Downtown Suffolk's Seaboard Station Museum is a free must stop for train lovers. The museum is small but has displays of railroad memorabilia and exhibits. The two room station itself was built in 1885 and has remained pretty much the same since. The building has a winding staircase up to a tower with a great view of downtown. There is a caboose outside and trains run by the museum regularly. While we were there a diesel engine was starting up.
The museum is open daily from 10-5, with a closure from 12-1. Admission is free, but groups of over 10 should make a tour reservation. Strollers are not allowed inside the museum. We spent about 45 minutes in the museum between the the museum and the cars outside. The museum is located at 326 N. Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434. As a note, the Brighter Day Cafe' is close to the museum and has $.98 ice cream cones!
