Not to detract from this lovely semi-private endeavor, but if you find yourself on the left coast instead, why not treat your family to a whistle stop at the San Diego MRM in historic Balboa Park?<p><a href="https://www.sdmrm.org/yourvisit" rel="nofollow">https://www.sdmrm.org/yourvisit</a><p>While you’re there, you will also need to hop on the Miniature [but human-scale] Railroad that adjoins the San Diego Zoo! Cock-a-doodle-doo! <a href="https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/activities/miniature-train" rel="nofollow">https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/activities/miniature-train</a><p>Bonus siding: roll north on Park Blvd a few miles, and get on board with Frank the Train Man, aka JA Cooley! <a href="https://www.jacooleymuseum.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.jacooleymuseum.com/</a><p>My own grandpa was a pipe-fitter on the freight lines. He was the sole/chief machinist in his basement workshop where I vroomed around on a Big Wheel. He built for me an HO-scale figure 8 track with a locomotive that featured a functional smokestack.