Flyertown Toy Train Museum & Operating Model Railroad in Clermont, NJ

You've probably driven past it hundreds of times if you live or travel in Southern New Jersey, but never stopped in. Make this Saturday or Sunday the one time when you take time to stop at Flyertown Toy Train Museum and Operating Model Railroad located at 2044 Route 9 (next to Perks For Life Natural Foods Store), just north of the intersection of Routes 9 and 83, in Clermont, New Jersey.

Flyertown is one of those little "undiscovered" gems of neat places to visit. Whether you are a model railroad enthusiast or just want a fun place to take the kids and watch their jaws drop in awe, Flyertown Toy Train Museum and Operating Model Railroad is where you need to take the kids this weekend!

If you know anything about model trains, you'll remember the name "American Flyer". Lionel, Marks and American Flyer were among the most popular manufacturers of electric scale model trains. You probably had a set of trains as a child. Flyertown owner Joe Jones has designed and built a museum with a theme based on American Flyer trains, and the museum includes a huge operating model train layout, the largest "S" gauge model railroad layout in Southern New Jersey.

The museum's operating model railroad rivals those similar tourist attractions in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a noted area for enthusiasts of real trains, scale model trains, railroad memorabilia and retail train hobby shops. Flyertown Toy Train Museum has even been spotlighted in a national model railroading magazine.

The Flyertown layout uses all "S" gauge trains, which are not quite as big as the old three-rail track "O" gauge Lionel trains, but larger than the popular "HO" scale, and very realistic in appearance. Seven trains can run simultaneously on the museum's multi-level tracks, and over 100 complete train sets line the walls, waiting their turn to run. Many antique locomotive and trains cars are on display, too.

Flyertown also has a retail store attached, selling garden trains, "S", "O" and "HO" trains, accessories and model buildings. They have starter sets and Thomas The Train gift items for the young train lover. Check out their ship models and Titanic memorabilia!

Pack the family into the car this weekend and enjoy a unique experience at Flyertown Toy Train Museum and Operating Model Railroad in Cape May County, New Jersey. They're open every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am to 3:30pm. Call them at 609-624-3173.