Plan Your Visit
We look forward to welcoming you to the National Capital Trolley Museum! Keep reading for information about finding the museum, accessibility, and current exhibits in our Visitor’s Center.
Guests are invited to take street car rides throughout the day with the purchase of admission.
Hours + Admission
Saturday, 12 noon - 5:00 pm
*Last tour begins one hour before closing
$12 General Admission
$10 Seniors + Children ages 2-17
Frequent visitors can save with our Annual Family and Friends Pass:
$150 includes two general admissions and three reduced admissions, good for one year. Visit the Museum Store to purchase your pass. The Pass is not valid for Holly Trolley and other Special Events
Members visit FREE! Members should NOT make online reservations and will be accommodated upon arrival.
Plan Ahead! Make a Reservation
Online reservations are strongly recommended, but not required. Walk in guests are welcome.
Current Exhibitions
Street Car Communities
Stop at our model Rock Creek Railway and think about life on the street car lines in the 1930's. Maybe a street car line used to stop near your home! Local visitors can find their community on the Visitor Center walls and discover the ways street cars helped grow their towns, supported leisure activities and industries, and connected the nation.
Conduit Hall
How did street cars in DC run? From where did they get their electric power? See a piece of DC’s unique conduit rail and find out how this special power system preserved the beauty of the Nation’s Capital and created interesting challenges for operators!
Street Cars Go to the Movies
Spend some time in our silent movie theater and watch for street cars making their Hollywood debut! Through masterful comedy and stunt-work, early 20th-century actor Harold Lloyd’s silent films captured the popularity of street cars in his time. Find out how street cars also played into the success of movie theatres themselves — success that helped launch movies into the massive entertainment industry they are today!
Street Car Hall
Get up close and experience for yourself the largest collection of Washington DC street cars and transit vehicles in existence. This enclosed building houses the majority of our collection of historic transit vehicles - some over 100 years old. Occasionally, we open some of these vehicles for the public to board and explore. If our boat tram is running, rides on this trolley depart from Street Car Hall.
Location
1313 Bonifant Road
Colesville, MD 20905
Free parking is available to all visitors. Travel by personal vehicle or taxi is recommended as we are not accessible by public transportation. The closest Metrorail station (Glenmont on the Red Line) is a 10-15 minute drive.
Accessibility
For more information regarding accessibility at the National Capital Trolley Museum, please call (301) 384-6352 or email contact@dctrolley.org.
Mobility
Our museum facilities including museum exhibits, Street Car Hall, and restrooms are ADA compliant.
We regret that the antique nature of our street cars do not presently allow for wheelchair accessibility. We are currently working to address this issue and thank you for your patience and support. Assistance onto street cars is available for visitors who are able to climb minimal stairs.
Deaf + Hard of Hearing
Portable voice amplifiers are available for use by our staff. We will also be happy to wear your assisted listening device during your street car ride.
Blind + Low Vision
A large print visitor handout is available upon request. Museum staff are ready to provide verbal descriptions and context during your visit, and you are welcome to touch our street cars.
Neurodivergence
Private quiet space is available upon request during regular operating hours.
Service Animals
As a facility located within Montgomery County Parks, the Museum follows Accessibility Notice 15-B.
We welcome service animals in the museum and on our street cars! Service animals are defined as an animal that has been individually trained to do work or perform specific tasks for an individual with a disability. Pets, as defined in Notice 15-B, are not permitted inside the museum or on the street cars.