Nairobi Railway Museum
A railway museum showing the history of the Uganda Railway, the 'Lunatic Express.' Visitors can climb aboard steam locomotives and old carriages.
The museum sits beside Nairobi's old railway station; the city grew up around the Uganda Railway, built in 1899. Exhibits cover the history of the railway's construction and the Tsavo man-eating lions. Several steam locomotives and carriages are displayed outdoors, including the carriage from which a police officer was dragged off by a lion at Tsavo, and a locomotive used in the film Out of Africa. Open about 08:00–17:00. Foreign adult admission is about KSh 1,000, and a visit takes about 1 hour.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC)
- August 7th Memorial Park
- Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family
- Nairobi Gallery
- Jamia Mosque, Nairobi
- Nairobi City Market
- Nairobi National Museum
- Nairobi Arboretum