Step onto the platform at the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish and you’ll swear you can feel the decades rolling backward like the wheels of a vintage caboose.
This isn’t just another museum with static displays behind glass – it’s a portal to an era when steam and steel transformed America.
Nestled in the heart of Manatee County, this living monument to railroad history offers something increasingly precious in our digital age – an authentic, hands-on connection to the transportation revolution that built modern Florida.
The moment you arrive at the museum grounds, you’re greeted by the impressive sight of historical locomotives and train cars basking in the Florida sunshine…