Getting ready forthe Forney Museum of Transportation.
A Denver museum with more than 800 transportation pieces, from old cars and motorcycles to steam locomotives, aircraft, fire engines, sleighs and bicycles, including a Big Boy locomotive.
Know before you go. The Forney Museum doesn't list sensory supports. Here's what it says about bags, tickets and its kids' Saturdays.
Hours
Thursday to Monday, 10 am to 5 pm. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
“We do not allow bags into our exhibit space. This includes: Purses, Backpacks, Diaper bags, etc. Free lockers are available.”
“Our campus is a Smoking, Drug & Weapon free zone.”
“A one-of-a-kind collection of over 800 artifacts relating to historical transportation,” including “buggies, motorcycles, steam & diesel electric locomotives, aircraft, carriages, rail equipment, fire apparatus, public transportation, sleighs, bicycles.”
The kids' Saturdays may bring more families. A Thursday or Friday may be a calmer first visit.
Bring comfort items in pockets, since bags of any kind stay in the lockers.
Admission: adults $17, seniors 65 and up $14, children 3 to 12 $9, under 3 free.
“Museum Parking is Free.” Event parking may be different.
The museum is part of the Denver Public Library Museum and Culture Pass program, the Arapahoe Libraries Exploration Pass and the Longmont Libraries Discovery Pass.
Photos for personal use are fine. Monopods are allowed, tripods are not.
