There may be blue skies above the Pennsylvania National Fire Museum in Harrisburg, but the attraction has seen sunnier days.
Originally founded as Reily Hose Company in 1885, the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire refurbished the building in 1995, opening it to the public as a museum.
"They set it up so that people who have experience with firefighting can enjoy it, but people who know nothing about firefighting can learn a lot about the history," said Barry Buckingham, the museum's vice president.
The museum is a walk through firefighting history, from the hand-pulled and horse-drawn to real horsepower.
The museum attracts 3,000 to 4,000 people every year.
"Interestingly, we get a lot of people from the surrounding states and not as many local people," Buckingham said.