Category Archives: History

KY Railway Museum Pumpkin Patch Express

The KY Railway Museum is a hidden treasure, located at New Haven, KY.  Throughout the year, the museum offers different events for young and old alike.  The museum gives you the opportunity to ride on old passenger cars as the train takes you to your adventure.

This past Sunday my wife, daughter and myself took my grandson to the KY Railway Museum to ride their special train which travels to Charlie Brown’s Great Pumpkin Patch.

The adventure starts when you board and old passenger car and the train starts in motion.  The conductor slowly makes his way down the aisle of the train with his blue conductor cap.  He stops to punch the ticket of each passenger.

Holding his ticket. Waiting for the conductor.
Holding his ticket. Waiting for the conductor.

After a short ride of looking out of the window at the town and woods that the train passes through, we arrived at The Great Pumpkin Patch.  The first thing we saw was the inflatables.

Inflatables
Inflatables

My grandson enjoyed climbing and jumping inside them.

Inside an inflatable
Inside an inflatable

We then walked on toward the Great Pumpkin Patch, when we came upon a smaller train.  I am sure every child had multiple rides on this.

The small train ride
The small train ride
His third time on the train
His third time on the train

 

After several train rides, we had to stop to sample some food.  My grandson enjoyed the hotdogs.

His hotdog disappeared
His hotdog disappeared

There were some special guests for the children to meet.

Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
Snoopy
Snoopy

Charlie Brown and Snoopy showed up to have pictures made with the children.  After the visit with Charlie Brown and Snoopy, we went to the Great Pumpkin Patch.

The Great Pumpkin Patch
The Great Pumpkin Patch

At the Great Pumpkin Patch every child got to pick out a pumpkin to take home with them.

Picking out a pumpkin
Picking out a pumpkin

After an hour in the park everyone boarded the train for the ride home.  The price charged by the KY Railway Museum covered the train ride, the inflatables, small train rides, meeting Charlie and Snoopy, a play tattoo, a Christmas ornament,  and your own pumpkin.  The only additional out of pocket expense was food and drinks.

The KY Railway Museum offers quite a few adventures and a chance to see and ride on old train cars.  Check them out.

Kentucky Railway Museum
Kentucky Railway Museum

Salem House of 7 Gables and Witches

Salem is a fun day trip from Boston.  There is a parking garage in the center of everything which will give you great access.  After parking you should go to the welcome center to learn about all the events taking place and to pick up a walking map of Salem.

When we were there the city had actors portraying the events of the witch trails.  You could follow the actors and watch the story unfold.

Witch being taken to trial
Witch being taken to trial

When we think of Salem, we may think of Halloween witches, but the city has a statue to remind us of good witches and the fact that they all don’t look like what we see at Trick or Treat.

Elizabeth Montgomery Statue
Elizabeth Montgomery Statue

Because you are in Salem you must see and do the witch things.  It is not all fiction but instead a part of our history and it could serve as a good lesson for all of us to revisit from time to time.  It shows what can happen when we judge people on half-truths just because they are different from us.

Salem Witch Trials Memorial
Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Besides witches Salem offers the visitor much more to see and do.  The old burying ground is the resting place for many historical people, that you can visit.  For those who love literature you will want to see the House of Seven Gables.

House of Seven Gables entrance
House of Seven Gables entrance
House of Seven Gables
House of Seven Gables

For those who love old towns and the beauty of nature, Salem is also the place for you.  Walking through the town and by the docks you can see why our forefathers wanted to live here.

Salem Harbor
Salem Harbor

Whether you are looking for witches, history, literature or natural beauty Salem can provide you with an enjoyable visit.