Located on the Kingston waterfront, The Pump House Steam Museum is must-see museum in Kingston. The Museum first opened in 1973, over twenty years after the city's pumping station was moved, and the building was closed. After extensive restoration by the Frontenac Society of Model Engineers, the museum was opened to the public as a centennial gift to the City of Kingston.

Upon entering the building, the visitor easily steps back in time, to an era when steam power was king. Not only does the scale the original Osbourn-Killey and Ingliss steam-powered, fly-wheel engines amaze visitors, but the variety of smaller industrial engines delight as they help to narrate our industrial heritage.

The Pump House Steam Museum also showcases a variety of model trains, featuring over 1400 feet of "O" scale model track. The CBC's "Friendly Giant" model train set is also on display.

The Museum also features an interactive and educational gallery for children of all ages in the Gordon C. Leitch Discovery Centre.

The Pump House at 23 Ontario Street, which opened officially in 1973, was restored by the Frontenac Society of Model Engineers as their centennial gift to the City of Kingston. In 1971 the engineers wondered whether they would have their proposal accepted by City Council and today they wonder how so much has been accomplished. When restoration began the building reminded one of an abandoned junk yard. Today it provides an opportunity to see how machines were powered during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.