Marshall Steam Museum

4 reviews

+1 (302) 239-2385

Website

Photos

Marshall Steam Museum -- Train Day (first Sunday in May 2023)

3000 Creek Rd

Yorklyn, DE 19736

+1 (302) 239-2385

http://www.auburnheights.org

History

The Marshall Steam Museum is operated by the Friends of Auburn Heights (a nonprofit organization established in 2004) and is dedicated to educating the public about Delaware's industrial history and the impact of steam technology. The Friends own and maintain the Marshall family's extraordinary collection of antique automobiles along with the Auburn Valley Railroad.

Specialties

The Friends of Auburn Heights operates and maintain the Marshall Steam Museum, home to the world's largest operating collection of Stanley steam cars, a 1/8-size operating railroad that circles the Auburn Heights estate and so much more. Visitors take a step back in time to discover life at the dawn of the automotive age.

Also at this address

Auburn Valley State Park

1 reviews

Auburn Valley State Park

12 reviews

Find related places

Tourist Attractions

Museums

Reviews

5.04 reviews

L L.

7/5/2021

Such a special place! How had I never heard of this museum? It's magic! As others have said, they are not open every day, festival days are held the first Sunday of every month (June-Nov). It is...

Read more on Yelp

L Stephen C.

8/18/2013

Awesome house and grounds - be sure to go to a Steaming Sunday and take a ride on the scale model steam train - visit the beautiful Victorian manor house and walk through the Stanley Steam Car...

Read more on Yelp

Elle L.

9/23/2018

What a hidden gem! Great for old-fashioned family fun. Steamin' Days are worth waiting for. Terrific volunteer staff who are passionate about their mission. Make certain to visit the museum,...

Read more on Yelp

Tamara K.

12/14/2013

I can't rave enough about this place! We took our 12 month old here on a whim! It's only open certain days so check their website to see when they are open. There is plenty of guided parking....

Read more on Yelp

Own this business?

Claim it

See a problem?

Art gallery

Hagley Museum & Library

Established in 1802 and located in Wilmington, Del., Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution. It collects, preserves, and interprets artifacts from the history of American enterprises. The museum houses various collections of manuscripts, photographs, books and pamphlets of American business and technology markets. Hagley's Center for the History of Business, Technology and Society offers fellowship programs for both graduate and postgraduate research works and sponsors conferences, lectures and monthly seminars. It provides interlibrary loans, online search facilities through a research libraries information network and photocopy. The museum also publishes brochures for scholars in using research collections. It also helps in planning corporate meeting, events and social functions. The museum offers various volunteer opportunities for adults and youth. It additionally offers summer camps for teens.

Art gallery, Museum

Greenbank Mill

"Had an excellent tour with Raymond, such a wealth of knowledge. Small place with a powerful history of the New Castle area. Hope the site can expand with all the plans Ray had. His love for..."

Museum, Art gallery

Brandywine Conservancy

Brandywine River Museum, located in Chadds Ford, exhibits American art in a 19th-century grist mill. The Brandywine River Museum has a collection of works by three generations a family and features a collection of American illustration, still life and landscape painting. The museum also has group of volunteers supporting its programs. More than 350 volunteers provide help, serving as tour guides, working in the gardens, making critters for Christmas displays and assembling flower arrangements. The Museum's volunteers also organize fundraisers through annual events, such as the Wildflower, Native Plant and Seed Sale, the Antiques Show, and the Critter Sale. Each fundraising event benefits an aspect of the museum and its parent organization, the Brandywine Conservancy. Additionally, the museum organizes environmental management programs that protect the region's land and water resources.

United States›Delaware›Yorklyn›Marshall Steam Museum