Parking:

For The Polar Express™ Train Ride ticket holders, free event parking is located at 1100 James Street, Baltimore, MD. Event entrance is located in the North Car Shop.

Free off-street, on-site parking is located at 901 W Pratt Street for Museum visitors and reserved motorcoaches or buses during regular Museum hours. 

Driving Directions:

Located at 901 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21223, the B&O Railroad Museum is approximately ten minutes from Baltimore’s popular Inner Harbor area and is easily accessible from Interstate 95 and the Baltimore Beltway, I-695. Entrance to the Museum grounds is located at the intersection of West Pratt Street and Poppleton Street. 

From the North (I-83, Towson, York, Harrisburg): I-83 (Jones Falls Expressway) south to St. Paul Street exit. Follow St. Paul St for 3 blocks. Make a right turn onto Chase Street, which becomes Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Follow MLK Blvd to Lombard Street and turn right. Follow Lombard Street for 3 blocks and make a left turn onto Poppleton Street at the first light. Follow Poppleton Street and cross over Pratt Street (the Museum entrance is straight ahead).

From the East (Delaware, New Jersey & New York): South on I-95 through the Fort McHenry Tunnel to Exit 53 to I-395 North. Follow signs to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Once on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, make left onto Lombard Street. Continue for three blocks and make a left turn onto Poppleton Street/Railroad Way and proceed south. The Museum’s entrance gate will be at the traffic light intersection of Poppleton Street and Pratt Street. 

From the West (Western Maryland): I-70 east to I-695 south to I-95 North. Take Exit 53 to I-395 North. Follow signs to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Once on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, make left onto Lombard Street. Continue for three blocks and make a left turn onto Poppleton Street/Railroad Way and proceed south. The Museum’s entrance gate will be at the traffic light intersection of Poppleton Street and Pratt Street. 

From the South (Washington): I-95 North to Exit 53 to I-395 North. Follow signs to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Once on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, make left onto Lombard Street. Continue for three blocks and make a left turn onto Poppleton Street/Railroad Way and proceed south. The Museum’s entrance gate will be at the traffic light intersection of Poppleton Street and Pratt Street. 

Public Transportation:

For all public transportation needs, please visit MTA.Maryland.gov

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Geoffrey Morrison
CNET

The B&O Railroad Museum is easily one of the best railroad museums in the country, if not the world.

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