General/Multi-marque museums & collections

Birthplace of the Ford Model T, built starting in 1904; the oldest purpose-built auto factory building open to the public and a National Historic Landmark, museum since 2001.

A multi-modal transportation museum with 800+ artifacts: automobiles, motorcycles, carriages, bicycles, steam locomotives, rail equipment and fire apparatus.

501(c)(3) museum in Texarkana initiated by the Tex-Ark Antique Auto Club in 2004, documenting regional automotive history through antique cars and memorabilia; also hosts car shows.

Part of The Frick Pittsburgh museum complex, showcases the transition from horse-drawn carriages to early automobiles and Pittsburgh's role in the developing auto industry.

13,000-sq-ft museum/antique shop in Gillette in a former 1949 Ford dealership, with recreated "vintage town" rooms displaying classic cars, gas pumps, and signage.

Replica of a 1934 Sinclair gas station on old Route 66 in Ash Grove, displaying vintage gas pumps, signage, and classic cars.

Former 30,000-sq-ft museum at Gateway Canyons Resort displaying the Hendricks Collection - 50+ significant American automobiles assembled by John Hendricks, founder of the Discovery Channel.

Large classic-car sales showroom in O'Fallon, part of a national chain, with rotating inventory displayed museum-style and free admission.

Branch showroom of the national Gateway Classic Cars chain, with browsable inventory of classic, exotic, and collectible cars.

Restored 1939 Texaco station on Route 66 in Galena turned souvenir shop/roadside attraction, featuring a 1951 Hudson Hornet painted to resemble "Doc Hudson" from the movie Cars.

A large automobile museum on a 90-acre campus exhibiting 400+ vintage and collector vehicles and motorcycles from all eras across numerous historic buildings, and hosting several affiliated partner museums.

GM's corporate heritage facility, 81,000 sq ft, with about 165 vehicles and the permanent home of GM's historic literature/artifact archives.

Former museum in Hardy displaying over 60 rare vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles, with an emphasis on 1915-1929 era vehicles including many Model Ts.

A pre-war auto and petroliana museum opened in November 2023 by Brian and Mandy King on their farm near Wesson, showcasing their personal antique car collection, including Model T expertise from associated collector Kirk Hill.

General Americana history museum in Cave Creek founded by Grace Voss Frederick; includes some vintage vehicles among its broader collection of clothing, tools, and memorabilia.

An 8,000 sq ft museum opened April 2021, built around the restored historic "Dean's Service" gas station, showcasing classic cars and local artwork, supported by collector Stephen Tebo.

Free auto museum inside the TerryTown RV Superstore showroom near Grand Rapids, with 100+ rare vehicles.

County-government-operated local history museum in Sheridan with a dedicated antique automobile gallery, displaying cars, delivery trucks, and a 1939 Chevrolet-based fire truck alongside its main local-history collection.

Combined car-and-taxidermy museum founded by hunter Lynn "Scoot" Grice, displaying roughly 75 automobiles alongside 800+ mounted game trophies.

Dedicated antique-car building within the larger 30+ building Gunnison Pioneer Museum complex, roughly 90 vehicles seeded by a donation from collector Andy Mallett.

Located at the former du Pont family gunpowder works along the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Hagley is a Smithsonian-affiliated history museum and research library holding early du Pont family automobiles and hosting an annual antique car show.

A 28-building, 20-acre pioneer/technology village in Minden with 50,000+ artifacts arranged chronologically, including an automobile gallery.

Private collection of roughly 45 high-end classic and collector cars owned by a Cincinnati banker, considered among the best private collections in America.

General history museum, founded 1927, with a "Traveling in Style" exhibit spanning horse-drawn buggies to early horseless carriages and antique vehicles.

A 12,000-sq-ft museum in a former armory along Route 66, displaying dozens of vehicles (antique, vintage, muscle, military, racing) plus Route 66 memorabilia and antique motorcycles.

Operating vintage Sunoco filling station and free vehicle display at Hemmings Motor News headquarters, showing roughly 25-36 collector cars, trucks, and motorcycles used in Hemmings publications.

A private, world-class collection of concours-quality and preserved-patina cars curated by Jim and Nancy Henderson in Mobile, viewable by appointment and occasionally by chance.

A museum-and-gardens complex on Cape Cod whose J.K. Lilly III Automobile Gallery displays antique American automobiles collected by the Lilly family from 1964, chosen for their role in US history.

Gardens-and-museum complex on Cape Cod whose automobile gallery, housed in a reproduction Shaker Round Barn, displays roughly 40 American-made cars from 1899 to 1962, many on loan from area collectors.

Small-town vintage auto museum in Rudyard in a 1947 field-rock former farm-implement building; part of a three-museum complex.

An 80,000 sq ft private museum in Roscoe (near Rockford) with the world's largest collection of Presidential/world-leader limousines, gangster-era vehicles, and celebrity memorabilia.

A private classic-car and motorcycle collection/clubhouse (est. 1996) displaying dozens of vehicles spanning roughly a century, including Buick, Plymouth, Pontiac, Jaguar, Studebaker and a Messerschmitt.

A 30,000 sq ft Las Vegas museum curated by Hollywood car builder Jay Ohrberg, showcasing movie- and TV-famous vehicles, plus an attached "Liberace Garage" wing with the entertainer's flamboyant vehicles.

Open since 1996 in downtown Gatlinburg, this museum displays over 50 vehicles used in famous films and television shows, presented in recreated movie-set scenes with lighting and sound.

Small downtown Chanute museum showcasing Howard Alger's classic car collection along with other memorabilia.

Bill Kidder's hands-on collection of antique Ford automobiles, children's ride-on toys, steam whistles, horse-drawn carriages, and Americana, with on-site blacksmith and tinsmith shops.

Planned museum in Sauk Rapids built from the personal collection of the late James Feneis (d. 2023), who set up a charitable foundation to convert his garage into a public museum.

Housed in the historic 1891 Pontiac City Hall, with Route 66 memorabilia including vintage cars, gas pumps, and signage.

Located adjacent to Talladega Superspeedway, this hall of fame and museum honors racing legends across stock car, open-wheel, drag, road racing, and motorcycle disciplines. It includes the McCaig-Wellborn Motorsports Research Library, a 3,000-square-foot research space with over 14,000 volumes.

Former private museum in Rio Rancho (operated 27 years) displaying 60-70+ restored antique/vintage cars and trucks (1907-1966), including Great American Race vehicles.

A private collection (open since 1997) in a 10,000-sq-ft building. Automotive holdings include 24+ early automobiles from 1886-1933, alongside 30+ other collections (phonographs, cameras, pianos, trains, toys).

Museum/event venue founded by Ted O'Dell inside the historic 1895 former Jackson Automobile Company building, initially planned to open April 2021.

Two-floor museum in a former Scranton Electric Company industrial-motor repair building, combining classic cars with 20,000+ pieces of 1950s-60s pop-culture memorabilia.

Working car dealership in Fort Benton maintaining a public antique car/horseless carriage display; a stop on the local Chamber's "Charm Trail."

Gift shop in the White Mountains with a small museum showcasing antique cars and motorcycles restored by the owner.

A nonprofit museum (12,000 sq ft) displaying a rotating collection of ~30 vehicles (classics, exotics, imports) refreshed every 4-6 months, with exhibits on KC automotive heritage and driving simulators.

State history museum in Topeka holding the 1908 "Great Smith" automobile, made by the Smith Automobile Company of Topeka, among broader Kansas history collections.

A newly built (2022), climate-controlled 501(c)(3) museum displaying a rotating selection of American, English, French and German classic cars from the early 1900s to the early 2000s. Founded by collector Jim Taylor.

Motorcycle museum attached to a working Harley-Davidson & Yamaha dealership, with 218 motorcycles, 24 cars, 20 bicycles, and 2 tractors spanning about 9 decades internationally.

A large museum and event venue in Colonial Heights, Virginia (just off I-95 near Richmond) with over 125,000 square feet of exhibit space devoted to antique trucks, tractors, and related vehicles.

Former private auto museum in Chicago's Belmont Cragin area built on founder Larry Klairmont's 300+-vehicle collection.

Small-town museum combining antique farm machinery and household items with a fully restored 1911 Carter automobile, one of about 500 ever made.

Collection of 100+ vehicles including the world's largest collection of Haynes and Apperson automobiles under one roof, plus modern items like a GM EV-1.

Was a large (192,000 sq ft) combined automotive, carriage, and military-history museum complex near Auburn, tied to Kruse International auctions, opened around 2003.

County historical society museum with an auto wing, the Kesling Automobile Collection donated by Dr. Peter and Charlene Kesling, displaying 30+ vintage automobiles.

Founded 2002 by Jeff Lane in a former Nashville bakery, holding the largest collection of European cars and motorcycles in the US - 500+ vehicles (~150 displayed), emphasizing unusual and one-off designs.

Home to 'America's Oldest Car Collection', the historic motorcars of Larz Anderson and Isabel Weld Perkins (begun 1899), displayed in an 1888 Carriage House.

Roadside folk-art museum near Grand View built by Jack and Belva Lawson, with a recreated vintage service station displaying a Model A car and truck among thousands of pioneer/mining artifacts.

A 128-acre nonprofit showgrounds near Le Sueur with 25+ buildings preserving antique farm equipment, steam/gas/diesel engines, and old cars/trucks; volunteer association founded 1977.

A large purpose-built car museum next to the Tacoma Dome (opened 2012), growing out of Harold LeMay's collection (once the world's largest private car collection). Broadly American, spanning the 20th century.

A separate LeMay family entity (distinct from LeMay-America's Car Museum) housed on the 88-acre historic Marymount Military Academy campus in Tacoma, holding the bulk of the LeMay family's roughly 1,500-vehicle collection, once Guinness-recognized as the largest private antique/vintage vehicle collection.

8-acre private collection in Moriarty with 700+ automobiles plus roughly 1,000 antique toy trucks, trains, and tractors.

~100,000-sq-ft non-profit (founded 2019) celebrating SoCal car culture and motorsports, with 150+ classic cars, race cars and hot rods. Immersive sets recreate a 1960s speed shop and the historic Lions Drag Strip.

Founded in 1948 in Southampton by collector and writer Henry Austin Clark Jr.; historically held the Thomas Flyer that won the 1908 Paris-New York Race.

A general pioneer-history museum in Lynden built around the Polinder Buggy Collection - one of the largest horse-drawn-vehicle collections west of the Mississippi - which also includes about eight antique automobiles, an old Army truck, and a tank.

Small free/interactive museum in Rapid City featuring cars from the 1950s-1980s, including Cadillacs and retired race cars.

A museum displaying show-condition American and imported classics primarily from the 1940s-1970s, plus automotive memorabilia such as gas pumps, signage, license plates and advertising.

Private collection of auto dealer and entrepreneur Malcolm Pray spanning over 100 years of automotive history, displayed across two garages and used for educational programming for students.

Privately founded non-profit displaying a broad multi-marque collection of 170+ vehicles including classics, hot rods, customs and imports, plus one of the largest displays of auto memorabilia, antique gas pumps and signage.

Privately owned non-profit automobile museum in Glendale housing over 170-200 vehicles spanning more than 100 years of automotive history, plus an extensive collection of automobilia, antique gas pumps, and neon signage.

A small antique museum adjacent to the McLeod Farms roadside market and peach farm in McBee, displaying over 20 antique cars alongside vintage farm equipment.

Opened July 24, 1948 by singer/collector James Melton on Route 7 in Norwalk, a 20,000 sq ft museum with 55+ antique cars, bicycles, and music boxes.

A small museum in Cottondale (near Northport/Tuscaloosa) specializing in classic American cars from the 1940s through the 1970s.

A private collection museum in Young Harris, GA overlooking Lake Chatuge, assembled by Jerry and June Smith, spanning nine decades of cars, trucks, and motorcycles, many offered for sale.

A large private collection in Mooresville ('Race City USA') centered on NASCAR and vintage race cars plus movie cars, pedal cars, antique toys, motorcycles and tractors.

Private collection in Mooresville featuring over 150 vehicles, described by Super Ford Magazine as the largest private collection of retired NASCAR and vintage race cars on public display. Cars once driven by Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, and Jeff Gordon are included.

Houses what is described as the world's largest collection of automobile sales literature, manuals, and parts books from the 1800s to present, plus a small collection of restored antique automobiles, in Alda.

A former automotive museum in North Miami, FL displaying the Dezer family's extensive car and pop-culture collection before it closed and relocated to become the Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Park.

The only microcar museum in the Caribbean, with ~30 microcars and bubblecars from England, France, Italy, Germany, China, Japan, the US and Puerto Rico.

A nonprofit museum and event venue displaying 65+ rotating vehicles from 1907 to the present, including custom, muscle, exotic and classic cars. Grew from the Morgan family collection and opened to the public in 2019.

A nonprofit, co-op style 'living' museum inside the Old Clarkesville Mill, averaging 125+ full-size vehicles plus 5,000+ model cars, memorabilia, signage and art. Community-owned displays change frequently.

Was an antique auto museum in Elkhart with a reported Studebaker display.

A private collector's museum in the Lake Chelan Valley built by Leo and Polly Miller, showing a range of classic automobiles and automobilia.

Private collection in Willard assembled by owner Jack Smith, comprising roughly 50 restored classic cars plus about 50 additional unrestored vehicles.

Eclectic Americana/pioneer-village museum in Polson with 40+ buildings and 300,000+ artifacts, including substantial antique vehicle, motorcycle, and snowmobile holdings.

A Jackson-based organization presenting itself as a museum of automotive history, but which primarily operates as a restoration shop, custom build service, and vintage car rental/event venue with a large VIP lounge.

A transportation and vehicle-restoration museum.

General automobile collection of 150-200+ vehicles (1890s-1980s) housed within the Old Montana Prison Museum complex; one admission covers all five museums.

An 18,000-square-foot museum in Concord (formerly 'Backing Up Classics Auto Museum') displaying more than 50 antique, classic, and muscle cars, affiliated with the Morrison Motor Cars dealership.

Antique and classic car/motorcycle museum in Rapid City built from Bill and Peggy Napoli's personal restorations since they married in 1969; also functions as a classic-vehicle sales lot.

Volunteer-run nonprofit museum in rural Campo (San Diego County backcountry) with 200+ vintage trucks, buses, RVs, and cars in varying restoration states; founded 1986 by collector Carl Calvert.

An approximately 5-acre indoor/outdoor museum in Aniwa with 400+ vehicles organized by theme (race room, bike barn, boneyard, exotics, military), including a large vintage Alfa Romeo display.

85,000 sq ft museum with over 600 mostly American motorcycles from the first half of the 20th century, emphasizing Indian and Harley-Davidson models, plus two operational "Wall of Death" motordromes.

A free family-founded non-profit displaying 25+ historic automobiles from the 1910s-1960s integrated with antique agricultural equipment reflecting the valley's farming heritage.

A Wasilla museum covering Alaska's transportation and industrial history, with vehicle, aircraft, and heavy-equipment exhibits illustrating the state's development.

Historic non-profit museum atop Petit Jean Mountain, opened 1964 by future Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller. Displays ~50 vehicles from 1904-1981 including several of Rockefeller's personal cars.

A museum/collection related to automotive history.

A museum built around the collection of casino magnate William F. Harrah, displaying 200+ historic cars across four themed galleries with period street-scene settings, from Brass Era through postwar classics.

Located in original Auburn Automobile factory buildings, NATMUS displays hundreds of historic cars and trucks (antique through concept), plus 4,000+ die-cast models and a large petroliana collection.

Located in original Auburn Automobile Company factory buildings, a National Historic Landmark restored in 2005, covering broader auto/truck history distinct from the adjacent ACD Museum.