Housed in the 1881 freight station, built by the Elizabethtown, Lexington, and Big Sandy Railroad, the museum has a small train layout plus many donated items that serve to tell snippets of the area history. The exhibit that I found most bizarre was on the Rowan County War which took place between 1884 and 1887. The feud started over a political rivalry between the Martin and Tolliver clans & their supporters. It ended in a shoot out on First Street (across the street from the station) which lasted for three hours, involved 60 men, and killed three of them. A final reconciliation occurred after the wedding of two members from opposing families.
The museum is on two levels. The first level has the trail layout and other train artifacts. It's accessible through the normal entrance. The second level must be entered by going up the ramp to the freight door.
The parking lot is large enough for any RV. Museum 38.18158, -83.43331
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