During the heyday of the antique carriages, wagons and buggies that are displayed in the Carriage Museum, you couldn’t just pull into a garage for service. BLACKSMITHYou had to employ a hardworking, skilled craftsman to fabricate metal parts and make repairs. The blacksmith shop located at the back of the museum serves as a charming reminder of how tough that job can be as demonstrators pound away at the anvil and tend the fire to provide that lesson.

It’s a scene worth reviewing when you’re nearby. The Carriage Museum is right next to the Agriculture Museum, near Restaurant Row. Admission is free and there are benches for visitors.