Nairobi exists because of the Uganda Railway. This museum is fascinating and should not be missed, even though it's a bit hard to find. It's filled with wonderful historical photographs and relics from old trains, as well as actual trains you can climb onto. (One of them is the carriage in which one Charles Ryall was dozing in 1900 when a lion seized him through the window, broke his neck and dragged him to his death.) The museum is still connected to the railway, allowing steam locomotives onto the main railway line on excursions. The Kenya Railway Corporation operates a train ride to Naivasha on the second Saturday of every month. It's best to take a taxi to the museum. Daily 8:15 am-4:45 pm. 200 KSh adults. Station Road (in the rail compound at the corner of Haile Selassie and Uhuru Highway), Nairobi. Phone 221-211.
