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
Every Saturday, 12 noon - 5pm
(last trolley ride leaves at 4:30pm)
$12 General Admission
$10 Seniors + Children ages 2-17
Members visit FREE! Members should NOT make online reservations and will be accommodated upon arrival.
Plan Ahead! Make a Reservation
Online reservations are not required, but strongly recommended. Walk in guests are welcome.
Visit Us
1313 Bonifant Road
Colesville, MD 20905
Free parking is available to all visitors. Travel by personal vehicle or cab service is recommended.
10 minutes by car from Glenmont Metro Station on the Red Line!
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
Our volunteer conductors are equipped with voice amplifiers, and will also be happy to wear your assisted listening device during your street car ride.
If you require ASL interpretation, we ask that you notify the museum at least two weeks prior to your visit and we will gladly provide interpretive services.
Blind + Low Vision
Large print visitor guides are 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. Visitors may also find the silent movie theatre suits their needs.
Service Animals
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 are not permitted inside the museum or on the street cars.
Explore the museum virtually!
Unable to visit, need to preview the space, or just curious? In partnership with Capital Sky Eye, NCTM presents a fully virtual museum experience including a full tour of our entire demonstration railway, permanent exhibits, and more.
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!
Interactive Displays
Put your street car smarts to the test and use our digital displays to discover the evolution of street car design, identify the parts of a PCC street car, and follow mid-20th century street car lines in the DC area!
