ourselves for a private tour! Our 4 yr old ran off to see the amazing train room while a few of us took the guided tour. We learned a lot about the architecture, Kingston's history and were amazed by all the artifacts in their collection room. Always a great balance of fun for all ages. So reasonably priced you'll want to leave a donation. Staff is dilligent at sanitizing between tours, face coverings and social distancing. We felt very comfortable with their COVID protocols. This trip we also saw a flying fish! A live fish fell out of nowhere onto the front lawn while we waited for our tour. Shortly after a Sea Gull swooped down to retrieve his live lunch. Cloudy with a chance of minnows!!
Small museum, good view of the old city water pumps. Huge model train setup. For the Canadians of a certain age, the model train set that appeared on the opening of "The Friendly Giant" is on display. You can run many of the trains. The old steam launch outside is a nice treat as well.
Good history of water pumping station for Kingston. Also received a message of how, where and why artefacts s are captured and stored on Kingston. They are moving into an analytical stage of storage, where they are not keeping every copy of an artefact l, but maintaining the best few copies. Are also now attempting to best store artefacts to prevent further deterioration.
Beautiful spot! Will definitely go again!!
Super-friendly, knowledgeable staff. We had a nice visit to the Pump House Steam Museum. It's not a huge museum so you could probably spend less than two hours there. We arrived at the end of the day so only had one hour. The model railroad section is great for younger children. Press a few buttons to watch the trains whiz around the tracks. It was interesting to learn about Kingston's bid to become the capital of Canada and the need for a steam-powered water pumping system. There are some interactive exhibits and we saw a Kingston Believe it or Not exhibit with fun facts about Kingston's early history. It was well worth the visit!
A small museum, can take you around an hour to finish it. It is even better when they do special exhibits. Last year they had a Leonardo DaVinci special exhibition!. Entrance fees are quite modest and suitable to the expectations. Car parking is free with the tickets.
I honestly want to put 1 star just so this place doesn't get crazy popular and busy! Such a perfect mix of museum and play room
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