Reviews of North Bay Museum (Museum)

Christian Howald

nice setting

Joshua Murdoch

This museum is amazing for its tiny stature. They filled the space beautifully and I love how interactive the pieces are.

Gino Cavicchioli

Quaint interactive museum, we learned a lot about the local history, i.e. Nipissin Natives resided here for 10,000 years... fabulous gift shop

Liam Musgrave

I felt really connected to the past and present North Bay after visiting.

Robert Redmond

Nice little museum. Stopped in while in the area and needed to waste and hour.

Rukshan Rupasinghe

Parking is available. On Saturdays, there is a market in front of the museum. Museum has some information on history of North Bay area.

Howard Kizell

Outstanding! The displays and knowledge of the staff are exceptional.

Darrell Deibel

Lots to look at

Doug Bailey

I learned so much about North Bay that I didn't originally know after living there for 10 years. Lots of railway history that is interesting to read about

K Mac

Nice little museum. I hope they get more First Nations content in the near future - that would bring me back for another visit!

Saylor Weaver

They have some great summer camps.

Nick Diaz

cool museum if you like to learn.

Barbara Sanderson

The museum has permanent displays of railway history with some hands on experiences and videos on the ground floor, and recently made over the upper floor reminiscent of old Main Street. It has smaller versions of store fronts with original articles in them, and write ups about each one, including the theatre, where a couple of folks can sit and watch a video of a parade. It's very well done, and you get a real sense of the history and people that built North Bay.

Harold A Mellon

It was a fun small museum

Andy Hughes

A bit small but some interesting things to see!

Andrew Wilson

I've went there 6 times since I've been born. I'm now 14 and I still enjoy going there. I've been so interested in the things that I'm doing my grade 8 history project on it. :)

Anthony Leclair

A little pricey for the HBC gear, but that's not unusual. A great little place of local knowledge though, with a wonderful gallery that can be rented out for events and productions.

Bo W

Learn a lot history about the Ontario north railway.

Uncle Stan

Small museum, but I enjoyed the hands on exhibits here, and it has a pretty cool model train store that's worth a visit.

Judy Lew

I was actually trying to post for The Farmers Market. It was so busy down there today! Lots of good buys. The balloon guy was there, there was many Freshly Baked Goods that were very tempting, various crafts and lots of people with their dogs. I like the bar soap.

Scott Rankin

Train was sooo cool

Doug Nuytten

Lots of local history.

ethan vaillancourt

Great happy to support my local business

Mike Brousseau

Good lil hobby store both HO & N Scales

Rodica Teodorescu

Very interesting piece of canadian history.

Alexander McKenna

It's a very little museum focused mainly on heritage. would like to see a little bit more interactive material as this museum is relatively small in size. There is a frequent amount of one-off events that do take place there which can make it more entertaining and better value. Would recommend going here if you are from out of town.

Derreck Mason

Awesome

AJ Jakeman

The Haunted walk is Awesome!

Brad Benjamins

Interesting museum, but fairly small. I got in for free during the Summer in the Park festival. Not sure it is worth paying to get in for what it offers...

Mike Dobson

The museum has potential but after 10 years their collection seems very small and disorganized

Zack Lewis

Great North Bay history and always fun to see the trains and planes zipping around above us while we explore the exhibits.

Craig Bullock

Awesome place

Ron B

Interesting place,worth seeing.

Daryl Weis

Very nice history a good day

George Garvey

Amazing little gift shop. Huge selection of model train stuff and diorama things. Employees are super friendly. 10 out of 10 would recommend.

Ian McKenzie

Really cool little museum with a bunch of interactive exhibits.

RANDO LANE

Good little North Bay museum really enjoyed the main Street North Bay exhibit and my kids love the remote control airplanes

Ayla Brombach

Small, but lots of interesting gifts. They tend to be expensive though.

Reva O'Hallarn

Fun museum with interesting information and hands-on exhibits!

Charlotte Louttit-Kijekijik

Small, but pretty cool. Local. Dedicated. Go on free days like Canada Day.

Dave Burns

My family and I loved it!!!....the history, the model trains and the sounds made it fun for everyone.

Conspiracymommy Canada

It's ok kids got bored pretty quick we where lucky to go when they had old school video games to try my kids loved that part the search and find was pretty hard

Joshua Bettiol

Took the family here in Canada day.. I get that it's a small local museum.. But this is one place I couldn't justify paying to get in to see

Matt Barrett

Great display of North Bay history! Worth the price of admission. Interactive railroad and planes are cool.

Cindy McCutcheon

Great history of the North Bay area. Well put together.

Curt Arthur

Purchased model railway (HO Scale) items from the Museum Store for Christmas 2017. Service was excellent, will definitely return (and check out the museum!)

Alan D

If you like trains.

abraham dan

Its quite an interesting place if you have an interest in history for it provides an insight to the formation and advancement of people, professions and the change. They also have programs for kids from time to time.

Mark Boller

It's not open because of covid

Terry Marshall

All about early train travel. Answered all questions. organized and well displayed exhibits. Even ran the model train that had a train track that ran into all the buildings rooms.

s vanderteems

Small but cute.

Corrine Simko

Awesome exhibits cool trains that go thru the museum above you! Very interesting

James Vellenga

Nice small museum that gives an interesting view of the local history. Expect about an hour to go through it.

Oleksiy Markunin

A nice small museum with a focus on the history of North Bay.

onrr1726

I was here once in 2001 when the station was being renovated. It's nice to see that it's become a musum.

Emma Clare McGee

Some very cool stuff. Things for all people. History of Canada, trains, planes and more. They have discounts for students too! Only thing is that it is clear they could use some more funding as there are bits that don’t quite make sense on their own and have clearly come from somewhere else. But over all loved it spent close to an hour exploring everything.

headearsmain

Its a museum of north bay

Mary Anne Holinshead

Farmers Market

Annette V

Enjoyed our visit. Not all exhibits worked.

David Cotter

Awesome visit. The kids loved it. Thanks so much.

Erin Allan

The best little gift shop with everything you need to build your own trainsets. The giftshop lady is very nice. They even have a little model that shows you how to build your own trainsets

Richard Day

This is a well designed museum. I just wish there was more of it.

Kenneth Drysdale

Very unique and interesting. I learned a lot.

Irene Bolger

First time at this museum. Very interesting.

Irene Bolger

First time at this museum. Very interesting.

Sonya Richmond

Wonderful museum! A great place to learn about the region! Wonderful staff!

Reggie Ruffo

We had no idea that the museum existed till we were driving around the downtown area. The museum is a jem. We loved learning about the local history. With numerous interactive displays and activities we enjoyed ourselves, Of course for any train enthusiast the train simulator and the large scale model trains traveling over head will make thier day. Overall it's a great museum for the family.

Joshua Mathias

Open late

Sharon Livingstone

Love learning about history! Grandkids had a great time with all the interactive exhibits.

Steph Anie

So fun great exhibits cute gift shop. Great for birthday parties!!

Pretty Lady

Loved it

Sue Campbell

Wonderful displays of local history. Great aboriginal exhibit and history of Lake Nipissing and the Ontario Northland Railway. Great gift shop selling Hudson Bay products and hobby train sets.

Robert Lavallee

Mehhh I wish I spent my money on something else... worth it if your into trains though.

David Corbett

I was born and raised in North Bay, and I still learned new stuff about the history of the city this weekend. Lots of interactive stuff to keep the kids entertained.

Liz Simpson

Really interesting child friendly displays

Jean-Pierre Girouard

(Translated) You have to plan a day if you want to do the entire tour in detail. Imax also on site. $ 6 fee for parking in 2018. (Original) Il faut prévoir une journée si l'on veut faire le tour au complet en détails. Imax aussi sur place. Frais de 6$ pour le stationnement en 2018.

Vance VanDerMark

This is my first visit it is an amazing place lots of stuff about North Bay well with the visit and prices are resonable

Sue Major

Fascinating place, lots of exhibits, lots of information, and interesting exhibits.

David Mani Dorey

Love this museum

Kennith Blais

Items are very interactive. children seemed to have fun . cool items with some knowledge added . and they do b-day parties to or hall rentals

scott dunn

Attended workshop in meeting room upstairs...Great venue, nice views of downtown and lake.

robert blunt

Good displays. Always good model railroad supplies and friendly service.

Shan Yao

Very nice place to stay and learn local history, the small train is awesome and my kids love it. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Also the waterfront is pretty new, hopefully will come back next summer.

Liz Stokes

Staff is friendly and very helpful. Great view from the conference room!!

Helpful Canuck

I highly recommend a visit to the North Bay Museum, for adults and kids alike. Housed in the old railway station is this fascinating display of history of rail, logging, the area and the community. Lots of interactive exhibits and things to try. So much love and care in each exhibit. Fully bilingual. Conveniently located next to bus terminal, splash pad and tunnel to waterfront trail. I spent an hour at the museum and could have spent much longer. Well worth a visit!

Angelotti Kompotti

Lovely museum, great for adults and kids. Sooo many interesting stories about North Bay, the area, history and the people.

Tracy Roy

Nice place 2 visit

Nicholas Dolbeck

I like it

Delattre Louise

(Translated) A nice local museum (Original) Un musée local sympa

Robert Goulais

They had a car show and there was a place to buy vegtables