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Travel Town Museum Store

We’re open every day!

Weekdays
10:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M.

Weekends
10:00 A.M to 4:45 P.M.

Our Travel Town Museum Store carries a selection of fun items and gifts for visitors of all ages!
We have books, toys, collectibles, jewelry, games, puzzles, and a whole lot more – all celebrating trains and railroading.  Your purchases help support the Travel Town Museum Foundation
and its train restoration projects and educational programs at the park!

We carry a great selection of your favorite wooden railway systems, including
Thomas the Tank Engine, Bigjigs, and Brio.

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Don’t forget… Travel Town Foundation Members receive a 10% discount!

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Our friendly, helpful staff will gladly answer any of your questions!
If you have a special request, please don’t hesitate to ask us.

Contact our Gift Shop
323-668-0104 ext. 11

Email our Gift Shop Manager
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Special Feature - Mimbreño Dinnerware

Replicas of the china used aboard the dining cars of the famous Santa Fe Railway Super Chief in the 1930s is now available in our Gift Shop!
Below are examples of some of the wonderful pieces we have to offer.  Stop by our museum store the next time you visit Travel Town.
Click here to learn more about the history of this great china…  or drop us an email if you would like to make a special order.

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Mimbreno China - Santa Fe Railway Super Chief

1,000 years ago, artists of the Mimbres Culture painted their pottery with sophisticated geometric designs, spiritual and sometimes whimsical interpretations of the wildlife and nature surrounding them.  Their many different depictions of animals with decorated bodies are testimony to unique Mimbreño humor and creativity.

In 1936, Mary Jane Colter, an architect and designer for Santa Fe Railway and the Fred Harvey Company, was so moved by Mimbreño artwork that she created 37 Mimbreño style drawings to fit the dinnerware pieces she was designing for the dining car on Santa Fe’s premiere passenger train – The Super Chief.

Today, quality reproductions of the famous dining car china are proudly manufactured in the USA by HF COORS, under license from the BNSF Railway.  A full selection of this restaurant-weight china is now available in the Travel Town Museum Gift Shop for use in your own dining room or collector’s cabinet!