Kentucky Railway Museum
The Kentucky Railway Museum, now located in New Haven, Kentucky, United States, is a non-profit railroad museum dedicated to educating the public regarding the history and heritage of Kentucky's railroads and the people who built them. 1954 is when its story starts. Worth the trip, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace is 12 mi off.
A museum inside New Haven
Bardstown is the nearest base
Bardstown is 13 miles northeast, with 27 places to stay. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Apr, May, Sep and Oct
April, May, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 69–81°. When to go ↓
Established in 1954
Kentucky Railway Museum dates from 1954. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Kentucky Railway Museum
The Kentucky Railway Museum, now located in New Haven, Kentucky, United States, is a non-profit railroad museum dedicated to educating the public regarding the history and heritage of Kentucky's railroads and the people who built them. Originally created in 1954 in Louisville, Kentucky, the museum is at its third location, in extreme southern Nelson County. It is one of the oldest railroad stations in the United States.
The museum owns four steam locomotives, twelve diesel locomotives and over a hundred pieces of rolling stock. Four of the pieces are separately on the National Register of Historic Places: the Louisville and Nashville Steam Locomotive No. 152, the Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665, the Mt. Broderick Pullman Lounge-Obs-Sleeping Car, and the Frankfort and Cincinnati Model 55 Rail Car.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1954
- Wikipedia readers
- 4.7K a year
Staying near Kentucky Railway Museum
Rooms are nearest in Bardstown (27) and Elizabethtown (30), and Louisville has the most rooms in the area (224).
Louisville
The most places to stay in the area, and a base for a longer trip.
795,222 people
37 mi north of Kentucky Railway Museum
Compare 9 towns
| Town | From Kentucky Railway Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | in town | — | 1 1 inn or B&B | 837 | $162K | — |
| Bardstown | 13 mi northeast | 20 min | 27 13 hotels · 3 motels · 9 inns & B&Bs · 2 campgrounds | 14,161 | $204K | C+ |
| Elizabethtown | 16 mi west | 25 min | 30 23 hotels · 5 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 35,448 | $246K | B+ |
| Hodgenville | 10 mi southwest | 15 min | 2 1 campground · 1 RV park | 3,378 | $151K | C+ |
| Radcliff | 22 mi northwest | 35 min | 9 7 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins | 22,576 | $170K | C |
| Lebanon | 19 mi east | 30 min | 6 2 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 RV park | 6,699 | $150K | B |
| Loretto | 11 mi east | 15 min | 2 1 hotel · 1 inn or B&B | 714 | $183K | — |
| New Hope | 5 mi southeast | 10 min | 1 1 inn or B&B | 62 | $132K | — |
| Louisville | 37 mi north | 1 hr | 224 175 hotels · 5 motels · 27 inns & B&Bs · 11 lodges & cabins · 1 hostel · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 795,222 | $248K | D |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Other places close by
You can reach each of these within 43 miles.
Big draw126 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
Big draw43 mi National ParkMammoth Cave National Park661K visitors a year
212 mi National Historical ParkAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park213K visitors a year43 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
38 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
42 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
42 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
39 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mammoth Cave National Park: Willis Thomas Lee, Public domain · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park: Jamie from Toronto, ON, CC BY 2.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kentucky Railway Museum, answered
Is Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven?
Yes. It’s inside New Haven, KY.
When is the best time to visit Kentucky Railway Museum?
April, May, September and October, with highs of 69–81°.
How far is Kentucky Railway Museum from Lexington?
About 67 miles northeast of Lexington, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Kentucky Railway Museum?
Louisville Muhammad Ali (SDF), about 36 miles away.
Where should I stay near Kentucky Railway Museum?
Bardstown (13 mi, 27 places to stay), Elizabethtown (16 mi, 30 places to stay) and Louisville (37 mi, 224 places to stay).
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