Anything on Wheels
Anything on Wheels
Come see dozens of vehicles including antique and classic cars, special use trucks, construction vehicles, and even some vintage boats on trailers!
Come see dozens of vehicles including antique and classic cars, special use trucks, construction vehicles, and even some vintage boats on trailers!
Come see dozens of vehicles including antique and classic cars, special use trucks, construction vehicles, and even some vintage boats on trailers!
Our most popular camp is back again this summer: Join us for a week of LEGO® themed building challenges, artistic creations, and more! Explore the world of engineering while making models, investigate motion with cars and ziplines, then test out gears and simple machines. Create a brick self-portrait, then try painting with bricks! Design and […]
Explore the world of engineering and the forces of physics, then compete to build the tallest towers, longest bridges, and fastest vehicles. Design a paper airplane launcher, construct a working claw, and race through marble run mazes. Finish the week by building sets, props, and characters entirely out of LEGOs® to create a stop motion […]
Summer is here, and with it we've added additional times and dates to our Sensory Friendly Hour offerings. Explore the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in a sensory modified setting with quieter streetcars, lowered exhibit sounds, and soft lighting. Advanced registration is not required for this event. Tickets will be available at our regular admission prices. Adults: […]
Join us the third Thursday of each month for Trolley Tots! Trolley Tots is designed for early learners (children ages 2-5) and one accompanying adult to discover different types of transportation through sensory play, stories, crafts, music, and getting up-close with the vehicle of the month!
This program from John Calnan will cover the history of the Philadelphia & Western Railroad and its successor operators, the Red Arrow Lines and SEPTA. In addition, slides will discuss scheduled service patterns, vehicles operated, track maps, signage, unique facts, and other interesting tidbits.
Explore the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum in a sensory modified setting with quieter streetcars, lowered exhibit sounds, and soft lighting. Advanced registration is not required for this event. Tickets will be available at our regular admission prices.
NEW CAMP! Step back into the past and discover what life was like over 150 years ago! Explore how people historically traveled long distances, such as with sailboats crossing the rivers and oceans, covered wagons traveling the Oregon Trail, and riding from the country into the big city aboard an electric streetcar. Play popular games […]
Join the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum for a special look behind the scenes! These tours are offered only a few times per year, so don't miss this chance to visit several of our non-public spaces, including the maintenance and restoration shop, car barn, and Artifact Preservation Building.