Trainland U.S.A. in Colfax, Iowa. A Historic Route 6 must-see! (Photo courtesy Chicago Tribune--all rights reserved.)
About at the halfway mark on Iowa's Historic Route 6 you will find the village of Colfax--just 25 miles east of Des Moines. Once a turn-of-the-century mineral water health resort, Colfax boasts an historic downtown business district with small-town flavor. It is home to the Jasper County Fair, Mineral Springs Days, Demolition Derby, and the Colfax Country Christmas. Local eateries offer award-winning pizza, Mexican food favorites, the Cratty Shack's old-fashioned ice cream and fabulous sandwiches, and the Thirsty Turtle to quench, well, your thirst!
A Colfax-visit must see is Trainland U.S.A., an operating toy train museum. Sure to please the young and the young-at-heart, the museum depicts the development of the railroad across the United States, and represents three eras of time: frontier, steam, and diesel.
Trainland USA's website notes that "all scenery is handpainted and the entire layout is glass enclosed. Four control panels create an automated train control system with their own telephone communications. There are approx. 60 operating Lionel accessories still in their original state. "
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day 10AM until 6PM. Trainland U.S.A is located at 3135 IA-117, Colfax, IA (a few miles north of Colfax).
For more information and admission prices, click this link: TrainLandUSA!
To purchase Fourth Wall Films' Emmy-nominated River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 or other award-winning documentaries on DVD, click HERE!
You can also get the River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 DVD at the Wilton Candy Kitchen in Wilton, Iowa right on Historic Route 6!
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