Thomas & Friends™: Explore the Rails! will delight visitors with the Island of Sodor’s iconic locations: Knapford Station, Sodor Steamworks and much more.

In the exhibit, children help Thomas and his friends solve a variety of challenges, from sorting and shape-identification activities to more complex engineering challenges, such as building a train track using track pieces with different elevation levels.

The exhibit incorporates foundational STEM practices that encourage thinking mathematically, making comparisons, experimenting to solve problems using a variety of methods and tools, and thinking creatively. As children encounter new challenges and test their abilities, the smiling faces of Thomas, Percy, Victor and others are there to offer encouragement.

Created by the Minnesota Children’s Museum, the exhibit will travel to TrainTastic in 2027 and will be included with regular admission.