点评:Positives:
- Admission cost was reasonable. (~$5 per adult)
- The staff was very kind and very friendly, which was much appreciated. They also opened up and activated the carousel for us. ($2-$3 extra per person)
- The number historical buildings that have been collected and relocated to the site is impressive...40 or so? 2 churches, 2 schools, 2 hotels, etc., etc. Also, nearly all of them were open for viewing.
Drawbacks:
- The train only runs on Saturdays at 2pm.
- The restrooms are in need of an upgrade.
- It would have been nice to go in and look around at more of the buildings. Most of the buildings allow you to open the door, but there's almost an immediate fence/gate limiting further access. For example, it would have been nice for children to walk around the schoolhouse, sit in desks, etc...but the fence stopped visitors just inside the door.
- Staffing (although friendly, helpful, plugged-in, and hard-working), is limited. Being the curators of a large, 40-building campus is not a small matter...and with limited staffing, it starts to show a bit. And...old/historic buildings require more upkeep than new buildings. Hence, it's difficult to keep up with all of the buildings' cleaning and maintenance needs.
- It's not always entirely clear what visitors are looking at inside the buildings...and at times, the collection of vintage items inside seemed a bit random. For example, the dentist's office had a collection of tools (noted as donated by a certain dentist), but what the various tools were was a bit TBD. The sources of many of the items were painstakingly noted (Donated by _________ from ________)...but...help us understand what we're looking at.
Again, the staff was very kind and there seemed to be no lack of effort on their part. Thank you for having us!
翻译:优点:
- 入场费用合理。(成人约5美元)
- 工作人员非常友善热心,这一点让人倍感欣慰。他们还为我们开启并启动了旋转木马。(每人需额外支付2至3美元)
- 这里收集并迁建过来的历史建筑数量相当可观……大概有40座左右吧?包括2座教堂、2所学校、2家旅馆等等。而且几乎所有这些建筑都对外开放参观。
缺点:
- 火车仅在每周六下午2点运行。- 卫生间急需翻新。
- 如果能走进去参观更多建筑物就好了。大多数建筑的门可以打开,但很快就会有围栏或大门阻止进一步进入。比如,让孩子们在校舍里四处走走、坐在课桌前体验一下本来会很不错……可惜围栏把游客挡在了门内。
- 工作人员数量有限(不过他们都很友善、乐于助人且工作努力)。负责管理一个拥有40栋建筑的庞大园区绝非易事……由于人手有限,一些问题便逐渐显现出来。此外,老式/历史悠久的建筑比新建筑需要更多的维护工作。因此,要满足所有建筑的清洁与维护需求实在困难重重。
——游客们并不总是能清楚地知道自己在建筑内观赏的是什么……有时,馆内收藏的那些古董物件显得有些杂乱无章。比如,牙医诊所里陈列着一系列工具(据称是由某位牙医捐赠的),不过这些工具具体是些什么还不太清楚。许多物品的来源都被详细地记录下来(“由来自______的______捐赠”)……不过,希望您能帮我们弄清楚这些到底是什么。
再次感谢,工作人员都非常友善,而且显然付出了很多努力。谢谢你们接待我们!