MuseumHidden gem

Laws Railroad Museum

Bishop, California

Open-air museum in the old Laws depot village, with rolling stock and rides on select weekends.

Price
$10 suggested donation
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
2 hours
Laws Railroad Museum
Ron Reiring · CC BY 2.0

Laws Railroad Museum is a collection of 1883 depot buildings, the Agent's House and restored railway equipment 4.5 miles north of Bishop on Highway 6. It has full-scale replicas of 20 mule team borax wagons and Owens Valley pioneer artefacts. On select weekends you can ride the restored Death Valley Railroad Brill Car No. 5.

Good to know

  • Open daily 10am-4pm except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
  • Suggested donation $10; children under 12 free
  • Dogs welcome on a leash
Best time
Weekends when the Brill car runs
Open
All year
Getting there
Sealed road, parking on site
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Toilets

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