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Blue Posts Hotel N/A 3.3 mi 5.3 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club $254 3.5 mi 5.6 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Greton N/A 3.6 mi 5.7 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Marble Arch Hotel N/A 3.7 mi 6.0 km 3 of 5 stars
Hotel Ambassadeur $55 3.8 mi 6.0 km 3 of 5 stars
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Thorn Tree Cafe 3.8 mi 6.1 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Thai Chi Restaurant - The Stanley Hotel 3.8 mi 6.2 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Tanager Bar & Restaurant 3.8 mi 6.2 km 3 of 5 stars
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Nairobi National Museum 3.5 mi 5.7 km 4 of 5 stars
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The Village Market 6.0 mi 9.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 19 attractions in Nairobi
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Attraction type: Transportation museum
Address: Uhuru rd Nairobi
Kenya
Tel: 254 2 337169

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“wonderful railway museum”
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4 of 5 stars
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Leighton Buzzard England
Nov 19, 2005
5/8 found this review helpful

It takes a while to find it, as our taxi driver had never been to it before. But it was worth the effort. Quite run down old East Africa railways + harbour ticket office is where the main displays are kept. We spent a couple of hours climbing in and out of the old locos outside, with a backdrop of... more

“Deserted air which was undeserved”
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4 of 5 stars
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England
Feb 1, 2005
17/20 found this review helpful

We were fortunate to spend two weeks in Kenya over Christmas and New Year. We had a day in Nairobi before starting our safari on the following day so decided to join the city tour and see something of Nairobi. Included on the tour was a visit to the railway museum which I have to say did not fill me... more

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Uhuru rd, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 254 2 337169