St. Jacobs Model Train Exhibit

We recently took a day-trip to St. Jacobs Ontario, Canada for a much needed mid-day distraction. St. Jacobs is a beautiful tourist destination boasting a huge farmer’s market, an array of specialty shops, heritage buildings and sweeping farmland.

Tucked away on the fourth floor of ‘The Mill’ is the St. Jacobs Model Train Exhibit – a faithfully reproduced kid-friendly model railway depicting the St. Jacobs area in HO scale. Trains navigate the St. Jacobs countryside via the simple double-oval route and are controlled by an automated timer. The layout is quite large at over 25 feet long and 5+ feet deep. Beautifully modeled and geographically precise, the layout boasts highly detailed urban and rural settings, waterfalls, rivers and mountains.

The St. Jacobs Model Train Exhibit also boasts a collection of model railway equipment in an array of scales, a small historical museum, interactive exhibits and videos.

The St. Jacobs Model Train Exhibit is a excellent tribute to the St. Jacobs area, and a fantastic family destination.