J.A. Cooley Museum

35 reviews

+1 (619) 296-3112

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4233 Park Blvd

San Diego, CA 92103

+1 (619) 296-3112

http://jacooleymuseum.com

History

Frank the Trainman our retail model train store was established in 1943. JA Cooley Museum was founded February 1997 from the decades of collecting from Jim Cooley

Specialties

Our museum has over 30 collections of historical significance in 10,000 feet building. The education and preservation of inventions and significant advancements in the American Industrial Revolution. Private collection of Jim & Carmen Cooley- when a man's dream becomes their passion. Automobiles from 1885 to 1933 featured plus GM concept car XP2000. Phonographs, Cameras, Pianos, Trains, bells, Toys and so much more. Plus AND

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5.035 reviews

Erica P.

2/18/2024

What a marvel! As a native San Diegan in my ahem, middle age, I can't believe I had never heard about this gem of a museum until today. Chun P. and I were catching a show at the Diversionary...

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Joel C.

6/20/2023

When you take a walk-through time, you can see the many creations of what history has to offer when you read about the creations of the first cars and the photographic and the Zylo phone machines...

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Sommer C.

3/18/2024

Small museum but what they have is pretty special. Many rare cats ands interesting artifacts. Note: Cash only

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Vivian S.

11/16/2023

Great little museum with a LOT of fun things to see. So worth the visit, we spent a couple of hours looking over everything and chatting with the founder's son in law.

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CL T.

10/5/2022

It's a small shop. There's an older person at the front taking payment. . The person told me that admission was $10 and they didn't accept credit card. It's a small business so 5 stars even...

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"We arrived a few minutes before the tour was scheduled to depart and they promptly added us to the group and gave us a through and informative tour of the house. We didn't see any ghosts but it..."