Road Transportation

Baltimore Museum of Industry

Located in the old Platt Oyster Cannery on the Northwest branch of the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, the Baltimore Museum of Industry has exhibits on various types of manufacturing and industry from the early 20th century. The museum offers several hands-on sections with working equipment and other artifacts. Galleries recreate parts of a cannery, a garment loft from 1900, a print shop, a machine shop from 1900, the pharmacy where Noxzema was invented, as well as exhibits on food industry giants such as McCormick, Domino Sugar and Esskay. The museum was founded in 1977 as part of a project to preserve the industrial history of downtown [...]

Harden Museum of Horse-Drawn Vehicles

A part of the Erie Canal Village in Rome, NY, the Harden Museum exhibits a collection of horse drawn vehicles ranging from utilitarian farm equipment to an elegant Landaulet. In order to accurately portray 19th century travel, vehicles are placed on samples of three types of roads: dirt, plank and [...]