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The Best Friend Train Museum

The Best Friend Train Museum
Photo: Robert Henry Thurston, author., Public domain

The Best Friend of Charleston was a steam-powered railroad locomotive widely considered the first locomotive to be built entirely within the United States for revenue service. It was also the first locomotive to suffer a boiler explosion in the United States.

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Address
23 Ann Street
Hours
Closed · opens 10 am
Weekly hours
Mon10 am–2 pm
Tue10 am–2 pm
Wed10 am–2 pm
Thu10 am–2 pm
Fri10 am–2 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed

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Updated 30 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.