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12450 SW 152nd St. Perrine, FL 33177

305-253-0063

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Best Kids' Thrill
Award Winner 2010

Hours: Sun,Sat 11am-4pm, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

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2010 | Best Kids' Thrill

From an early age, kids show a glowing fascination for trains and train sets. Maybe it's because they're drawn to the power and ingenuity of a train, to the rumble of steam and coal and thundering wheels. Maybe it's the innate sense of exploration that only a locomotive can satisfy. Or maybe it's because trains are just so friggin' cool. But that inherent love has been drowned out in a digital world of exploding videogames and screaming cartoons. It's still there, though. You can find it... More »
2004 | BEST MUSEUM

Like any worth-his-salt railroad baron, Henry Flagler had his tracks laid and then proceeded to build a city around them. Several cities, actually, but we care only about Miami. It's not surprising a museum should honor, and document, this tropical "railroad" town's history. The museum began life under the auspices of the University of Miami at the Richmond Air Station, moved to Broward, then back again. It quickly grew, thanks to donations and wise purchases of old locomotives from around... More »

Cinco de Mayo Events in Miami: Food Trucks, Markets, Fiestas

By Laine Doss | Thu, May 3, 2012

Cinco de Mayo is this Saturday, and that means it's time for margaritas and mariachis. True, the holiday has turned into a bigger party in the States than in Mexico, and it's really not a celebration ... More »
Hey Whole Foods: Stop the Crap

By Laine Doss | Mon, December 12, 2011

?The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Public Affairs is suing Whole Foods in an attempt to "reinstate a former employee with full back wages and benefits after the company allegedly fired the worke... More »
Whole Foods Sued by Feds for Firing Miami Beach Poop-Leak Whistleblower

By Kyle Munzenrieder | Tue, December 6, 2011

If you were shopping at the Miami Beach Whole Foods on November 1, 2009, you might have been subjected to the powerful stench of a raw sewage leak. Management tried to ignore the problem and covered t... More »
Fill The Grill Bloggers Competition: A Grill-Like Recipe For Apartment Dwellers

By Lesley Elliott | Fri, September 30, 2011

Last month I chronicled the winding road that was Whole Foods' "Fill The Grill" competition, where we watched chef Timon Balloo (from Midtown's perpetually crowded Sugarcane), go up against chef Micha... More »
Whistle Stop Food Truck Rodeo: Trains and Trucks

By Liz Tracy | Mon, February 7, 2011

It was no surprise that the Dolci Peccati gelato truck was the busiest spot at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum this Saturday. The Whistle Stop Food Truck Rodeo introduced visitors, most of whom were pi... More »

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Gold Coast Railroad Museum

12450 SW 152nd St. Perrine, FL 33177

305-253-0063

Description

Story-Time Tuesday and Buy-one-get-one-free Admission Day

Every Tue.

Free Train Ride Wednesdays

Every Wed.

Thursday Arts and Crafts

Every Thu.

First Free Saturday: (With featured art show by Alan Laird)

First Sat. of every month

2010 | Best Kids' Thrill

2004 | BEST MUSEUM

Cinco de Mayo Events in Miami: Food Trucks, Markets, Fiestas

By Laine Doss | Thu, May 3, 2012

Hey Whole Foods: Stop the Crap

By Laine Doss | Mon, December 12, 2011

Whole Foods Sued by Feds for Firing Miami Beach Poop-Leak Whistleblower

By Kyle Munzenrieder | Tue, December 6, 2011

Fill The Grill Bloggers Competition: A Grill-Like Recipe For Apartment Dwellers

By Lesley Elliott | Fri, September 30, 2011

Whistle Stop Food Truck Rodeo: Trains and Trucks

By Liz Tracy | Mon, February 7, 2011