Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum

the suffolk seaboard station was built in 1885 and used as a passenger station until the late 1960s. eventually the station was abandoned and fell into disrepair. in 1994 a fire broke out destroying the inside of the structure and the station was in dager of being demolished. thanks to the efforts put forth by the suffolk-nansemond historical society, the station was renovated into a museum. today the station is home to an array of artifacts from six railroads that have existed in suffolk. a scale model train depicting suffolk in 1907 takes up two rooms, and a unique gift shop with books on the history of suffolk, toys, virginia peanuts, and jams and jellies. the museum offers tours covering suffolk history and railroad history.